 ... whether this might proceed from a law-suit which was then depending in the family, or my father's being a justice of the peace, I cannot determine; for I am not so vain as to think it presaged any dignity that I should arrive at in.  Select British Classics - Page 41803Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Addison - 1899 - 264 pages
...the family, that my mother, near the time of my birth, dreamed that her son was become a judge ; 10 whether this might proceed from a law-suit which was...should arrive at in my future life, though that was the inter15 pretation which the neighbourhood put upon it. The gravity of my behaviour at my very first... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1899 - 238 pages
...There runs a story in the family, that my mother dreamt that she was brought to bed of a judge : 20 whether this might proceed from a lawsuit which was...presaged any dignity that I should arrive at in my 5 future life, though that was the interpretation which the neighborhood put upon it. The gravity of... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1899 - 238 pages
...There runs a story in the family, that my mother dreamt that she was brought to bed of a judge : 20 whether this might proceed from a lawsuit which was...presaged any dignity that I should arrive at in my 5 future life, though that was the interpretation which the neighborhood put upon it. The gravity of... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1899 - 232 pages
...There runs a story in the family, that my mother dreamt that she was brought to bed of a judge : 20 whether this might proceed from a lawsuit which was...presaged any dignity that I should arrive at in my 5 future life, though that was the interpretation which the neighborhood put upon it. The gravity of... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1899 - 226 pages
...runs a story in the family, that, before 5 I was born, my mother dreamt that she was to bring forth a judge; whether this might proceed from a lawsuit...cannot determine ; for I am not so vain as to think it pre10 saged any dignity that I should arrive at in my future life, though that was the interpretation... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - Great Britain - 1899 - 222 pages
...runs a story in the family, that, before 5 I was born, my mother dreamt that she was to bring forth a judge; whether this might proceed from a lawsuit...cannot determine ; for I am not so vain as to think it pre10 saged any dignity that I should arrive at in my future life, though that was the interpretation... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - Great Britain - 1899 - 222 pages
...runs a story in the family, that, before 5 I was born, my mother dreamt that she was to bring forth a judge; whether this might proceed from a lawsuit...cannot determine; for I am not so vain as to think it pre10 saged any dignity that I should arrive at in my future life, though that was the interpretation... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English essays - 1901 - 252 pages
...There runs a story in the family, that before I was born my mother dreamt that she was to bring forth a judge ; whether this might proceed from a lawsuit...depending in the family, or my father's being a justice of 25 the peace, I can not determine ; for I am not so vain as to think it presaged any dignity that I... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1899 - 226 pages
...being a justice of the peace, I cannot determine ; for I am not so vain as to think it pre10 saged any dignity that I should arrive at in my future life, though that was the interpretation which the neighborhood put upon it. The gravity of my behavior at my very first appearance in the world seemed... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - American essays - 1900 - 476 pages
...There runs a story in the family, that before I was born my mother dreamt that she was to bring forth a judge; whether this might proceed from a lawsuit...life, though that was the interpretation which the neighborhood put upon it. The gravity of my behavior at my very first appearance in the world seemed... | |
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