Lacon: or, Many things in few words, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme&Brown, 1823 |
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Pagina 12
... minds , the destruction of the creditor is considered as equivalent to the payment of the debt . XII . OUR achievements and ... mind shall inherit fame , is far more nobly occupied than he who is industrious in order that the perishable ...
... minds , the destruction of the creditor is considered as equivalent to the payment of the debt . XII . OUR achievements and ... mind shall inherit fame , is far more nobly occupied than he who is industrious in order that the perishable ...
Pagina 18
... minds by similar reminiscences , on the death of those friends who have left us nothing . XXVIII . WHEN certain persons ... mind on some points is not enfeebled by any ricketty conformation on others , and this enables us to ascend the ...
... minds by similar reminiscences , on the death of those friends who have left us nothing . XXVIII . WHEN certain persons ... mind on some points is not enfeebled by any ricketty conformation on others , and this enables us to ascend the ...
Pagina 19
... mind , memory is the first that flourishes , and the first that dies . Quintilian has said " Quantum memoriæ tantum ingenii ; " but if this maxim were either true , or believed to be so , all men would be as satisfied with their memory ...
... mind , memory is the first that flourishes , and the first that dies . Quintilian has said " Quantum memoriæ tantum ingenii ; " but if this maxim were either true , or believed to be so , all men would be as satisfied with their memory ...
Pagina 23
... mind , which , although it be a calamity far more deplorable , seldom obtains that full commiseration it deserves . The reason is , that the mentally blind too often claim to be sharp sighted , and in one respect are so , since they can ...
... mind , which , although it be a calamity far more deplorable , seldom obtains that full commiseration it deserves . The reason is , that the mentally blind too often claim to be sharp sighted , and in one respect are so , since they can ...
Pagina 24
... minds will always pay a higher respect to wealth than to talent , for wealth , although it be a far less efficient source of power than talent , happens to be far more intelligible . XLVII . MARRIAGE is a feast where the grace is some ...
... minds will always pay a higher respect to wealth than to talent , for wealth , although it be a far less efficient source of power than talent , happens to be far more intelligible . XLVII . MARRIAGE is a feast where the grace is some ...
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Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words : Addressed to Those who Think, Volume 2 Charles Caleb Colton Volledige weergave - 1825 |
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Pagina 4 - I want a hero: an uncommon want, When every year and month sends forth a new one, Till, after cloying the gazettes with cant, The age discovers he is not the true one: Of such as these I should not care to vaunt, I'll therefore take our ancient friend Don Juan — We all have seen him, in the Pantomime Sent to the devil, somewhat ere his time.
Pagina 99 - And conceiving God to be the fountain of wisdom, I thought it right and necessary to solicit his assistance for obtaining it ; to this end I formed the following little prayer, which was prefixed to my tables of examination, for daily use.
Pagina 37 - And down she suck'd with her the whirling wave, Like one who grapples with his enemy, And strives to strangle him before he die.
Pagina 18 - Man's love is of man's life a thing apart ; 'Tis woman's whole existence...
Pagina 23 - There's nought, no doubt, so much the spirit calms As rum and true religion : thus it was, Some plunder'ed, some drank spirits, some sung psalms, The high wind made the treble, and as bass The hoarse harsh waves kept time ; fright cured the qualms Of all the luckless landsmen's sea-sick maws : Strange sounds of wailing, blasphemy, devotion, Clamour'd in chorus to the roaring ocean.
Pagina 121 - Liberty will not descend to a people, a people must raise themselves to liberty ; It is a blessing that must be earned before it can be enjoyed.
Pagina 13 - Lucretius' irreligion is too strong For early stomachs, to prove wholesome food ; I can't help thinking Juvenal was wrong, Although no doubt his real intent was good, For speaking out so plainly in his song, So much indeed as to be downright rude ; And then what proper person can be partial To all those nauseous epigrams of Martial ? XLIV.
Pagina 10 - I'ma plain man, and in a single station, But — Oh ! ye lords of ladies intellectual, Inform us truly, have they not hen-pecked you all...
Pagina 39 - Alas! the love of women! it is known To be a lovely and a fearful thing; For all of theirs upon that die is thrown, And if 'tis lost, life hath no more to bring To them but mockeries of the past alone...
Pagina 96 - The tent-ropes flapping lone I hear For twilight converse, arm in arm ; The jackal's shriek bursts on mine ear When mirth and music wont to charm. By Cherical's dark wandering streams, Where cane-tufts shadow all the wild, Sweet visions haunt my waking dreams...