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Page 46
... Churchill . Wit loses its respect with the good , when seen in com- pany with malice ; and to smile at the jest which plants a thorn in another's breast , is to become a principal in the mischief . - Sheridan . CCXXVII . There is no ...
... Churchill . Wit loses its respect with the good , when seen in com- pany with malice ; and to smile at the jest which plants a thorn in another's breast , is to become a principal in the mischief . - Sheridan . CCXXVII . There is no ...
Page 88
... Churchill . CCCCXXXIII . Who is there that must not be convinced , he is but a useless person , though he has never so many good quali- ties , and never such an extraordinary merit ; when he considers that at his death he leaves a world ...
... Churchill . CCCCXXXIII . Who is there that must not be convinced , he is but a useless person , though he has never so many good quali- ties , and never such an extraordinary merit ; when he considers that at his death he leaves a world ...
Page 100
... Churchill's Rosciad . CCCCLXXXVII . If words be a lie without reservation , they are so with it for this does not alter the words themselves ; nor the meaning of the words ; nor the purpose of him who delivers them . - Bishop Taylor ...
... Churchill's Rosciad . CCCCLXXXVII . If words be a lie without reservation , they are so with it for this does not alter the words themselves ; nor the meaning of the words ; nor the purpose of him who delivers them . - Bishop Taylor ...
Page 102
... Churchill . There are a set of malicious , prating , prudent gossips , both male and female , who murder characters to kill time ; and will rob a young fellow of his good name before he has years to know the value of it . - Sheridan ...
... Churchill . There are a set of malicious , prating , prudent gossips , both male and female , who murder characters to kill time ; and will rob a young fellow of his good name before he has years to know the value of it . - Sheridan ...
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... Churchill's Apology . It is hard to form a maxim against which an exception is not ready to start up : so where the minister grows rich , the public is proportionably poor ; as in a private family the steward always thrives the fastest ...
... Churchill's Apology . It is hard to form a maxim against which an exception is not ready to start up : so where the minister grows rich , the public is proportionably poor ; as in a private family the steward always thrives the fastest ...
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