 | François Arago - 1839 - Страниц: 154
...of his more distant relatives, less discerning, did not share in these hopes. His aunt Mrs Muirhead, sitting with him one evening at the tea-table, said,...Take a book or employ yourself usefully. For the last half hour you have not spoken a word, but taken off the lid of that kettle and put it on again, holding... | |
 | 1839 - Страниц: 474
...of his more distant relatives, less discerning, did not share in these hopes. His aunt Mrs Muirhead, sitting with him one evening at the tea-table, said,...Take a book or employ yourself usefully. For the last half hour you have not spoken a word, but taken off the lid of that kettle and put it on again, holding... | |
 | Dominique François J. Arago - 1839 - Страниц: 290
...was invented in the years 1745-46. See Priestley's History of Electricity, p. 80, edit. 1769.—TK. saw such an idle boy; take a book or employ yourself usefully; for the last hour you have not spoken one word, but taken off the lid of that kettle and put it on again, holding... | |
 | 1851 - Страниц: 428
...displayed. Young Watt had been trying to solve a problem in Geometry. Or to take a similar case. His annt sitting with him one evening at the tea-table said, " James, I never saw such an idle boy 1 Take a book, or employ yourself usefully. For the last half-hour yon have not spoken a word, but... | |
 | 1841 - Страниц: 736
...teapot. " Sitting one evening with his aunt, Mrs. Muirhead, at the tea-table, she said, ' James Watt, I never saw such an idle boy; take a book, or employ yourself usefully : for the last hour you have not spoken one word, but taken off the lid of that kettle and put it on again ; holding... | |
 | 1842 - Страниц: 488
...Sitting one evening at the tea-table with his aunt, Mrs. Muirhead, she thus addressed him : " James Watt! I never saw such an idle boy ! take a book, or employ yourself usefully : for the last hour you have not spoken one word, but taken off the lid of that kettle, and put it on again ; holding... | |
 | Charles Julius HEMPEL - 1848 - Страниц: 480
...planet ? All of rny readers have heard of the great engineer, James Watt. His aunt, Mrs. Muirhead, sitting with him one evening at the tea-table, said...Take a book or employ yourself usefully. For the last half hour you have not spoken a word, but taken off the lid of that kettle and put it on again, holding... | |
 | Samuel Dunn - 1852 - Страниц: 1074
...his friends attributed his thoughtful habits to indolence. His aunt once said to him, "James Watt, I never saw such an idle boy. Take a book, or employ yourself usefully. For the last hour you have not spoken a word ; you have done nothing but take off the lid of that kettle, and put... | |
 | Manchester district Sunday school assoc - Страниц: 744
...man of science : — " Sitting one evening at the teatable with his aunt, she said ; ' James Watt, I never saw such an idle boy : take a book, or employ yourself usefully ; for the last houryou have not spoken one word, but 63 taken off the lid of that kettle and putit on again, holding... | |
 | 1852 - Страниц: 784
...his aunt, she reproved him for his absence of mind and apparent indolence. " James Watt," she said, " I never saw such an idle boy ; take a book, or employ yourself usefully ; for the but hour you have not spoken a word ; you have done nothing but take off the lid of that kettle and... | |
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James Watt, I never saw such an idle boy ; take a book or employ yourself usefully ; for the last hour you have not spoken one word, but taken off the lid of that kettle and put it on again, holding now a cup and now a silver spoon over the steam, watching... 
