 It will be sufficient to say, that his savage treatment of me impressed such a dread of his figure upon my mind, that I well remember being afraid to lift my eyes upon him higher than his knees ; and that I knew him better by his shoebuckles than by any...  The Quarterly Review - Page 170edited by - 1860Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1869 - 306 pages
...was his savage treatment (i of me," says he, " that I well remember be in£ sfraid to lift my eyes higher than his knees, and I knew him better by his shoe-buckles than by any other part of his dress." His infancy is said to have been "delicate in no common degree," uid... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 372 pages
...his savage treatment of me impressed such a dread of his figure upon my mind, that I well remember being afraid to lift my eyes upon him higher than his knees ; and that I knew him better by his shoebuckles than by any other part of his dress. May the Lord pardon... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1839 - 354 pages
...his savage treatment of me impressed such a dread of his figure upon my mind, that I well remember being afraid to lift my eyes upon him higher than his knees; and that I knew him better by his shoe-buckles than by any other part of his dress. May the Lord pardon... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1839 - 352 pages
...his savage treatment of me impressed such a dread of his figure upon my mind, that I well remember being afraid to lift my eyes upon him higher than his knees ; and that I knew him better by his shoe-buckles than by any other part of his dress. May the Lord pardon... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1840 - 420 pages
..."This boy" (he remarks) "had impressed such a dread of his figure upon my mind, that I well remember being afraid to lift my eyes upon him higher than his knees ; and that I knew him by his shoebuckles better than by any other part of his dress." * Elementary Principles... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1843 - 358 pages
...his savage treatment of me impressed such a dread of his figure upon my mind, that I well remember being afraid to lift my eyes upon him higher than his knees; and that I knew him better by his shoe-buckles than by any other part of his dress. May the Lord pardon... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1843 - 352 pages
...his savage treatment of me impressed such a dread of his figure upon my mind, that I well remember being afraid to lift my eyes upon him higher than his knees ; and that I knew him better by his shoe-buckles than by any other part of his dress. May the Lord pardon... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1855 - 416 pages
..."This boy" (he remarks) "had impressed such a dread of his figure upon my mind, that I well remember being afraid to lift my eyes upon him higher than his knees ; and that I knew him by his shoebuckles better than by any other part of his dress." * Elementary Principles... | |
 | 1846 - 486 pages
...temper. His savage treatment of me impressed such a dread of his figure on my mind, that I well remember being afraid to lift my eyes upon him higher than his knees; and that I knew him better by his shoe-buckles than by any other part of his dress. May the Lord pardon... | |
 | William Cowper - 1849 - 740 pages
...his savage treatment of me impressed such a dread of his figure upon my mind, that I well remember being afraid to lift my eyes upon him higher than his knees ; and that I knew him better by his shoe-buckles than by any other part of his dress. May the Lord pardon... | |
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