 Per week. Yes. As to the amount of strain upon the intellect now. Was you thinking at all of poetry?' Mr Wegg inquired, musing. 'Would it come dearer?' Mr Boffin asked. 'It would come dearer,' Mr Wegg returned. 'For when a person comes to grind off poetry...  Scribner's Magazine - Pàgina 750editat per - 1887Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1867 - 772 pàgines
...parent at my place." Mr. Wegg charges Mr. Boffin more for reading poetry to him than he does prose, for "when a person comes to grind off poetry, night after...to be paid for its weakening effect on his mind." The " young man of the name of Guppy," in his memorable proposal of marriage to Esther Summerson, mentions... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1864 - 344 pàgines
...musing. " Would it come dearer ?" Mr. Boffin asked. " It would come dearer," Mr. Wegg returned. " For when a person comes to grind off poetry night after...to be paid for its weakening effect on his mind." " To tell you the truth, Wegg," said Boffin, " I wasn't thinking of poetry, except in so far as this... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1864 - 852 pàgines
...inquired, musing. "Would it come dearer?" Mr. Boffin asked. "It would come dearer," Mr. Wegg returned. "For when a person comes to grind off poetry night after...right he should expect to be paid for its weakening eftect on his mind." "To tell you the truth Wegg," said Boffin, "I wasn't thinking of poetry, except... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1865 - 378 pàgines
...musing. " Would it come dearer ?" Mr. Boffin asked. "It would come dearer," Mr. Wegg returned. "For when a person comes to grind off poetry night after night, it is but right ho should expect to be paid for its weakening effect on his mind." " To tell you the truth Wegg," said... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1865 - 736 pàgines
...Mr. Wegg returned. "For when a person comes to grind off poetry night after night, it is but right ho should expect to be paid for its weakening effect on his mind." "To teU you the truth Wegg," said Boffin, "I wasn't thinking of poetry, except in so fur as this :... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1865 - 366 pàgines
...eome dearer?" Mr. Boffin asked. " It wonld eome dearer," Mr. Wegg returned. " For when a person eomes to grind off poetry night after night, it is but right he shonld expeet to be paid for its weakening effeet on his mind." "To tell yon the truth, Wegg," said... | |
 | 1867 - 782 pàgines
...parent at my place." Mr. Wegg charges Mr. Boffin more for reading poetry to him than he does prose, for "when a person comes to grind off poetry, night after...to be paid for its weakening effect on his mind." The " young man of the name of Guppy," in his memorable proposal of marriage to Esther Summerson, mentions... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1868 - 556 pàgines
...musing. " Would it come dearer ?" Mr. Boffin asked. " It would come dearer," Mr. Wegg returned. " For when a person comes to grind off poetry night after...to be paid for its weakening effect on his mind." "To tell you the truth, Wegg," said Boffin, "I wasn't thinking of poetry, except in so fur as this... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1869 - 1222 pàgines
..."It would come dearer," Mr. Wegg returned. " For when a person conies to grind off poetry night alter night, it is but right he should expect to be paid for its weakening effect on his mind." " To tell you the truth, Wegg," said Boffin, « I was n't thinking of poetry, except in so fur as this... | |
 | Edwin Percy Whipple - 1871 - 356 pàgines
...at my place." Mr. Wegg charges Mr. Boffin more for reading poetry to him than he does prose, for " when a person comes to grind off poetry, night after...to be paid for its weakening effect on his mind." The " young man of the name of Guppy," in his memorable proposal of marriage to Esther Summerson, mentions... | |
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