 I would be actually astounded at my own knowledge. I dare say I made a gaby of myself to the world: pray, my good friend, hast thou never done likewise ? If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.  Harper's New Monthly Magazine - Page 3901860Full view - About this book
 | 1904 - 926 pages
...my wit and criticisms, got up for the nonce out of encyclopaedias aud biographical dictionaries; so that I would be actually astounded at my own knowledge....been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man. His management of the journal commenced with No. 19, which was published May 11, 1833. The previous... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1861 - 322 pages
...and biographical dictionaries; so that I would be actually astounded at my own knowledge. I daresay I made a gaby of myself to the world: pray, my good...the first floor (he had pecuniary transactions with Sherrick, and visited two or three of her Majesty's metropolitan prisons at that gentleman's suit)... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1829 - 754 pages
...wit, and criticisms, got up for the nonce, out of encyclopaedias and biographical dictionaries ; so that I would be actually astounded at my own knowledge....the first floor (he had pecuniary transactions with Sherrick, and visited two or three of her Majesty's metropolitan prisons at that gentleman's suit)... | |
 | English literature - 1864 - 564 pages
...and biographical dictionaries; so that I would be actually astonished at my own knowledge. I daresay I made a gaby of myself to the world; pray, my good...been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man." Silence for a while seems to have followed upon this failure; but in 1836 his first attempt at independent... | |
 | American periodicals - 1864 - 650 pages
...biographical dictionaries ; so that I would be actually astonished at my own knowledge. I dare say 1 made a gaby of myself to the world ; pray, my good...likewise? If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thon wilt never be a wine man." Silence for a while seems to have followed upon this failure ; but... | |
 | John Brown - 1866 - 448 pages
...nonce, out of encyclopaedias and biographical dictionaries ; so that I would be actually astonished at my own knowledge. I dare say I made a gaby of myself...been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man." Silence for a while seems to have followed upon this failure ; but in 1836 his first attempt at independent... | |
 | John Brown - English literature - 1866 - 454 pages
...nonce, out of encyclopaedias and biographical dictionaries ; so that I would be actually astonished at my own knowledge. I dare say I made a gaby of myself...been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man." Silence for a while seems to have followed upon this failure ; but in 1836 his first attempt at independent... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 444 pages
...wit, and criticisms, got up for the nonce out of encyclopaedias and biographical dictionaries ; so that I would be actually astounded at my own knowledge....the first floor (he had pecuniary transactions with Sherrick, and visited two or three of her Majesty's metropolitan prisons at that gentleman's suit)... | |
 | W.M. Thackeray - 1869
...wit, and criticisms, got up for the nonce out of encyclopaedias and biographical dictionaries ; so that I would be actually astounded at my own knowledge....the first floor (he had pecuniary transactions with Sherrick, and visited two or three of her Majesty's metropolitan prisons at that gentleman's suit)... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - England - 1869 - 432 pages
...my wit, and criticisms, got up for the nonce out of encyclopaedias and biographical dictionaries; so that I would be actually astounded at my own knowledge....wilt never be a wise man. I think it was my brilliant confrb-e on the first floor (he had pecuniary transactions with Sherrick, and visited two or three... | |
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