... receding, and still receding till nothing at last but two mournful features were seen in the uttermost distance, which, without speech, strangely impressed upon me the effects of speech : "We are not of Alice, nor of thee, nor are we children at all.... Charles Lamb - Página 118por Alfred Ainger - 1883 - 186 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Charles F. Beezley - 1891 - 436 páginas
...of Alice, nor of thee, nor are we children at all. The children of Alice call Bartrum father. We arc nothing; less than nothing, and dreams. We are only...asleep with the faithful Bridget unchanged by my side. THE STRULDBRUGS OR IMMORTALS. JONATHAN SWIFT — " GULLIVER'S TRAVELS." Luggnaggians are polite and... | |
| 1902 - 680 páginas
...not to be born, and who, in the words of Charles Lamb, "are nothing; less than nothing; and dreams. Only what might have been and must wait upon the tedious shores of Lethe millions of ages before they haVe existence, and a name." AMERICAN PHILANTHROPY OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. SUPERVISORY AND... | |
| 1897 - 260 páginas
...they were but dream-children, who might have been but never were. 'We are nothing,' they say to him; ' less than nothing and dreams. We are only what might have been, and we must wait upon the tedious shore of Lethe, millions of ages, before we have existence and a name."... | |
| Donald Grant Mitchell - 1897 - 374 páginas
...without speech — strangely impressed upon me the effects of speech : — We are not of Alice, not of thee, nor are we children at all. The children...immediately awaking, I found myself quietly seated in my arm-chair — where I had fallen asleep, with the faithful Bridget unchanged by my side." Lamb was... | |
| Charles Lamb - 1897 - 228 páginas
...children at all. The children of Alice call Bartrum father. We are nothing ; less than nothing, and is dreams. We are only what might have been, and must...bachelor armchair, where I had fallen asleep, with the 2( faithful Bridget unchanged by my side, — but John L. (or James Elia) was gone forever. BLAKESMOOR... | |
| Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H. Warner, Edward Cornelius Towne - 1897 - 668 páginas
..." We are not of Alice, nor of thee, nor are we children at all. The children of Alice call Bartrum father. We are nothing, less than nothing, and dreams....before we have existence and a name." And immediately awakening, I found myself quietly seated in my bachelor arm-chair where I had fallen asleep, with the... | |
| Charles Frederick Johnson - 1898 - 308 páginas
...of thee, nor are we children at all. The children of Alice call Bartram father. We are nothing and less than nothing, and dreams. We are only what might...millions of ages before we have existence and a name.' " It will be found that the position of no single word in that exquisite passage — nor, indeed, in... | |
| Charles Frederick Johnson - 1898 - 312 páginas
...of thee, nor are we children at all. The children of Alice call Bjirtratn father. We are nothing and less than nothing, and dreams. We are only what might...millions of ages before we have existence and a name.'" It will be found that the position of no single word in that exquisite passage—nor, indeed, in the... | |
| Charles Frederick Johnson - 1898 - 312 páginas
...of thee, nor are we children at all. The children of Alice call Bartram father. We are nothing and less than nothing, and dreams. We are only what might...Lethe millions of ages before we have existence and afname.' " It will be found that the position of no single word in that exquisite passage — nor,... | |
| Wray Hunt - 1899 - 214 páginas
...We 102 are not of Alice, nor of thee, nor are we children at all. The children of Alice call Bartrum father. We are nothing; less than nothing, and dreams....millions of ages before we have existence and a name." Yet who knows but that in the strange land where now thou art, dreams such as this may be found to... | |
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