 For the first day or two I felt stunned — overwhelmed. I could only apprehend my felicity ; I was too confused to taste it sincerely. I wandered about, thinking I was happy, and knowing that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the old...  The Spirit of the English Magazines - Page 3171825Full view - About this book
 | Charles Lamb - 1833 - 308 lehte
...confused to taste it sincerely. I wandered about, thinking I was happy, and knowing that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Bastile,...confinement. I could scarce trust myself with myself, tt was like passing out of Time into Eternity — for it is a sort of Eternity for a man to have his... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1838 - 486 lehte
...confused to taste it sincerely. I wandered about, thinking I was happy, and knowing that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Bastile,...was like passing out of time into eternity— for it was a sort of eternity for a man to have his time all to himself. It seemed to me that I had more time... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1825 - 622 lehte
...munificent firm in the world — the house of Boldero, Merryweather, Bosanquet, and Lacy. Esto perpetua ! For the first day or two I felt stunned, overwhelmed....prisoner in the old Bastile, suddenly let loose after forty years' confinement. I could scarce trust myself with myself. It was like passing out of time... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1851 - 964 lehte
...confused to taste it sincerely. I wandered about, thinking I was happy, and knowing that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Bastile,...confinement. I could scarce trust myself with myself. Ii was like passing out of time into eternity— for it was a sort of eternity for a man to have his... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1851 - 396 lehte
...confused to taste it 'sincerely. I wandered about, thinking I was happy, and knowing that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Bastile,...suddenly let loose after a forty years' confinement. I couldsscarce trust myself with myself. It was like passing out of Time into Eternity — for it is... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1855 - 624 lehte
...confused to taste it sincerely. I wandered about, thinking I was happy, and knowing that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Bastile,...was like passing out of time into eternity— for it was a sort of eternity for a man to have his time all to himself. It seemed to me that I had more time... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1856 - 408 lehte
...confused to taste it sincerely. I wandered about, thinking I was happy, and knowing that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Bastile,...like passing out of time into eternity — for it; was a sort of eternity for a man to have his time all to himself. It seemed to me that I had more time... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1894 - 464 lehte
...confused to taste it sincerely. I wandered about, thinking I was happy, and knowing that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Bastile,...— for it is a sort of Eternity for a man to have all his Time to himself. It seemed to me that I had more time on my hands than I could ever manage.... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1867 - 582 lehte
...confused to taste it sincerely. I wandered about, thinking I was happy, and knowing that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Bastile,...— for it is a sort of Eternity for a man to have all his Time to himself. It seemed to me that I had more time on my hands than I could ever manage.... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1867 - 684 lehte
...confused to taste it sincerely. I wandered about, thinking I was happy, and knowing that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the old Bastile,...with myself. It was like passing out of Time into Eternity—for it is a sort of Eternity for a man to have his Time all to himself. It seemed to me... | |
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