Crayon Sketches, Հատոր 1Conner and Cooke, 1833 |
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... thou art, how familiar rnay'st thou be with Shakspeare, if it so please thee ! John Milton will not refuse thy acquaintance. Here is Swift, too, divested of his rudeness ; and Pope of his pettish- ness ; and " glorious John ;" and Ben ...
... thou art, how familiar rnay'st thou be with Shakspeare, if it so please thee ! John Milton will not refuse thy acquaintance. Here is Swift, too, divested of his rudeness ; and Pope of his pettish- ness ; and " glorious John ;" and Ben ...
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... thou ever misspend a few hours at a debating society ? If so , then hast thou seen " pitiful ambition " in all its infinite varieties , and almost every stage and degree of folly , froth , and fatuity . How didst thou preserve thy serenity ...
... thou ever misspend a few hours at a debating society ? If so , then hast thou seen " pitiful ambition " in all its infinite varieties , and almost every stage and degree of folly , froth , and fatuity . How didst thou preserve thy serenity ...
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... thou may'st do so , discoun- tenance those talking , turbulent , truculent associa- tions for the effusion of the froth and scum of oratory ; eschew hot and bitter disputation - seek not for truth amid wrangles , and quibbles , and dis ...
... thou may'st do so , discoun- tenance those talking , turbulent , truculent associa- tions for the effusion of the froth and scum of oratory ; eschew hot and bitter disputation - seek not for truth amid wrangles , and quibbles , and dis ...
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... thou art ? What metaphysician or mental chemist will analyze thee , and expound to the world the curious substance or essence of which thou art composed ? Where is the lexicographer gifted with powers , subtle and fine as the spider's ...
... thou art ? What metaphysician or mental chemist will analyze thee , and expound to the world the curious substance or essence of which thou art composed ? Where is the lexicographer gifted with powers , subtle and fine as the spider's ...
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... thou may'st do so , discoun- tenance those talking , turbulent , truculent associa- tions for the effusion of the froth and scum of oratory ; eschew hot and bitter disputation - seek not for truth amid wrangles , and quibbles , and dis ...
... thou may'st do so , discoun- tenance those talking , turbulent , truculent associa- tions for the effusion of the froth and scum of oratory ; eschew hot and bitter disputation - seek not for truth amid wrangles , and quibbles , and dis ...
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Էջ 25 - It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink; lest they drink and forget the law and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
Էջ 97 - Treason, felony, Sword, pike, knife, gun, or need of any engine Would I not have ; but nature should bring forth Of its own kind, all foison, all abundance, To feed my innocent people.
Էջ 155 - The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together: our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not ; and our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our virtues.
Էջ 80 - O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion: What airs in dress an' gait wad lea'e us, An
Էջ 109 - As if increase of appetite had grown By what it fed on; and yet, within a month, Let me not think on't: Frailty, thy name is woman!
Էջ 69 - There was a laughing Devil in his sneer, That raised emotions both of rage and fear; And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled, and Mercy sigh'd farewell!
Էջ 64 - Shakspeare, that, take him for all in all, we shall not look upon his like again.
Էջ 89 - Under the greenwood tree Who loves to lie with me, And tune his merry note Unto the sweet bird's throat-- Come hither, come hither, come hither! Here shall we see No enemy But winter and rough weather. Who doth ambition shun And loves to live i' the sun, Seeking the food he eats And pleased with what he gets-- Come hither, come hither, come hither!
Էջ 145 - Here's a health to ane I lo'e dear, Here's a health to ane I lo'e dear ; Thou art sweet as the smile when fond lovers meet, And soft as their parting tear — Jessy ! Altho' thou maun never be mine, Altho...
Էջ 113 - Ah me! for aught that ever I could read. Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth: But, either it was different in blood; Her.