Table-talk; Or, Selections from the Ana: Containing Extracts from the Different Collections of Ana, French, English, Italian, and German. With Bibliographical Notices |
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Page 178
... lord to print verses : it is well enough to make them to please himself , but to make them public is foolish . If a man , in a private chamber , twirls his band - strings , or plays with a rush to please himself , it is well 178 TABLE ...
... lord to print verses : it is well enough to make them to please himself , but to make them public is foolish . If a man , in a private chamber , twirls his band - strings , or plays with a rush to please himself , it is well 178 TABLE ...
Page 180
... lord and a gen- tleman talking together , there came a boy by , leading a calf with both his hands : says the lord to the gentleman , " You shall see me make the boy let go his calf . " With that he came towards him , thinking the boy ...
... lord and a gen- tleman talking together , there came a boy by , leading a calf with both his hands : says the lord to the gentleman , " You shall see me make the boy let go his calf . " With that he came towards him , thinking the boy ...
Page 183
... Lord Bolingbroke into the administration ; on which I shall say more hereafter . It was an instance of Sir Robert's singular for- tune , or evidence of his talents , that he not only preserved his power under two successive mo- narchs ...
... Lord Bolingbroke into the administration ; on which I shall say more hereafter . It was an instance of Sir Robert's singular for- tune , or evidence of his talents , that he not only preserved his power under two successive mo- narchs ...
Page 184
... Lord Chetwynd , the ranger of my park , sent me a fine brace of carp out of my canal ; and I was told I must give five guineas to Lord Chetwynd's servant for bringing me my own carp out of my own canal in my own park ! " George the ...
... Lord Chetwynd , the ranger of my park , sent me a fine brace of carp out of my canal ; and I was told I must give five guineas to Lord Chetwynd's servant for bringing me my own carp out of my own canal in my own park ! " George the ...
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... Lord of the Admiral- ty , to seize the Prince of Wales , and convey him to America , whence he should never be heard of more . This detestable project , copied probably from the Earl of Falmouth's offer to Charles the Second with regard ...
... Lord of the Admiral- ty , to seize the Prince of Wales , and convey him to America , whence he should never be heard of more . This detestable project , copied probably from the Earl of Falmouth's offer to Charles the Second with regard ...
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