 The measures, then," he continued, "were good in their kind, and well executed; their defect lay in their being inapplicable to the case and to the man. A certain set of highly ingenious resources are, with the Prefect, a sort of Procrustean bed, to which...  Great Short Stories - Стр. 96редактор(ы): - 1906Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1852 - Страниц: 308
...prefect, a sort of Procrustean bed, to which ho forcibly adapts his designs. But he perpetually CITS by being too deep or too shallow for the matter in...with marbles, One player holds in his hand' a number 1 of these toys, and demands of another whether that number i is even or odd. If the guess is right,... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1859 - Страниц: 558
...resources are, with the Prefect, a sort of Procrustean bed. to which he forcibly adapts his designs. But he perpetually errs by being too deep or too shallow,...in his hand a number of these toys, and demands of anothet whether that number is even or odd. If the guess is right, the guesser wins one ; if wrong,... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1884 - Страниц: 600
...resources are, with the Prefect, a sort of Procrustean bed, to which he forcibly adapts his designs. But he perpetually errs by being too deep or too shallow for the matter in hand ; and many a school-boy is THL a better reasoner than he. I knew one about eight years of age, whose success at guessing in the... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Charles Gibbon - 1893 - Страниц: 462
...resources arc, with the prefect, a sort of Procrustean bed, to which he forcibly adapts his designs. But he perpetually errs by being too deep or too shallow...matter in hand; and many a school-boy is a better rcasoner than he. I knew one about eight years of age, whose success at guessing in the game of ' Even... | |
 | 1895 - Страниц: 840
...and well f xecuted ; the defect lay in their being inapplicable to the case and to the man. The chief perpetually errs, by being too deep or too shallow...and many a school-boy is a better reasoner than he." " And the identification," I said, " of the reasoner's intellect with that of his opponent depends,... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1898 - Страниц: 228
...are, with the Prefect, a sort of Procrustean l bed to which he forcibly adapts his designs. But he perpetually errs by being too deep or too shallow,...simple, and is played with marbles. One player holds in hia hand a number of these toys, and demands of another whether that number is even or odd. If the... | |
 | Henry Coppée - 1900 - Страниц: 544
...resources are with the prefect a sort of Procrustean bed to which he forcibly adapts his designs. But he perpetually errs by being too deep or too shallow...and many a schoolboy is a better reasoner than he. 1 knew one about eight years of age whose success at guessing in the game of ' even and odd ' attracted... | |
 | George Henry Nettleton - 1901 - Страниц: 254
...designs. But he perpetually errs by being too deep or too shallow, for the matter in hand ; and 20 many a schoolboy is a better reasoner than he. I knew...marbles. One player holds in his hand a number of 25 these toys, and demands of another whether that number is even or odd. If the guess is right, the... | |
 | George Henry Nettleton - 1901 - Страниц: 264
...resources are, with the Prefect, a sort of Procrustean bed, to which he forcibly adapts his designs. But he perpetually errs by being too deep or too shallow, for the matter in hand ; and 20 many a schoolboy is a better reasoner than he. I knew one about eight years of age, whose success... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1902 - Страниц: 210
...resources are, with the Prefect, a sort of Procrustean bed, to which he forcibly adapts his designs. But he perpetually errs by being too deep or too shallow...admiration. This game is simple, and is played with marbles. lOne player holds in his hand a number of these toys, and demands of another whether that number is... | |
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