Laconics: Or, The Best Words of the Best Authors, Svazek 1T. Boys, 1826 - Počet stran: 360 |
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Strana 17
... better purpose than to desire longer . — Bruyere . LXXXIII . The richest genius , like the most fertile soil , when un- cultivated , shoots up into the rankest weeds ; and instead of vines and olives for the pleasure and use of man ...
... better purpose than to desire longer . — Bruyere . LXXXIII . The richest genius , like the most fertile soil , when un- cultivated , shoots up into the rankest weeds ; and instead of vines and olives for the pleasure and use of man ...
Strana 27
... better by age ; I fear rather worse ; always harder . A young liar will be an old one ; and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older . Chesterfield . CXXVII . Every true critic is a hero born , descending in a direct ...
... better by age ; I fear rather worse ; always harder . A young liar will be an old one ; and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older . Chesterfield . CXXVII . Every true critic is a hero born , descending in a direct ...
Strana 31
... better know- ledge of truth , nor better manner of judging it , than by counting noses . By this rule , if they can poll an indif- ferent number out of a mob ; if they can produce a set of Lancashire noodles , remote provincial head ...
... better know- ledge of truth , nor better manner of judging it , than by counting noses . By this rule , if they can poll an indif- ferent number out of a mob ; if they can produce a set of Lancashire noodles , remote provincial head ...
Strana 32
... better , the greatness of thy soul , in the meekness of thy conversation ; condescend to men of low estate , support the distressed , and patronise the neglected . Be great ; but let it be in considering riches as they are , as talents ...
... better , the greatness of thy soul , in the meekness of thy conversation ; condescend to men of low estate , support the distressed , and patronise the neglected . Be great ; but let it be in considering riches as they are , as talents ...
Strana 43
... better what to do with it ; it is , therefore , not lost.- Franklin . + CCXIII . The country is the place in which the court , as in its point of view , appears glorious and admirable ; if we ap- proach it , its beauties diminish , like ...
... better what to do with it ; it is , therefore , not lost.- Franklin . + CCXIII . The country is the place in which the court , as in its point of view , appears glorious and admirable ; if we ap- proach it , its beauties diminish , like ...
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