 GRADGRIND, sir. A man of realities. A man of facts and calculations. A man who proceeds upon the principle that two and two are four, and nothing over, and who is not to be talked into allowing for anything over. Thomas Gradgrind, sir - peremptorily Thomas...  Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'eighty - Pàgina 206per Charles Dickens - 1858Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Charles Dickens - 1854 - 616 pàgines
...proceeds upon the principle that two and two are four, and nothing over, and who is not to be talked into allowing for anything over. Thomas Gradgrind, sir — peremptorily Thomas — Thomas Gradgrind. Witli a rule and a pair of scales, and the multiplication table always in his pocket, sir, ready to... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1858 - 966 pàgines
...proceeds upon the principle that two and two are four, and nothing over, and who is not to be talked into allowing for anything over. Thomas Gradgrind,...in his pocket, sir, ready to weigh and measure any iarcel of human nature, and tell you exactly what it comes to. t is a mere question of figures, a case... | |
 | California State Teachers' Institute - 1861
...emphasis. "In this life we want nothing but Facts, Sir, nothing but Facts." Gradgrind was a Teacher with " a rule and a pair of scales, and the multiplication...in his pocket, Sir, ready to weigh and measure any pareel of human nature, and tell you exactly what it comes to." Said the vistor, eloquently discoursing... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1864
...proceeds \ipon the principle that two and two are four, and nothing over, and who is not to betalked into allowing for anything over. Thomas Gradgrind,...ready to weigh and measure any parcel of human nature, ^nd tell you exactly what it comes to. It is a mere question of figures, a case of simple arithmetic.... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1869
...peremptority Thomas — Thomas Gradgrind. With a rule and a pair of tcales, and the multiplication talilc always in his pocket, Sir, ready to weigh and measure any parcel of luunan nature, and tell you exactly what it comes to. It is a mere question of figures, a case of simple... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1870
...proceeds upon the principle that two and two are four, and nothing over, and who is not to be talked into allowing for anything over. Thomas Gradgrind,...— peremptorily Thomas — Thomas Gradgrind. With a rale and a pair of scales, and the multiplication table always in his pocket, sir, ready to weigh and... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1871
...to be talked into allowing for anything over. Thomas Gradgrind, sir—peremptorily Thomas—Thomas Gradgrind. With a rule and a pair of scales, and the...in his pocket, sir, ready to weigh and measure any pared of human nature, and tell you exactly what it comes to. It is a mere question of figures, a case... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1871
...proceeds upon thé principle that two and Iwo are four, and nothing over, and who is not to be talked into allowing for anything over. Thomas Gradgrind,...Thomas Gradgrind. With a rule and a pair of scales, and thé multiplication table always in his pocket, Sir, ready to weigh and measure any parcel of human... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1871
...proceeds upon the principle that two and two are four, and nolhing over, and who is not to be talked into allowing for anything over. Thomas Gradgrind,...Thomas — Thomas Gradgrind. With a rule and a pair of tcales, and the multiplication table always in his pocket, Sir, ready to weigh and measure any parcel... | |
 | Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1871
...proceeds upon the principle that two and two are four, and nothing over, and who is not to be talked into allowing for anything over. Thomas Gradgrind,...peremptorily Thomas — Thomas Gradgrind. With a rule and a 1 Hard Times, book i. ch. i. pair of scales, and the multiplication table always in his pocket, sir,... | |
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