Laconics: Or, The Best Words of the Best Authors, Volumen1T. Boys, 1826 - 360 páginas |
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... frequently do , upon the felicity I have enjoyed , I sometimes say to myself , that , were the offer made true , I would engage to run again , from begin- ning to end , the same career of life . All I would ask , should be the privilege ...
... frequently do , upon the felicity I have enjoyed , I sometimes say to myself , that , were the offer made true , I would engage to run again , from begin- ning to end , the same career of life . All I would ask , should be the privilege ...
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... frequently from the bear - garden , and as frequently from the " hear him , " of the house of commons . - Pope . XLVI . -Slander lives upon succession ; For ever hous'd when once it gets possession . Shakspeare . XLVII . Pride ...
... frequently from the bear - garden , and as frequently from the " hear him , " of the house of commons . - Pope . XLVI . -Slander lives upon succession ; For ever hous'd when once it gets possession . Shakspeare . XLVII . Pride ...
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... frequent trials , attended with success , that he dares think himself equal to those undertakings in which those who have succeeded have fixed the admiration of mankind.- Hume . LVI . How many languages are there which you do not under ...
... frequent trials , attended with success , that he dares think himself equal to those undertakings in which those who have succeeded have fixed the admiration of mankind.- Hume . LVI . How many languages are there which you do not under ...
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... frequent among modern authors , is to write upon nothing : when the subject is utterly ex- hausted , to let the pen still move on ; by some called the ghost of wit , delighting to walk after the death of its body . And to say the truth ...
... frequent among modern authors , is to write upon nothing : when the subject is utterly ex- hausted , to let the pen still move on ; by some called the ghost of wit , delighting to walk after the death of its body . And to say the truth ...
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... frequently tend to raise envy in some of the company , but the narrative way nei- ther raises this , nor any other evil passion , but keeps all the company nearly upon an equality , and if judiciously managed , will at once entertain ...
... frequently tend to raise envy in some of the company , but the narrative way nei- ther raises this , nor any other evil passion , but keeps all the company nearly upon an equality , and if judiciously managed , will at once entertain ...
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Apicius bagnio beauty Ben Jonson better body Bruyere Butler Chesterfield Churchill Codrus common conversation death delight dicebox doth dress enemy Epictetus Euripides evil eyes false fame fancy fear folly fools fortune friends genius gentleman give greatest happiness hath heart honest honour Hudibras human humour ignorance inns of court judgment keep kind knave laugh learning less live look Lord Bacon LUDGATE HILL man's mankind manner marriage Massinger matter merit mind Montaigne nature neral never numbers observed opinion pain pass passion pedants person philosopher pleasure Plutarch poet poor praise pride proud racters reason rich ridiculous Roman triumph satire seldom sense Shaftesbury Shakspeare Shenstone soul speak stand sure Swift talk tell thing thou thought tion true truth turn vanity vice virtue whilst whole wise words write young