 ... letters, in the same manner as the hours of the day are marked upon the ordinary dial-plate. They then fixed one of the needles on each of these plates in such a manner that it could move round without impediment, so as to touch any of the four and...  The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select - Page 50by Reuben Percy - 1826Full view - About this book
 | Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - 1714 - 382 pages
...the Needles on each of 'thefe Plates in fuch a manner that it could move round without Impediment, fo as to touch any of the four and twenty Letters. Upon their fcparating from one another into diftant Countries, they agreed to withdraw themfelves punctually into... | |
 | 1778 - 350 pages
...the needles on each of thefe plates in fuch a manner, that it could move round without impediment, fo as to touch any of the four and twenty letters. Upon their feparating from one another into diltant countries, they agreed to withdraw themfelves punctually into... | |
 | 1786 - 694 pages
...neeelles on each of thefe plates in fuch a manner, that it could move round without impediment, lo as to touch any of the four and twenty letters. Upon their feparating from one another into diftant countries, they agreed to withdraw themfelves punctually into... | |
 | 1803 - 402 pages
...of the da/ are marked upon the ordinary dial plate. They then fixed one of the needles on each side of these plates in such a manner, that it could move...four and twenty letters. Upon their separating from one another into distant countries "they agreed to withdraw themselves punctually into their closets... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...ami-twenty letters, in the same manner as the hours of the day are marked upon the ordinary dial-plate. They then. fixed one of the needles on each of these...round without impediment, so as to touch any of the four-andtwenty letters. Upon their separating from one another into distant countries, they agreed... | |
 | 1804 - 498 pages
...letters, in the same manner as the hours of the day are marked upon the ordinary dial-plate. Then they fixed one of the needles on each of these plates in...without impediment, so as to touch any of the four and twenty-letters. Upon their separating from one another into distant countries, they agreed to withdraw... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 524 pages
...four-and-twenty letters, jn the same manner as the hours of the day are marked upon the ordinary dial-plate. They then fixed one of the needles on each of these...manner, that it could move round without impediment, so aa to touch any of the four-and-twenty letters. Upon their separating from one another into distant... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 294 pages
...the same manner as the hours of the day are mrfrked upon the ordinary dial-plate. They then fixe:! one of the needles on each of these plates in such...round without impediment, so as to touch any of the four-and-twenty letters. Upon their separating from one another into distant countries, they agreed... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 384 pages
...letters, in the same manner as the hours of the day are marked upon the ordinary dial-plate. Then they fixed one of the needles on each of these plates in...four and twenty letters. Upon their separating from one * See Spect. No. 241, by Addison, who copies thw •whole paragraph, verbatim from himself. . another... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1810 - 384 pages
...four-and-twenty letters, in the same manner as the hours of the day arc marked upon the ordinary dial-plate. They then fixed one of the needles on each of these...round without impediment, so as to touch any of the four-and-twenty letters. Upon their separating from one another into distant countries, they agreed... | |
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