 Very good," replied the dial; "but recollect, that though you may think of a million strokes in an instant, you are required to execute but one; and that, however often you may hereafter have to swing, a moment will always be given you to swing in.  The Manchester iris - Sivu 1401823Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 sivua
...in an instant, yon are required to execute but one ; and that, however ofteh you may hereafter have to swing, a moment will always be given you to swing...the dial-plate, " we shall all immediately return to oiif duty ; for the maids will lie in bed if we stand idling thus." Upon this, the weights, who had... | |
 | 1824 - 314 sivua
...in an instant, you are required to execute but one ; and that, however often you may hereafter have to swing, a moment will always be given you to swing...shall all immediately return to our duty ; for the maida will lie in bed till noon, ifweitand idling thus.",- ;- . , >.,, , , . Upon this, the weights,... | |
 | 1824 - 602 sivua
...strokes in an instant, you are required to execute but one; and that however often you may hereafter have to swing, 'a moment will always be given you to swing...confess," said the pendulum. ' " Then I hope," resumed the dial plate, " we shall all immediately return to our duty ; for the maids will lie in bed till noon... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1824 - 624 sivua
...in an instant, you are required to execute but one ; and that however often you may hereafter have to swing, a moment will always be given you to swing...confess," said the pendulum. ' " Then I hope," resumed the dial -plate, " we shall all immediately return to our duty ; for the maids will lie in bed till noon... | |
 | William Hone - 1825 - 842 sivua
...instant, you are required to execute but one ; and that, however often you may hereafter have to suing, a moment will always be given you to swing in." "...me, I confess," said the pendulum. " Then I hope," resumed^the dial-plate, " we shall all immediately return to our duty ; for the maids will lie in bed... | |
 | Thomas J. Lee - 1827 - 196 sivua
...in an iustant, you are required to execute but one ; and that, however often you may hereafter have to swing, a moment will always be given you to swing in." 22. " That consideration staggers me, I confess," said the pendulum. 23. "Then I hope," resumed the... | |
 | William Hone - 1830 - 878 sivua
...in an instant, you are required to execute but one ; and that, however often you may hereafter have to swing, a moment will always be given you to swing...duty ; for the maids will lie in bed till noon, if we itand idling thus." Upon this the weights, who had never been accused of light conduct, used all their... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - 1831 - 236 sivua
...an instant, you are required to 'execute but one ; and that, however •ften you may hereafter have to 'swing, a moment will always be given you to swing...'return to our 'duty ; for the maids will lie in bed if we stand 'idling thus." Upon this, the weights, who had never been accused of light conduct, used... | |
 | 1825 - 498 sivua
...required to execute but one ; and that however often you may hereafter have to swing, a moment w 11 always be given you to swing in." " That consideration..."we shall all immediately return to our duty ; for Ihe maids will lie in bed till noon if we stand idling thus." Upon this, the weights, who had never... | |
 | James Melville M'Culloch - 1831 - 250 sivua
...in an instant, you are required to execute but one ; and that however often you may hereafter have to swing, a moment will always be given you to swing...me, I confess," said the pendulum. " Then, I hope," added the dial-plate, "we shall all immediately return to our duty, for the maids will lie in bed till... | |
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