Laconics: Or, the Best Works of the Best Authors, Volume 3C. Tilt, 1840 - Aphorisms and apothegms |
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... otherwise weak men . - Lord Bacon . : XX . A poet hurts himself by writing prose , as a race - horse hurts his motions by condescending to draw in a team.— Shenstone XXI . From the earliest dawnings of policy to this 4 LACONICS .
... otherwise weak men . - Lord Bacon . : XX . A poet hurts himself by writing prose , as a race - horse hurts his motions by condescending to draw in a team.— Shenstone XXI . From the earliest dawnings of policy to this 4 LACONICS .
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... Lord Bacon . LXX . If parliament were to consider the sporting with repu- tation of as much importance as sporting on manors , and pass an act for the preservation of fame , there are many would thank them for the bill . - Sheridan ...
... Lord Bacon . LXX . If parliament were to consider the sporting with repu- tation of as much importance as sporting on manors , and pass an act for the preservation of fame , there are many would thank them for the bill . - Sheridan ...
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... neither do I see why a brave man should delight in a creature , whose chief use is to help him run away . - Lord Herbert . CXXXIX . Wit , I consider as a singular and D 3 LACONICS . 29 end of the year to the other. Every thing ...
... neither do I see why a brave man should delight in a creature , whose chief use is to help him run away . - Lord Herbert . CXXXIX . Wit , I consider as a singular and D 3 LACONICS . 29 end of the year to the other. Every thing ...
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... Lord Bacon . CXLIV . Deference is the most complicate , the most indirect , and the most elegant of all compliments . - Shenstone . CXLV . Excellence is never granted to man but as the reward of labour . It argues indeed no small ...
... Lord Bacon . CXLIV . Deference is the most complicate , the most indirect , and the most elegant of all compliments . - Shenstone . CXLV . Excellence is never granted to man but as the reward of labour . It argues indeed no small ...
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... Lord Orrery . CLI . Some modern zealots appear to have no better know- ledge of truth , nor better manner of judging it , than by counting noses . By this rule , if they can poll an indif- ferent number out of a mob ; if they can ...
... Lord Orrery . CLI . Some modern zealots appear to have no better know- ledge of truth , nor better manner of judging it , than by counting noses . By this rule , if they can poll an indif- ferent number out of a mob ; if they can ...
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Apicius bagnio beauty Ben Jonson better body Bruyere Butler Chesterfield Churchill Codrus common conversation death delight dicebox doth dress enemy Epictetus Euripides evil eyes false fame fancy fear folly fools fortune friends genius gentleman give greatest happiness hath heart honest honour Hudibras human humour ignorance inns of court judgment keep kind knave laugh learning less live look Lord Lord Bacon man's mankind manner marriage Massinger matter merit mind Montaigne nature neral never numbers observed opinion pain pass passion pedants person philosopher pleasure Plutarch poet poor praise pride proud racter reason rich ridiculous Roman triumph satire seldom sense Shaftesbury Shakspeare Shenstone soul speak stand sure Swift talk tell thing thou thought tion true truth turn Twill vanity vice virtue whilst whole wise words write young