 | 1818 - 502 pages
...remonstrate* agaiost uiy •VOL. 3.] St. Margaret's Day — Burns the Poet — Dog-star Days, Sfc. 273 manner of life ; says it is too hardy, and assures...sometimes employ myself in spreading the nets. As to my dres, here is an entire change j you would take me for a labourer or a shepherd. My mansion resembles... | |
 | Frederick William Faber - Cathedrals - 1842 - 672 pages
...society. I often content myself with the brown bread of my old fisherman, and even eat it with pleasure. " This old fisherman, who is as hard as iron, earnestly...abounds. It is an entertainment to see them caught, and 1 sometimes employ myself in spreading the nets. As to my dress, here is an entire change. You would... | |
 | Francesco Petrarca - 1859 - 1000 pages
...AT VAUCLUSE. XXXV11 that I cannot long hold out. I am. on the contrary, convinced that it is easier to accustom one's self to a plain diet than to the luxuries of a feast. But still I have my luxuries — figs, raisins, Bute, and almonds. I am fond of the fish with which... | |
 | Francesco Petrarca - Sonnets, Italian - 1879 - 634 pages
...AT VAUCLUSE. XXXV11 that I cannot long hold out. I am, on the contrary, convinced that it is easier to accustom one's self to a plain diet than to the luxuries of a feast. But still I have my luxuries — figs, raisins, nuts, and almonds. I am fond of the fish with which... | |
 | Elbert Hubbard - Painters - 1906 - 638 pages
...life ; and assures me that I can not long hold out. I am, on the contrary, convinced that it is easier to accustom one's self to a plain diet than to the luxuries of a feast. I am fond of the fish with which this stream abounds, and I sometimes amuse myself with spreading the... | |
 | Elbert Hubbard - Biography - 1916 - 700 pages
...life; and assures me that I can not long hold out. I am, on the contrary, convinced that it is easier to accustom one's self to a plain diet than to the luxuries of the feast. I am fond of the fish with which this stream abounds, and I sometimes amuse myself with... | |
 | William Alanson White - Psychoanalysis - 1916 - 364 pages
...that I can not long hold out. I am, on the contrary, convinced that it is easier to accustom one 's self to a plain diet than to the luxuries of a feast. I am fond of the fish with which this stream abounds, and I sometimes amuse myself with spreading the... | |
 | Elbert Hubbard - Biography - 1928 - 466 pages
...life ; and assures me that I can not long hold out. I am, on the contrary, convinced that it is easier to accustom one's self to a plain diet than to the luxuries of the feast. I am fond of the fish with which this stream abounds, and I sometimes amuse myself with... | |
 | P. PITMAN, PATERNCSSTER - 1883 - 574 pages
...remonstrates against my manner of life, says it is too hardy, and assures me I cannot long hold out. 1 am, on the contrary, convinced that it is more easy...diet than to the luxuries of a feast. Figs, raisins, nats, and almonds — these are my delicacies." " In all these various methods the plague took some... | |
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I am fond of the fish with which this stream abounds, and I sometimes amuse myself with spreading the nets. As to my dress, there is an entire change; you would take me for a laborer or a shepherd. 