The Tin Trumpet, Or Heads and Tales, for the Wise and Waggish: To which are Added, Poetical Selections, Volume 2 |
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... eyes in preference to my word . " ment . LUCK - Good and bad , is but a synonyme , in the great majority of instances , for good and bad judg- The prudent , the considerate , and the cir- cumspect , seldom complain of their ill luck ...
... eyes in preference to my word . " ment . LUCK - Good and bad , is but a synonyme , in the great majority of instances , for good and bad judg- The prudent , the considerate , and the cir- cumspect , seldom complain of their ill luck ...
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... to Heaven.- O impious ingrates ! cast your eyes On the fair earth - the seas - the skies , And if the vision fail to prove A Maker of unbounded love ; - If in the treasures scattered wide , To guests of HEADS AND TALES . 23.
... to Heaven.- O impious ingrates ! cast your eyes On the fair earth - the seas - the skies , And if the vision fail to prove A Maker of unbounded love ; - If in the treasures scattered wide , To guests of HEADS AND TALES . 23.
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... eye , as they are more remote , but to the mental eye of age , the most distant are the most distinct . A man of eighty may forget that he was seventy , but he never forgets that he was once a boy . Who can doubt the immortality of the ...
... eye , as they are more remote , but to the mental eye of age , the most distant are the most distinct . A man of eighty may forget that he was seventy , but he never forgets that he was once a boy . Who can doubt the immortality of the ...
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... eyes . A French lover , making a present of a mirror to his mistress , sent with it a poetical quatrain , which may be thus para- phrased : ยท - " This mirror my object of love will unfold , Whensoe'er your regard it allures : - Oh ...
... eyes . A French lover , making a present of a mirror to his mistress , sent with it a poetical quatrain , which may be thus para- phrased : ยท - " This mirror my object of love will unfold , Whensoe'er your regard it allures : - Oh ...
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... eyes from the ground , but re- mained , for some time , stammering- " Ah , Imperial Majesty Ah , Imperial Majesty ! " In the same spirit Cafarielli , when told that Farinelli had been made a sort of Prime Minister in Spain , replied ...
... eyes from the ground , but re- mained , for some time , stammering- " Ah , Imperial Majesty Ah , Imperial Majesty ! " In the same spirit Cafarielli , when told that Farinelli had been made a sort of Prime Minister in Spain , replied ...
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