Laconics: Or, The Best Words of the Best Authors, Volumen1T. Boys, 1826 - 360 páginas |
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... sense , is like attempting to hew blocks with a razor . - Pope . V. Whatever stress some may lay upon it , a death - bed repentance is but a weak and slender plank to trust our all upon . - Sterne . VI . There is some help for all the ...
... sense , is like attempting to hew blocks with a razor . - Pope . V. Whatever stress some may lay upon it , a death - bed repentance is but a weak and slender plank to trust our all upon . - Sterne . VI . There is some help for all the ...
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... sense and judgment , as upon any other part of his character . Had a man the best intentions in the world , and were the farthest removed from all injustice and violence , he would never be able to make himself be much regarded ...
... sense and judgment , as upon any other part of his character . Had a man the best intentions in the world , and were the farthest removed from all injustice and violence , he would never be able to make himself be much regarded ...
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... senses besides the literal ; because God understands all things at once ; but a man's writing has but one true sense , which is that which the author meant when he wrote it . - Selden . LXXXVI . The covetous man is a downright servant ...
... senses besides the literal ; because God understands all things at once ; but a man's writing has but one true sense , which is that which the author meant when he wrote it . - Selden . LXXXVI . The covetous man is a downright servant ...
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... senses , and common understanding , as well as common sense , is kicked out of doors ; the first proselyte he makes is himself , and when that is once compassed , the difficulty is not so great in bringing over others ; a strong ...
... senses , and common understanding , as well as common sense , is kicked out of doors ; the first proselyte he makes is himself , and when that is once compassed , the difficulty is not so great in bringing over others ; a strong ...
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... you look for it in the circle , or seek it , either by your senses or by mathematical reasonings , in all the properties of that figure . - Hume . CLXII . Nothing makes a woman more esteemed by the LACONICS . 33 CLVII. ...
... you look for it in the circle , or seek it , either by your senses or by mathematical reasonings , in all the properties of that figure . - Hume . CLXII . Nothing makes a woman more esteemed by the LACONICS . 33 CLVII. ...
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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