Table-talk; Or, Selections from the Ana: Containing Extracts from the Different Collections of Ana, French, English, Italian, and German. With Bibliographical Notices |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 77
Page 50
... causing terror and consternation . The Greeks believe that these bo- dies are delivered over to the power of the devil , who preserves and animates them , and employs them to torment mankind . Father Richard , ✶ a Jesuit Missionary to ...
... causing terror and consternation . The Greeks believe that these bo- dies are delivered over to the power of the devil , who preserves and animates them , and employs them to torment mankind . Father Richard , ✶ a Jesuit Missionary to ...
Page 56
... cause of this prefer- ence is , that it corresponds with the number of our fingers , in which all men are accustomed to reckon from their infancy . They count , in the first place , the number of their fingers . When the nnits exceed ...
... cause of this prefer- ence is , that it corresponds with the number of our fingers , in which all men are accustomed to reckon from their infancy . They count , in the first place , the number of their fingers . When the nnits exceed ...
Page 59
... cause the greatest ravages by their infection . Whence does this difference in these effects pro- ceed ? I think I can imagine a cause , which , though not apparent , is very far from being on that account improbable . I would say , in ...
... cause the greatest ravages by their infection . Whence does this difference in these effects pro- ceed ? I think I can imagine a cause , which , though not apparent , is very far from being on that account improbable . I would say , in ...
Page 60
... cause , totally the reverse of this , produces the same effect , 1 mean severe frost , which either totally , or in a great measure , destroys these insects ; for sometimes their num- ber is so great that some escape the rigour of the ...
... cause , totally the reverse of this , produces the same effect , 1 mean severe frost , which either totally , or in a great measure , destroys these insects ; for sometimes their num- ber is so great that some escape the rigour of the ...
Page 61
... cause in which he feels but a slender interest . The judge should hold the balance in equilibrium ; the advocate throws into it the weight which makes his own side preponderate . The judge is armed with the sword of the law ; the ...
... cause in which he feels but a slender interest . The judge should hold the balance in equilibrium ; the advocate throws into it the weight which makes his own side preponderate . The judge is armed with the sword of the law ; the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abbé actor advocate afterwards amusing answered appeared Archbishop of Lyons asked Bautru Boswell called carbuncle Cardinal CARDINAL RICHELIEU Castle Castle of Otranto cause celebrated character child church Cicero comic COUNTESS OF SUFFOLK court death devil died dinner Dr Johnson Duchess Duke excellent father fire France French friends Garrick Gascon gentleman Greek hand History of Paraguay horse Hume Castle Italian Joseph Scaliger judge Julius Cæsar King lady language Latin laugh learned letter live Lord Louis XIV Luther Madame never night observed Paris perceive person Petrarch physician piece play Poggio present Prince Prince of Condé Queen Racan replied Rome seen sent servant Sire soon speak spirit story TABLE-TALK talk ther thing thou thought tion told took tragedy translation turn verse Voltaire walking wife words write wrote