 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 dumb, or rather deaf; for every man was...  The British Essayists - Sivu 146muokkaaja - 1808Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 288 sivua
...the cold, the whole company grew dumb, or rather deaf; for every man was sensible, as we afterward found, that he spoke as well as ever ; but the sounds...hail a ship at a league's distance beckoning with his hand, straining his lungs, and tearing his throat ; but all in vain — Nee vox nee verba sequuntur.—... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 632 sivua
...the cold, the whole company grew dumb, or rather deaf; for every man was sensible, as we afterward found, that he spoke as well as ever ; but the sounds...see us nodding and gaping at one another, every man talkiug, and no man heard. One might observe a seaman that could hail a ship at a league's distance... | |
 | 1829 - 804 sivua
...(when, upon the increase of the cold, the whole company grew dumb, or rather deaf; for every man was sensible, as we afterwards found, that he spoke as...a ship at a league's distance, beckoning with his hand, straining his lungs, ;\iu* tearing his throat ; but all in vain : • Nee vox nee verba wqmmtur.... | |
 | 1831 - 704 sivua
...when, upon the increase of the cold, the whole company grew dumb, or rather deaf; for every man was th it. The Bass-viol is an in«tmment of a quite ditferent nature to beard. One might observe a seaman that could hail a ship at a league's distance, beckoning with his... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1837 - 548 sivua
...when, upon the increase of the cold, the whole company grew dumb, or rather deaf; for every one was sensible, as we afterwards found, that he spoke as...might observe a seaman, that could hail a ship at a league ( distance, beckoning with his hands, straining his lungs, and tearing his throat, but all -Nee... | |
 | H. M. Melford - 1841 - 466 sivua
...productions of Raphael or Titian ; those who are filled with transport gaze on the object of their ecstacy. It was now a miserable spectacle to see us nodding...at one another, every man talking and no man heard. (Mandeville.) A great many broad English faces burst forth from amongst the crowd of profane vulgar... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1853 - 902 sivua
...when, upon the increase of the cold, the whole company grew dumb, or rather deaf; for every man was sensible, as we afterwards found, that he spoke as...might observe a seaman, that could hail a ship at a league distance, beckoning with his hands, straining his lungs, and tearing his throat, but all in... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 524 sivua
...when, upon the increase of the cold, the whole company grew dumb, or rather deaf; for every man was sensible, as we afterwards found, that he spoke as...might observe a seaman, that could hail a ship at a league distance, beckoning with his hands, straining his lungs, and tearing his throat, but all in... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 536 sivua
...when, upon the increase of the cold, the whole company grew dumb, or rather deaf; for every man was sensible, as we afterwards found, that he spoke as...might observe a seaman, that could hail a ship at a league distance, beckoning with his hands, straining his lungs, and tearing his throat, but all in... | |
 | English authors - 1869 - 458 sivua
...when, upon the increase of the cold, the whole company grew dumb, or rather deaf; for every man was sensible, as we afterwards found, that he spoke as...might observe a seaman, that could hail a ship at a league distance, beckoning with his hands, straining with his lungs, and tearing his throat, but all... | |
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