Candles, indeed !' she would have said,' who ever heard of such a thing ? and with so much excellent daylight running to waste, as I have provided gratis ! What will the wretches want next ?' The daylight, furnished gratis, was certainly ' undeniable... The Collected Writings of Thomas De Quincey - Side 11af Thomas De Quincey - 1890Fuld visning - Om denne bog
| Thomas De Quincey - 1851 - 284 sider
...! What will the wretches want next ? ' The daylight, furnished gratis, was certainly ' neat,' and ' undeniable ' in its quality, and quite sufficient...even in his own luxurious period, called those men and by other ugly names, who lived chiefly by candlelight. None but rich and luxurious men, nay even... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1854 - 360 sider
...candles. "Candles, indeed!" she would have said, "who ever heard of such a thing? and with so_much excellent daylight running to waste, as I have provided gratis! What will the wretches want next?" * " Geologists know not:" — lu man the sixtieth part of six thousand years is a very venerable age.... | |
| 1863 - 478 sider
...her nations asking for candles. ' Candles ! ' she would have said, ' who ever heard of such a thing ? And with so much excellent daylight running to waste, as I have provided gratis!' The Roman, therefore, who saw no joke in sitting round a table in the dark, went off to bed as the... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1865 - 320 sider
...nations asking for candles. ' Candles, indeed ! ' she would have said, ' who ever heard of such a thing ? and with so much excellent daylight running to waste,...even in his own luxurious period, called those men ' lucifuga;,' and by other ugly names, who lived chiefly by candle-light. Nona but rich and luxurious... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1871 - 358 sider
...nations asking for candles, " Candles, indeed ! " she would have said; " who ever heard of such a thing? and with so much excellent daylight running to waste,...next?" The daylight furnished gratis was certainly " unde* "Geologists know not:" — In man, the sixtieth part of six thousand years is a very venerable... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1871 - 366 sider
...nations asking for candles. " Candles, indeed!" she would have said; " who ever heard of such a thing? and with so much excellent daylight running to waste,...next?" The daylight furnished gratis was certainly " unde* "Geologists know not:"—In man, the sixtieth part of six thousand years is a very venerable... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1873 - 596 sider
...nations asking for candles. ' Candles, indeed ! ' she would have said, ' who ever heard of such a thing ? and with so much excellent daylight running to waste,...other ugly names, who lived chiefly by candle-light. Nona but rich and luxurious men, nay, even amongst these, none but idlers, did live or could live by... | |
| Thomas De Quincey - 1877 - 652 sider
...nations asking for candles. ' Candles, indeed !' she would have said,' who ever heard of such a thing ? and with so much excellent daylight running to waste,...even in his own luxurious period, called those men ' Jucifuga!,' and by other ugly names, who lived chiefly by candle-light. None but rich and luxurious... | |
| William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - 508 sider
...nations asking for candles. " Candles ! " she would have said ; " who ever heard of such a thing ? — and with so much excellent daylight running to waste...provided gratis ! What will the wretches want next ? " 8. The daylight, furnished gratis, was certainly neat, and undeniable in its quality, and quite... | |
| William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1879 - 508 sider
...gratis ! What will the wretches want next ? " 8. The daylight, furnished gratis, was certainly neat and undeniable in its quality, and quite sufficient for...own luxurious period, called those men "lucifugce" (light shunners), and by other ugly names, who lived chiefly by candlelight. None but rich and luxurious... | |
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