ObserverT. and J. Allman, 1823 - English essays |
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... thought it worth their while to record some pleasanter specimen than Macrobius has given us of his retort upon Q. Albidius , a glutton and a spendthrift , when his house was on fire- ' What he could not eat , he has burnt , ' said Cato ...
... thought it worth their while to record some pleasanter specimen than Macrobius has given us of his retort upon Q. Albidius , a glutton and a spendthrift , when his house was on fire- ' What he could not eat , he has burnt , ' said Cato ...
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... thought of . Julius Cæsar was no less captivated with Laberius's talents than Clodius had been , and being a man not apt to be discouraged by common difficulties , took up the same solicitation , and assail- ed our Roman knight , who ...
... thought of . Julius Cæsar was no less captivated with Laberius's talents than Clodius had been , and being a man not apt to be discouraged by common difficulties , took up the same solicitation , and assail- ed our Roman knight , who ...
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... fairly be grounded upon it . Suetonius says that the con- ference was long , and also that it was private ; and he adds that Augustus , after his conversation with his successor , never turned his thoughts to any im- 10 N ° 53 . OBSERVER .
... fairly be grounded upon it . Suetonius says that the con- ference was long , and also that it was private ; and he adds that Augustus , after his conversation with his successor , never turned his thoughts to any im- 10 N ° 53 . OBSERVER .
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Lionel Thomas Berguer. his successor , never turned his thoughts to any im- portant business , or , in other words , any matter of state whatever . The secrecy of this conference very much favours my conjecture , that he made an at ...
Lionel Thomas Berguer. his successor , never turned his thoughts to any im- portant business , or , in other words , any matter of state whatever . The secrecy of this conference very much favours my conjecture , that he made an at ...
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... thoughts , and such wisdom as he was sent into the world with , such he must go on with : as wit is not absolutely annexed to pedigree in this country , and arts and sciences sometimes conde- . scend to throw their beams upon the low ...
... thoughts , and such wisdom as he was sent into the world with , such he must go on with : as wit is not absolutely annexed to pedigree in this country , and arts and sciences sometimes conde- . scend to throw their beams upon the low ...
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Page 116 - I am thane of Cawdor : If good, why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair. And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, Against the use of nature...
Page 124 - I am settled, and bend up Each corporal agent to this terrible feat. Away, and mock the time with fairest show : False face must hide what the false heart doth know.
Page 122 - He's here in double trust; First, as I am his kinsman and his subject Strong both against the deed; then, as his host, Who should against his murderer shut the door, Not bear the knife myself.
Page 152 - Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake : Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog...
Page 91 - And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: 13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon : and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves ; for the time of figs was not yet.
Page 130 - Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day ; And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond "Which keeps me pale...
Page 83 - And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph...
Page 130 - His cloister'd flight; ere to black Hecate's summons The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums Hath rung night's yawning peal, there shall be done A deed of dreadful note.
Page 83 - And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Page 96 - Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.