 Why are we never quite at our ease in the presence of a schoolmaster ? — because we are conscious that he is not quite at his ease in ours. He is awkward, and out of place, in the society of his equals. He comes like Gulliver from among his little people,...  The British Critic: A New Review - Pagina 901823Vizualizare completă - Despre această carte
 | 1835 - 430 pagini
...plajflMdie society of his equals. He comes like Of^l Hli,-m among his little people, and he cannd^^Hie stature of his understanding to yours. He cannot meet you on the square. lie wants a point given him, like an indifferent whist-player. He is so used to teaching, that he wants... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1836 - 362 pagini
...ease in the presence of a schoolmaster ? — because we are conscious that he is not quite at his ease in ours. He is awkward, and out of place, in the society...and he cannot fit the stature of his understanding a to yours. He cannot meet you on the square. He wants a point given him, like an indifferent whistplayer.... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1840 - 304 pagini
...ease in the presence of a schoolmaster ? — because we are conscious that he is not quite at his ease in ours. He is awkward, and out of place, in the society...yours. He cannot meet you on the square. He wants a pointgivenhim,likeanindifferent whist-player. He is so used to teaching, that he wants to be teaching... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1851 - 964 pagini
...ease in the presence of a schoolmaster ? — because we are conscious that he is not quite at his ease in ours. He is awkward and out of place in the society...yours. He cannot meet you on the square. He wants a jioint given him, like an indifferent whistplayer. He is so used to teaching, that he wants to be teaching... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1852 - 684 pagini
...ease in the presence of a schoolmaster ? — because we are conscious that he is not quite at his ease alice heart of man has contrived. sо used to teaching, that he wants to be teaching you. One of these professors, upon my complaining... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1867 - 582 pagini
...ease in the presence of a schoolmaster? — because we are conscious that he is not quite at his ease in ours. He is awkward, and out of place in the society...point given him, like an indifferent whist-player. Ho is so used to teaching, that he wants to be teaching you. One of these professors, upon my complaining... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 510 pagini
...ease in the presence of a school-master ? Because we are conscious that he is not quite at his ease in ours. He is awkward and out of place in the society of his equals. He conies like Gulliver from among his little people, and he cannot fit the stature of his understanding... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1871 - 378 pagini
...benefit from the crude, unformed, untaught intelligences around them." Elia's typical schoolmaster is awkward and out of place in the society of his equals, coming as he does, like Gulliver, from among his little people, and unable as he is to fit the stature... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 508 pagini
...ease in the presence of a school-master? Because we are conscious that he is not quite .it his ease in ours. He is awkward and out of place in the society...his little people, and he cannot fit the stature of hia understanding to yours. He cannot meet you on the square. Ho wants a point given him, like an indifferent... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1875 - 618 pagini
...conscious that he is not quite at his ease in ours. He is awkward and out of place in the so* ciety of his equals. He comes like Gulliver from among his...indifferent whistplayer. He is so used to teaching, that he warxts to be teaching you* One of these professors, upon my complaining that these little sketches... | |
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