Lacon; Or, Many Things in Few Words Addressed to Those who Think, Volumes 1-2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1825 - 253 pagina's |
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Pagina iv
... feel inclined to bestow , even if they were sure of discovering nothing but beauties . Some also of my conclusions will no doubt be condemned by those who will not take the trouble of looking into the postulata ; for the soundest ...
... feel inclined to bestow , even if they were sure of discovering nothing but beauties . Some also of my conclusions will no doubt be condemned by those who will not take the trouble of looking into the postulata ; for the soundest ...
Pagina 23
... feel more for ourselves , than for our master . To lose our charity in the defence of our religion , is to sacrifice the citadel to maintain the outworks ; a very imprudent mode of defence . There is an old poet who has said , " Nullum ...
... feel more for ourselves , than for our master . To lose our charity in the defence of our religion , is to sacrifice the citadel to maintain the outworks ; a very imprudent mode of defence . There is an old poet who has said , " Nullum ...
Pagina 34
... feel himself quite secure , until he has also drawn his teeth . The greater the power of him It is but justice to say of this great minister , who went such lengths in corrupting others , that there were some instances , in which he was ...
... feel himself quite secure , until he has also drawn his teeth . The greater the power of him It is but justice to say of this great minister , who went such lengths in corrupting others , that there were some instances , in which he was ...
Pagina 64
... feel on beginning to write , when they themselves are the theme , ought to serve as a hint to authors , that self is a sub- ject they ought very rarely to descant upon . It is extremely easy to be as egotistical as Montaigne , and as ...
... feel on beginning to write , when they themselves are the theme , ought to serve as a hint to authors , that self is a sub- ject they ought very rarely to descant upon . It is extremely easy to be as egotistical as Montaigne , and as ...
Pagina 65
... feels every thing , a humility that arrogates nothing , are necessary qualifications for a writer ; but their very opposites would perhaps be preferred by an orator . He that has spent much of his time in his study , will seldom be ...
... feels every thing , a humility that arrogates nothing , are necessary qualifications for a writer ; but their very opposites would perhaps be preferred by an orator . He that has spent much of his time in his study , will seldom be ...
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Lacon: Or Many Thngs in Few Words;addressed to Those who Think Charles Caleb Colton Volledige weergave - 1836 |
Lacon, Or, Many Things in Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think Charles Caleb Colton Volledige weergave - 1836 |
Lacon, Or, Many Things in Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think Charles Caleb Colton Volledige weergave - 1836 |
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absurd admiration affirm Arcesilaus Aristotle attempt beauty Bishop of Landaff blind body Caligula Carneades cause Christian Cicero common dæmon danger death deserve despise discovered Doctor Johnson Don Juan earth enemies enjoy envy Epicurus error evil exclaimed false fear feel fool French revolution genius George Staunton give greatest hand happens happiness head heart heaven highest highwayman honour hope human ignorance Juvenal king knave knowledge labour less liberty live Lord Lord Byron Lord Peterborough Lordship Madame de Stael matter means ment mind mode moral nation nature never observed occasion opinion ourselves passions perhaps philosopher pleasure poet possess praise present pride principle produce prove reason receive religion replied revenge reward ribaldry rich seldom Septuagint society sword talent things thou tion true truth unto vice virtue Voltaire weak whole wisdom wise write
Populaire passages
Pagina 41 - And down she sucked with her the whirling wave, Like one who grapples with his enemy, And strives to strangle him before he die.
Pagina 101 - 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 27 - 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 41 - And first one universal shriek there rush'd, Louder than the loud ocean, like a crash Of echoing thunder ; and then all was hush'd, Save the wild wind and the remorseless dash Of billows ; but at intervals there gush'd, Accompanied with a convulsive splash, A solitary shriek, the bubbling cry Of some strong swimmer in his agony.
Pagina 69 - Men are born with two eyes, but with one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say...
Pagina 174 - No two things differ more than hurry and dispatch. Hurry is the mark of a weak mind, dispatch of a strong one.
Pagina 20 - Man's love is of man's life a thing apart ; 'Tis woman's whole existence...
Pagina 41 - No more — no more — Oh! never more on me The freshness of the heart can fall like dew, Which out of all the lovely things we see Extracts emotions beautiful and new; Hived in our bosoms like the bag o' the bee: Think'st thou the honey with those objects grew?
Pagina 14 - 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?
Pagina xii - That writer does the most, who gives his reader the most knowledge, and takes from him the least time.