 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1711 - 402 pages
...Sounds no fooner took Air, than they were condenfed and loft. It was now a. inrfcrable Spectacle to fee us nodding and gaping at one another, every Man talking, and no Man heard. One might obferye a Seaman, that could bail a Ship at a League diftance, beckoning with his Hands, {training... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1754 - 360 pages
...no fooner took Air, than they were condenfed and loll. It with now n шп> mhle Spectacle to fee ui nodding and gaping at one Another, every Man talking, and no Man heard. Оье mi^lit oblerve a Seaman, that could hiul a Ship at a I. fugue'» Didançe, betUoning with hin... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - English essays - 1774 - 366 pages
...founds no fooner took air, than they were condenfed and loft. It was now a miferable fpeftacle to fee us nodding and gaping at one another, every man talking, and no man heard. One might obferve a feaman, that could hail a ihip at a league's diftance, beckoning with his hand, ftraining... | |
 | 1785 - 698 pages
...founds no fooner took air, than they were condenlM and loft. It was now a miferable fpeflacle to fee us nodding and gaping at one another, every man talking, and no man heard. One misht ohierVe a f»aman, that could h.iil a (hip at а but all in « »ml tearing his throat; f vain.... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 306 pages
...dumb, or rather deaf i for every mau was seuuble, as we afterwards found, that he spoke as well a* ever ; but the sounds no sooner took air than they...no man heard. One might observe a seaman that could bail a ship at a league's distance, beckoning with his hand, straining his lungs* and tearing his throat;,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1803 - 638 pages
...man WM »en»iblc, as we afterwards found, that he spoke as well a» ever ; but the sounds no soonev took air than they were condensed and lost. It was...and no man heard. One might observe a seaman that amid hail a ship at a league's distance, beckoning with his hand, straining his lungs, and tearing... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...the cold, the whole company grew dumb, or rather deaf; for every one was sensible, as we afterwards found, that he spoke as well as ever ; but the sounds...man heard. One might observe a seaman, that .could harLa ship at a league distance, beckoning with his hands, straining his lungs, and tearing his throat,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 500 pages
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 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 446 pages
...t!ie_ whple. coInpunjr gre.w dumb, or rathe/ deaf'; fo.r every, maa wiis sensible, as we afterwards found, that he spoke as well as ever ; but the sounds...hail a ship at a league's distance beckoning with his hands, straining his 'lungs, and tearing his throat; but all in Tain : " AT«c vox nee verba sequuntur,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 314 pages
...vessel made themseJve&acabbmofturfand wood, at as we afterwards found, that he spoke as well as erer ; but the sounds no sooner took air than they' were...one another, every man talking, and no man heard. Ons night observe a seaman that could hail a ship at a league's distance beckoning with his hands,... | |
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I was soon confirmed in this conjecture, when, upon the increase of the cold, the whole company grew dumb, or rather deaf; for every man was sensible, as we afterwards found, that he spoke as well as ever ; but the sounds no sooner took air, than they... 
