| John Stark - 1805 - 488 Seiten
...now likely to leave thtm : I therefore have all reason to die contented." He then diverted limself with inventing several jocular excuses, which he supposed he might make to Charon, and with imagining the very surly answers which it might suit the character of Charon to return to them.... | |
| John Stark (of Edinburgh.) - 1805 - 452 Seiten
...himself with inventing several jocular excuses, which he supposed he might make to Charon, and with imagining the very surly answers which it might suit the character of Cliaroi) to return to them. " Upon further consideration," sjkl he, " I thought 1 might say to him,... | |
| 1808 - 596 Seiten
...enemies upon whom, he wished to revenge himself. " I could not well imagine," said he, " what excuse 1 could make to Charon, in order to obtain a little...supposed he might make to Charon, and in imagining tile very surly answers winch it might suit the character of Charon to return to them. — " Upon further... | |
| 1809 - 612 Seiten
...now likely to leave them : I, therefore, have all reason to die contented." He then diverted himself with inventing several jocular excuses which he supposed he might make to Charon, and with imagining the very surly answers which it might suit die character of Charon to return to them.... | |
| 1810 - 612 Seiten
...invent, ing several jocular excuses »nici he supposed he might makelo Charon, and in imagining the my surly answers which it might suit the character of Charon to return to them : — " Upon fur. ther consideration," said he, "I thought I might say to him, 'Good Charon, I have been cor. reefing... | |
| David Hume - 1810 - 540 Seiten
...now likely to leave them : " I therefore have all reason to die contented." He then diverted himself with inventing several jocular excuses which he supposed he might make to Charon, and with imagining the very surly answers which it might suit the character of Charon to return to them.... | |
| 1810 - 596 Seiten
...biographer relates, that, when reading Lucian's Dialogues of the Dead, he diverted himself with invent. ing several jocular excuses which he supposed he might make to Charon, and inimaginingtheverv surly answers which it might suit the character of Charon to return to them : —... | |
| 1808 - 632 Seiten
...biographer relates, that, when reading Lucian'« Dialogues of the Dead, he diverted hiimelf with invenling several jocular excuses which he supposed he might...Charon, and in imagining the very surly answers which it migiit suit the character of Charon to return to them: — " UrKtn further consideration," said -he,... | |
| Thomas Young (minister of Zion Chapel, Margate.) - 1818 - 420 Seiten
...diverted himself (says 7>r. Smith,) with inventing several jocular excuses, which he supposed <he aiight make to Charon, and in imagining the very surly answers,...the character of Charon to return to them." "Upon consideration, (said he) " 1 thought 1 might say to him, " Good Gfniron, t have been correcting my... | |
| 1821 - 270 Seiten
...Dialogues of the Dead, he diverted himself with inventing several joeular exeuses whieh he-supposed he might make to Charon ; and in imagining the very surly answers w.hieh it might suit the eharaeter of Charon to return to them : " Upon further eonsideration," said... | |
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