| 1874 - 898 páginas
...at a time. " I can't afford to do one thing at a time," this was his own explanation of his habits, "no, nor two neither; and it is only by doing many...together at anything without hurting myself, and so I do everything by heats ; then by the time I am tired of one, my inclination for another is come round."... | |
| Robert Southey - 1850 - 378 páginas
...into the press, and out of it before this time twelvemonths, or else I shall be like the Civil List. By way of interlude comes in this Preface. Don't swear,...to do so much : for I cannot work long together at any thing without hurting myself; and so I do every thing by heats; then, by the time I am tired of... | |
| 1851 - 606 páginas
...remarkable passage. We have seen letters twenty years later in which he uses almost the saint; words : — ' Don't swear, and bid me do one thing at a time. I...together at anything without hurting myself; and so I do everything by heats ; then, by the time I am tired of one, my inclination for another is come... | |
| Robert Southey - 1851 - 590 páginas
...into the press, and out of it before this time twelve months, or else I shall be like the Civil List. By way of interlude comes in this Preface. Don't swear,...many things that I contrive to do so much ; for I can not work long together at any thing without hurting myself, and so I do every thing by heats :... | |
| Samuel Phillips - 1851 - 338 páginas
...before this time twelvemonths, or else I shall be like the civil list. By way of interlude comes in the preface. Don't swear, and bid me do one thing at a...that I contrive to do so much; for I cannot work long at anything without hurting myself, and I do everything by heats: then, by the time I am tired of one,... | |
| Samuel Phillips - 1851 - 328 páginas
...time twelvemonths, or else I shall be Kke the civil list. By way of interlude comes in the preface 1 . Don't swear, and bid me do one thing at a time. I...that I contrive to do so much; for I cannot work long at anything without hurting myself, and I do everything by heats: then, by the time I am tired of one,... | |
| Samuel Phillips - 1852 - 316 páginas
...before this time twelvemonths, or else I shall be like the civil list. By way of interlude comes in the preface. Don't swear, and bid me do one thing at a...I contrive to do so much ; for I cannot work long at anything without hurting myself, and I do everything by heats : then, by the time I am tired of... | |
| 1896 - 858 páginas
...Southey's way, and so he got on with many things. " I tell you," the poet wrote to a friend, — " I can't afford to do one thing at a time — no, nor...together at anything without hurting myself, and so I do everything by heats ; then by the time I am tired of one, my inclination for another is come round... | |
| Charles Thomas Browne - 1854 - 356 páginas
..." do one thing at a time — no, nor two neither ; and it is only by 136 PECUNIARY EMBARRASSMENTS. doing many things that I contrive to do so much ;...together at anything without hurting myself, and so I do everything by heats : then by the time I am tired of one, my inclination for another is come round."... | |
| Robert Southey - 1855 - 588 páginas
...swear, and bid me do one thing at a time. I ten you I can't afford to do one thing at a time — im, nor two neither; and it is only by doing many things that I contrive to do so much ; for I can not work long together at any thing without hurting myself, and so I do eveiy thing by heats ;... | |
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