The Tin Trumpet, Or Heads and Tales, for the Wise and Waggish: To which are Added, Poetical Selections, Volume 1 |
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... better even than my late friend , I am bound to confess that apophthegms , epigrammatical turns , terse sayings , antithetical phrases , and even puerile conceits , were his hobby- horse , and one which he occasionally rode even to a ...
... better even than my late friend , I am bound to confess that apophthegms , epigrammatical turns , terse sayings , antithetical phrases , and even puerile conceits , were his hobby- horse , and one which he occasionally rode even to a ...
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... better than the interest of his neighbours . This may help to explain Rochefoucauld's dictum , that there is something , even in the misfortunes of our best friends , which is not altogether displeasing to us . To decline all advice ...
... better than the interest of his neighbours . This may help to explain Rochefoucauld's dictum , that there is something , even in the misfortunes of our best friends , which is not altogether displeasing to us . To decline all advice ...
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... To soothe and lull his conscience ; Teaching him that to break all ties , May be a wholesome sacrifice ; — ' That saints , like bowls , may go astray , 4 Better to win the proper way ; Indulge in every HEADS AND TALES . 37.
... To soothe and lull his conscience ; Teaching him that to break all ties , May be a wholesome sacrifice ; — ' That saints , like bowls , may go astray , 4 Better to win the proper way ; Indulge in every HEADS AND TALES . 37.
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To which are Added, Poetical Selections Horace Smith. Better to win the proper way ; Indulge in every sin at times , To prove that grace is never lacking ; And purify themselves by crimes , As dirty shoes are cleaned by blacking ...
To which are Added, Poetical Selections Horace Smith. Better to win the proper way ; Indulge in every sin at times , To prove that grace is never lacking ; And purify themselves by crimes , As dirty shoes are cleaned by blacking ...
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... better opportunity of seeing nothing , are excrescences which ought to be cut away . I admit , however , the disinterestedness of the architect ; he can have no view in them . ARGUMENT - With fools , passion , vociferation , or vio ...
... better opportunity of seeing nothing , are excrescences which ought to be cut away . I admit , however , the disinterestedness of the architect ; he can have no view in them . ARGUMENT - With fools , passion , vociferation , or vio ...
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