The Life And Adventures of Peter Wilkins volume 1
The Life And Adventures of Peter Wilkins volume 1
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I thought no benefit could arise from my combating these innocent prejudices, so I let them alone.
She had often lamented to me the difference of our eyesight, and the trouble it was to her that * The Innd of flight.
LIFE OF PETER WILKINS. 177 she could not at all times go about with me, till it gave me a good deal of uneasiness to see her concern. At last I told her, that though I be- lieved it would be impossible to reduce my sight to the standard of hers, yet I was persuaded I could bring he...rs to bear the strongest light I had ever seen in this country. She was mightily pleased with the thought of that, and said she wished I might, for she was sensible of no grief like being obliged to stay at home when I went abroad on my business, and was resolved to try my experiment if I pleased, and in the meantime should heartily pray for the success. I hit on the following invention.
I rummaged over all my old things, and by good luck found an old crape hatband. This I tried myself, single, before my own eyes, in the strongest light we had ; but believing I had not yet obscured it enough, I doubled it, and then thought it might do ; but for fear it should not I trebled it, and then it seemed too dark for eyes like mine to discover objects through it, and so I judged it would suit hers; for I was determined to produce something, if possible, that would do at first, without repetition of trial, which I thought would only deject her more, by making her look on the matter as impracticable.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
I thought no benefit could arise from my combating these innocent prejudices, so I let them alone.
She had often lamented to me the difference of our eyesight, and the trouble it was to her that * The Innd of flight.
LIFE OF PETER WILKINS. 177 she could not at all times go about with me, till it gave me a good deal of uneasiness to see her concern. At last I told her, that though I be- lieved it would be impossible to reduce my sight to the standard of hers, yet I was persuaded I could bring he...rs to bear the strongest light I had ever seen in this country. She was mightily pleased with the thought of that, and said she wished I might, for she was sensible of no grief like being obliged to stay at home when I went abroad on my business, and was resolved to try my experiment if I pleased, and in the meantime should heartily pray for the success. I hit on the following invention.
I rummaged over all my old things, and by good luck found an old crape hatband. This I tried myself, single, before my own eyes, in the strongest light we had ; but believing I had not yet obscured it enough, I doubled it, and then thought it might do ; but for fear it should not I trebled it, and then it seemed too dark for eyes like mine to discover objects through it, and so I judged it would suit hers; for I was determined to produce something, if possible, that would do at first, without repetition of trial, which I thought would only deject her more, by making her look on the matter as impracticable.
What to read after The Life And Adventures of Peter Wilkins volume 1?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Paltock Robert to read onlineMoreLess
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