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... see the window opened for the beau's defcent , who amorously took his leave of his fair nymph , and , thinking to return the fame road as he came , began to defcend ; but had fcarce got two fteps down the ladder , before it broke , and ...
... see the window opened for the beau's defcent , who amorously took his leave of his fair nymph , and , thinking to return the fame road as he came , began to defcend ; but had fcarce got two fteps down the ladder , before it broke , and ...
Page 65
... habits , and can settle nothing as they ought . This is the true cafe , and not want of capacity either in the teacher or pupil , that we see so few make any profi- ciency 70 THE CANDLE AND SNUFFERS . ciency , and why.
... habits , and can settle nothing as they ought . This is the true cafe , and not want of capacity either in the teacher or pupil , that we see so few make any profi- ciency 70 THE CANDLE AND SNUFFERS . ciency , and why.
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... See how my beams triumphant foar ! See how I gaily blaze alone- With ftrength , with luftre all my own . " Luftre , good Sir ! ( the fnuffers cried ) Alas ! how ignorant is pride ! Thy light which wavers round the room , Shews as the ...
... See how my beams triumphant foar ! See how I gaily blaze alone- With ftrength , with luftre all my own . " Luftre , good Sir ! ( the fnuffers cried ) Alas ! how ignorant is pride ! Thy light which wavers round the room , Shews as the ...
Page 129
... see the au- thor of my being , the guide , the preferver , and inftructor of my youth , the man to whom alone I owe , that I am , and what I am , Janguifh before my face in pain , infirmities , and mifery , from which I know he cannot ...
... see the au- thor of my being , the guide , the preferver , and inftructor of my youth , the man to whom alone I owe , that I am , and what I am , Janguifh before my face in pain , infirmities , and mifery , from which I know he cannot ...
Page 167
... See the little hinds at play , Bound across the fhallow brook , By their mother led aftray , By their mother too forfook . Now the haymakers with joy Hafte across the flow'ry dale , And the merry fervant - boy Trudges homeward with his ...
... See the little hinds at play , Bound across the fhallow brook , By their mother led aftray , By their mother too forfook . Now the haymakers with joy Hafte across the flow'ry dale , And the merry fervant - boy Trudges homeward with his ...
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Page 183 - I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one. I then came home and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers and sisters and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth...
Page 280 - Make the most of it you can, said I to myself, the Bastile is but another word for a tower ; — and a tower is but another word for a house you can't get out of. — Mercy on the gouty ! for they are in it twice a year. — But with nine livres a day, and pen and ink and paper and patience, albeit a man can't get out, he may do very well within...
Page 183 - My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain I had made, told me I had given four times as much for it as it was worth; put me in mind what good things I might have bought with the rest of the money; and laughed at me so much for my folly, that I cried with vexation; and the reflection gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure.
Page 183 - I saved my money. As I grew up, came into the world, and observed the actions of men, I thought I met with many, very many, who gave too much for the whistle.
Page 187 - Statesman and powerful Orator, this Monument in her Guildhall;, that her Citizens may never meet for the Transaction of their Affairs, without being reminded that the Means by which Providence raises a Nation to Greatness, are the Virtues infused into Great men...
Page 45 - Mirza departed; and on the third day having received no command, he again requested an audience, and it was granted. When he entered the royal...
Page 72 - Mathew, he was desirous of seeing with his own eyes whether the report of it were true, which he could not help thinking to have been much exaggerated. Upon receiving an intimation of this from Dr. Sheridan, Mr.
Page 47 - Wait, therefore, for the glorious vision ; and in the mean time emulate the eagle. Much is in thy power ; and therefore, much is expected of thee. Though the ALMIGHTY only can give virtue, yet, as a prince thou mayest stimulate those to beneficence...
Page 47 - Believe then that it is he who tells thee all knowledge is profane which terminates in thyself; and by a life wasted in speculation, little even of this can be gained.
Page 184 - In short, I conceive that great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by the false estimates they have made of the value of things, and by their giving too much for their whistles.