 | 1831 - 652 pàgines
...we all worked with cheerfulness, from a conviction that nothing we did in a proper way would miss of approbation. But our duty under the other, being performed...of being censured, even in those cases where we had laboured most industriously to merit approbation, broke the spring of all generous exertion, and, by... | |
 | Jerusha D. Mallery - 1834 - 130 pàgines
...appeared a punishment to himself. Under the one, accordingly, we all worked with cheerfulness, from the conviction that nothing we did in a proper way would...exertion, and, by teaching us to anticipate blame, as 162595 a matter of course, defeated the very purpose of punishment when it fell upon us. The case being... | |
 | Henry Barnard - 1839 - 1066 pàgines
...] vielion that nothing we did in a proper way would mis* upprobation. But our duty under the oilier being performed in fear, seldom went on with much...correctly, from the certainty of getting no commendation. What seemed the oddest thing of all was, that these men were both as kind hearted as could be, or if... | |
 | Henry Dunn - 1839 - 302 pàgines
...that bundle of shakings !' pointing to a bit of rope-yarn, not half an inch long, left under the truck of a gun. It seemed, in short, as if nothing was more...correctly, from the certainty of getting no commendation. What seemed the oddest thing of all was, that these men were both as kind-hearted as could be, or if... | |
 | Henry Dunn - 1839 - 238 pàgines
...that bundle of shakings !' pointing to a bit of rope yarn, not half an inch long, left under the truck of a gun. It seemed, in short, as if nothing was more...correctly, from the certainty of getting no commendation. What seemed the oddest thing of all, was, that these men were both as kind-hearted as could be, or... | |
 | 1842 - 488 pàgines
...a conviction that nothing we did in a proper way would miss approbation ; while our duty under thr. other, being performed in fear, seldom went on with...correctly, from the certainty of getting no commendation. What seemed the oddest thing of all was, that these men were both as kind-hearted as could be ; or,... | |
 | William Carus Wilson - 1845 - 598 pàgines
...diligence and cheerfulness, from a conviction that nothing we did in a proper way would escape approval. But our duty under the other, being performed in fear,...correctly, from the certainty of getting no commendation. What seemed the oddest thing of all was, these two men were as kind-hearted as could be ; or, if there... | |
 | 1851 - 502 pàgines
...to one of these officers than to discover things so correct as to afford him no good opportunity of finding fault; while to the other the necessity of...of being censured, even in those cases where we had laboured most industriously to merit approbation, broke the spirit of all generous exertion, and by... | |
 | 1872 - 504 pàgines
...cheerfulness, from a conviction that nothing we did in a proper way would miss approbation. But onr duty under the other, being performed in fear, seldom...of being censured, even in those cases where we had laboured most industriously to merit approbation, broke the spring of all generous exertion, and, by... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1831 - 754 pàgines
...we all worked with cheerfulness, from a conviction that nothing we did in a proper way would miss of approbation. But our duty under the other, being performed...also, of being censured, even in those cases where wt had laboured most industriously to merit approbation, broke the spring of all generous exertion,... | |
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It seemed, in short, as if nothing was more vexatious to one of these officers than to discover things so correct as to afford him no good opportunity for finding fault; while to the other, the necessity of censuring really appeared a punishment to himself.... 