 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1711 - 402 sivua
...Weeks in this difma Plight. At length, upon a Turn of Wind, the Air about us began to thaw. Our Cabbin was immediately filled with a dry .clattering Sound, which I afterwards found to be the Crackling or Confonants that broke above our Heads, and were often mixed with a gentle Hiding, which I imputed... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1774 - 366 sivua
...that too when we fat very near the fire. After much M 4 perplexity, perplexity, I found that our words froze in the air, before they could reach the ears of the perfons to whom they were fpoken. I was foon confirmed in the conjecture, when, upon the increafe of... | |
 | 1785 - 698 sivua
...diftance, and that too when we fat very near the file. After much perplexity, I found that our words froze in the air, before they could reach the ears of the pcrfons to whom they were fpoken. I was foon, confirmed in the conjeclure, when, upon the increale... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 306 sivua
...distance, and that too when we sat very near the fire. After much perplexity, I found that our words froze in the air, before they could reach the ears of the persons to whom they were spoken. I x was soon confirmed in this conjecture, when, upon the increase... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 sivua
...distance, and that too when we sat very near the fire. After much perplexity, I found that our words froze in the air before they could reach the ears of the person to whom they were spoken. I was soon confirmed in this conjecture, when, upon the increase of the cold, the whole company grew... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 500 sivua
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 | 1804 - 676 sivua
...dintance, and lhat too when we iat very near the fire. After much perplexity, I found that our Words froze in the air, before they could reach the ears of the person* to whom they were ipoken. I was toon confirmed in the conjecture, when, upon the inerease of the eold, the whole company... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 446 sivua
...weeks in this dismal plight. At length upon a turn of wind, the air about us began to thaw. Our cabbin was immediately filled with a dry clattering sound, which I afterwards found to be the crackling of consonant* that broke above our heads, and were often mixed •with a gentle hissing, which I imputed... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 308 sivua
...distance, and that too when we sat very near the fire. After much perplexity, I found that our words froze in the air, before they could reach the ears of the persons to whom they were spoken. I was soon confirmed in this conjecture, when upun the increase of... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 534 sivua
...distance, and that too when we sat very near the fire. After much perplexity, I found that our words froze in the air before they could reach the ears of the person to whom they were spoken. I was soon confirmed in this conjecture, when, upon the increase of the cold, the whole company grew... | |
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We soon observed, that in talking to one another we lost several of our words, and could not hear one another at above two yards' distance, and that too when we sat very near the fire. 
