 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
 | 1903 - Страниц: 1048
...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 decide upon putting it even as before. I will therefore guess even.' He guesses even, and wins. Now,... | |
 | 1906 - Страниц: 950
...he perpetually errs by being too deep or two shallow for the matter in hand; and many a school boy is a better reasoner than he. I knew one about eight...of 'even and odd' attracted universal admiration. The game is simple, and is played with marbles. One player holds in his hand a number of these toys,... | |
 | Theodore L. Flood, Frank Chapin Bray - 1906 - Страниц: 470
...he perpetually errs by being too deep or two shallow for the matter in hand; and many a school boy is a better reasoner than he. I knew one about eight...of 'even and odd' attracted universal admiration. The game is simple, and is played with marbles. One player holds in his hand a number of these toys,... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1907 - Страниц: 246
...are, with the Prefect, a sort of Procrustean bed to which he forcibly adapts his designs. But he 10 perpetually errs by being too deep or too shallow,...odd ' attracted universal admiration. This game is sjmple, and is played with marbles. 15 One player holds in his hand a number of these toys, and demands... | |
 | Frances Campbell Berkeley Young - 1910 - Страниц: 502
...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...a better reasoner than he. I knew one about eight 5 years of age, whose success at guessing in the game of 'even and odd' attracted universal admiration.... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe, Edmund Clarence Stedman, George Edward Woodberry - 1914 - Страниц: 368
...Prefect, a sort of Procrustean tied, to which he forcibly adapts his designs. But he perpetually errs being too deep or too shallow, for the matter in hand...years of age, whose success at guessing in the game of 'jeyen and odd ' attracted universal admiration. This game is simple, and is played with marblgg. One... | |
 | William Patterson Atkinson - 1922 - Страниц: 380
...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... | |
 | William James Dawson, Coningsby Dawson - 1910 - Страниц: 676
...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...holds in his hand a number of these toys, and demands oi another whether that number is even or odd. If the guess is right, the guesser wins one; if wrong,... | |
 | William James Dawson, Coningsby Dawson - 1910 - Страниц: 708
...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...This game is simple, and is played with marbles. One playei holds in his hand a number of these toys, and demands of another whether that number is even... | |
 | Edwin Greenlaw, Clarence Stratton - 1922 - Страниц: 648
...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...attracted universal admiration. This game is simple, so and is played with marbles. One player holds in his hand a number of these toys, and demands of... | |
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