THOMAS 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. Barnaby Rudge (and Hard times). - Pàgina 206per Charles Dickens - 1858Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1866 - 692 pàgines
...nothing but Facts, sir ; nothing but Facts!" His author defines Mr. Gradgrind to be, in his own style, a man of realities ; a man of facts and calculations;...not to be 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... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1868 - 604 pàgines
...MURDERING THE INNoCENT8. THoMA8 GRADGRIND, sir. A man of realities. A man of facts and caleulation;. A man who proceeds upon the principle that two and...into allowing for anything over. Thomas Gradgrind, sir — peremptorily Thomas — Thomas Gradgrind. With a rule and a pair of scales, and the multiplication... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1869 - 498 pàgines
...GRADGRIND. Sir! A man of realities. Amanoffacts and ca'culalicns. A man who proceeds upon the principlc that two and two are four, and nothing over, and who...into allowing for anything over. Thomas Gradgrind, Sir — peremptority Thomas — Thomas Gradgrind. With a rule and a pair of tcales, and the multiplication... | |
| Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1871 - 570 pàgines
...imperial gallons of facts poured into them until they were full to the brim.1 ' " THOMAS GRADGRIND, sir ! A man of realities. A man of facts and calculations....into allowing for anything over. Thomas Gradgrind, sir — peremptorily Thomas — Thomas Gradgrind. With a rule and a 1 Hard Times, book i. ch. i. pair... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1871 - 568 pàgines
...imperial gallons of facts poured into them until they were full to the brim.1 ' " THOMAS GRADOKIND, sir ! A man of realities. A man of facts and calculations....into allowing for anything over. Thomas Gradgrind, sir — peremptorily Thomas — Thomas Gradgrind. With a rule and a 1 Hard Times, book i. ch. i. pair... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1871 - 572 pàgines
...imperial gallons of facts poured into them until they were full to the brim.1 ' " THOMAS GRADGRINP, sir ! A man of realities. A man of facts and calculations....and nothing over, and who is not to be talked into allowingfor anything over. Thomat Gradgrind, sir — peremptorily Thomas — Thomas Gradgrind. With... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1871 - 496 pàgines
...of realities. Amanoffacts and calculalions. A man who 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, Sir — peremptorily Thomas — Thomas Gradgrind. With a rule and a pair of scales, and thé multiplication... | |
| Hippolyte Taine - 1871 - 514 pàgines
...regarder fixement les gens en mangeant le 1. "THOMAS GHADGHIND. Sir IA man of realities. Amanoffacts and calculations. A man who 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, Sir —... | |
| Gilbert Ashville Pierce, William Adolphus Wheeler - 1872 - 652 pàgines
...Bk. Ill, ch. i-ix.) "THOMAS GRADGRIND, sir, — a man of realities; a man of facts and caleulatious; a man who proceeds upon the principle that two and...over, and who is not to be talked into allowing for any thing over ; Thomas Gradgrind, sir, — peremptorily Thomas, Thomas Gradgrind; with a rule and... | |
| Charles Dickens - 1873 - 584 pàgines
...gear for an hour. — Hard Times, Book I,, Chap. II. FACTS— Oradgrlnd the man of. Thomas Gradgrind, side of his face was much wrinkled and sir — peremptorily Thomas — Thomas Gradgrind. With a rule and a pair of scales, and the multiplication... | |
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