Lacon: or, Many things in few words, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme&Brown, 1823 |
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Pagina 10
... once set a rolling it must increase . It gives momentum to the activity of the knave , but it chills the honest man , and makes him almost weary of his calling : and all that cor- ruption attracts , it also retains , for it is easier ...
... once set a rolling it must increase . It gives momentum to the activity of the knave , but it chills the honest man , and makes him almost weary of his calling : and all that cor- ruption attracts , it also retains , for it is easier ...
Pagina 13
... once asked him , pray , Doctor , do you think you could make any part of the Rambler better than it is ? Yes , sir , said the Doctor , I could make the best parts better . But posterity , were she to cite the Doctor before her , might ...
... once asked him , pray , Doctor , do you think you could make any part of the Rambler better than it is ? Yes , sir , said the Doctor , I could make the best parts better . But posterity , were she to cite the Doctor before her , might ...
Pagina 22
... once said of the young ladies of Paris , that they loved with their heads , and thought with their hearts ; and could the same ambassador * This same ambassador was no disgrace to his corps , and some o his fraternity would not be the ...
... once said of the young ladies of Paris , that they loved with their heads , and thought with their hearts ; and could the same ambassador * This same ambassador was no disgrace to his corps , and some o his fraternity would not be the ...
Pagina 61
... once , are very extraordinary animals , and more they are oppressed , when they are best protected ; and can drive them into riots and rebellion , without the excuse of one real grievance . It will always be easy to raise a mist before ...
... once , are very extraordinary animals , and more they are oppressed , when they are best protected ; and can drive them into riots and rebellion , without the excuse of one real grievance . It will always be easy to raise a mist before ...
Pagina 69
... once told Horne Tooke that he had just witnessed an exemplification of the Trinity , for he had seen three men in one whiskey ! Poh , poh ! replied our etymologist , that is no exemplification at all , you should have seen one man in ...
... once told Horne Tooke that he had just witnessed an exemplification of the Trinity , for he had seen three men in one whiskey ! Poh , poh ! replied our etymologist , that is no exemplification at all , you should have seen one man in ...
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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...