 Who can listen to objections regarding such a book as this ? It seems to me a national benefit, and to every man or woman who reads it a personal kindness. The last two people I heard speak of it were women ; neither knew the other, or the author, and...  The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray - Strona 415autor: William Makepeace Thackeray - 1899Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | 1844 - Liczba stron: 778
...prose ; but here all objections stop. Who can listen to objections regarding such a book as this ? It seems to me a national benefit, and to every man...author, and both said, by way of criticism, " God bless nan!" A Scotch, philosopher, who nationally does not keep Christmasday, on reading the book, sent out... | |
 | 1912 - Liczba stron: 666
...excited himself to an extreme degree." On its publication Thackeray wrote to him: "Such a book as this seems to me a national benefit, and to every man or woman who reads it a personal kindness." Letters daily poured in from complete strangers, telling him " how the Carol had come to be read in... | |
 | 1853 - Liczba stron: 848
...something like personal affection .'.... \Vho can listen to objections regarding such a book as this ? It seems to me a national benefit, and to every man...two people I heard speak of it were women ; neither knows the other or the author, and both said, by way of criticism, "God bless him !" As for TIXY TIM,... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1853 - Liczba stron: 606
...something like personal affection ? . . . "Who can listen to objections regarding such a book as this ? It seems to me a national benefit, and to every man or woman who reada it a personal kindness. The last two people I heard speak of it were women; neither knows the... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1829 - Liczba stron: 688
...prose ; but here all objections stop. Who can listen to objections regarding such a book as this ? It seems to me a national benefit, and to every man...bless him ! ' A Scotch philosopher, who nationally does not keep Christmas Day, on reading the book, sent out for a turkey, and asked two friends to dine... | |
 | John Camden Hotten - 1864 - Liczba stron: 268
...of the English public as these ? ***** Who can listen to objections regarding such a book as this ? It seems to me a national benefit, and to every man...and both said, by way of criticism, ' God bless him !' * * * * * As for TINT TIM, there is a certain passage in the book regarding that young gentleman,... | |
 | John Camden Hotten - 1864 - Liczba stron: 276
...hold of the English public as these ? "Who can listen to objections regarding such a book as this ? It seems to me a national benefit, and to every man...and both said by way of criticism, ' God bless him !>***** As for TINY TIM, there is a certain passage in the book regarding that young gentleman about... | |
 | 1864 - Liczba stron: 40
...pious incense from a censer old," of peculiar value now. Speaking of one of his books he says : — " It seems to me a national benefit, and to every man...and both said, by way of criticism, "God bless him." What a feeling is this for an author to be able to inspire ?" On the whole the influence of Dickens... | |
 | John Camden Hotten - 1870 - Liczba stron: 138
...the English public as these Î ****** " Who can listen to objections regarding such a book as this Î It seems to me a national benefit, and, to every man...and both said, by way of criticism, ' God bless him !' " As for Tiny Tim, there is a certain passage in the book regarding that young gentleman about which... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1870 - Liczba stron: 406
...hold of the English public as these ? "Who can listen to objections regarding such a book as this ? It seems to me a national benefit, and to every man...and both said by way of criticism, ' God bless him !' * * * As for Tiny Tim, there is a certain passage in the book regarding that young gentleman about... | |
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