 | 1866
...talked into allowing for anything over. " With a rule and a pair of scales, and the multiplication-table always in his pocket, sir, ready to weigh and measure...human nature, and tell you exactly what it comes to."* The matter-of-fact man all over, from top to toe, intus et in cute. It would be well, said Mr. J. Stuart... | |
 | 1865
...pair of scales, and the muliiplication table always in his pocket, sir, ready to weigh and measure out any parcel of human nature and tell you exactly what it comes to." Now, Mr. Gradgrind has two children only ; he is rich and miserable. We can say no other of Mr. Dickens's... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1854 - 101 pàgines
...allowing for any thing over. Thomas Gradgrind, sir — peremptorily Thomas — Thomas Gradgrind. With a rule and a pair of scales, and the multiplication...hope to get some other nonsensical belief into the head of George Gradgrind, or Augustus Gradgrind, or John Gradgrind, or Joseph Gradgrind (all supposititious,... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1858
...allowing for anything over. Thomas Gradgrind, sir — peremptorily Thomas — Thomas Gradgrind. With a rule and a pair of scales, and the multiplication...hope to get some other nonsensical belief into the head of George Gradgrind, or Augustus Gradgrind, or John Gradgrind, or Joseph Gradgrind (all supposititious,... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1858
...into allowing for anything over. Thomas Gradgrind, sir—peremptorily Thomas—Thomas Gradgrind. With a rule and a pair of scales, and the multiplication...hope to get some other nonsensical belief into the head of George Gradgrind, or Augustus Gradgrind, or John Gradgrind, or Joseph Gradgrind (all supposititious,... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1858 - 966 pàgines
...allowing for anything over. Thomas Gradgrind, sir — peremptorily Thomas — Thomas Gradgrind. With a rule and a pair of scales, and the multiplication...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
...allowing for anything over. Thomas Gradgrind, Sir — peremptorily Thomas — Thomas Gradgrind. With a rule and a pair of scales, and the multiplication...hope to get some other nonsensical belief into the head of George Gradgrind, or Augustus Gradgrind, or John Gradgring, or Joseph Gradgrind (ail suppositious.... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1864
...allowing for anything over. Thomas Gradgrind, Sir — peremptorily Thomas — Thomas G"radgrind. With a rule and a pair of scales, and the multiplication...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.... | |
 | 1866
...talked into allowing for anything over. " With a rule and a pair of scales, and the multiplication-table always in his pocket, sir, ready to weigh and measure...human nature, and tell you exactly what it comes to."* The matter-of-fact man all over, from top to toe, inttts et in cute. It would be well, said Mr. J.... | |
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With a rule and a pair of scales, and the multiplication table always in his pocket, sir, ready to weigh and measure any parcel of human nature, and tell you exactly what it comes to. 
