...certain enterprise that " his usual good fortune accompanied them." " This," replied Mr. Brandram, " is a mode of speaking to which we are not well accustomed;...of our friends would say, a little of the profane. . . . Pious expressions may be thrust into letters ad nauseam, and it is not for that I plead ; but...

...state of Spain. . . . " Bear with me now in my criticisms on your second letter [that of 2nd May]. You narrate your perilous journey to Seville, and...will not impute this to you. But you must remember that our Committee Room is public to a great extent, and I cannot omit expressions as I go reading...

...' my usual wonderful good fortune accompanying us."1 This is a mode of speaking to which we are not accustomed — it savours, some of our friends would say, a little of the profane.1 On 29th July 1839 Borrow was instructed by his Committee to return to England, but he was...

...wonderful good fortune accompanying us.' This is a mode of speaking to which we are not accustomed—it savours, some of our friends would say, a little of the profane. 1 On 29th July 1839 Borrow was instructed by his Committee to return to England, but he was already...

...happened), "his usual wonderful good fortune" had accompanied him. "This," says the Bible Secretary, "is a mode of speaking to which we are not well accustomed...of our friends would say, a little of the profane." In reply Borrow humbly expressed regret that he had thus erred and promised to mend, saying that he...

...criticisms of your second letter [2nd of May]. You narrate your perilous journey to Seville, and say in the beginning of the description: "My usual wonderful...our friends would say, a little of the profane... We are odd people, it may be, in England; we are not fond of prophets or "prophetesses"»32. Borrow...