 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 - 1910 - 352 pages
...confused 15 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 20 Eternity — for it is a sort of Eternity for a man to have his Time all to himself. It seemed to... | |
 | Claude Moore Fuess - 1914 - 244 pages
...I was happy, and knowing that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the Old Bastile,7 suddenly let loose after a forty years' confinement....— for it is a sort of Eternity for a man to have hi,« Time all to himself. It seemed to me that I had more time on my hands than I could ever manage.... | |
 | 1918 - 506 pages
...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 40 years' confinement. I could scarce trust myself with myself. It was like passing out of time into... | |
 | Oliver Elton - 1920 - 502 pages
...thus to prolong and taste it. The ' Superannuated Man ' .speaks of his release from the office : 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... | |
 | 1922 - 570 pages
...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. 1 could scarce trust myself with myself. It was like passing out of Time into Eternity — for it is... | |
 | George William McClelland - 1925 - 1178 pages
...I was happy, and knowing that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the Old Bastile, 5 sudden Eternity—for it is a sort of Eternity for a man to have his Time all to himself. It seemed to me... | |
 | George William McClelland - 1925 - 1180 pages
...I was happy, and knowing that I was not. I was in the condition of a prisoner in the Old Bastile,5 aspics) Cleo. pass»ng out of Time into Eternity — for it is a sort of Eternity for a man to have his Time all... | |
 | Henry Arthur Treble - 1930 - 270 pages
...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.... | |
 | James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1867 - 864 pages
...about 'thinking he was happy and knowing he was not. He could scarcely trust himself with himself. It was like passing out of time into eternity — for it is a sort of eternity when a man has all his time to .himself. Unfortunately Lamb found that no work was worse than overwork.... | |
 | 1908 - 1144 pages
...in the condition of a prisoner suddenly let loose after a forty years' confinement in the Bastille. I could scarce trust myself with myself. It was like passing out of time ialo eternity — for it is a sort of eternity for a man to have his time all to himself. It seemed... | |
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