The Tin Trumpet, Or Heads and Tales, for the Wise and Waggish: To which are Added, Poetical Selections, Volume 1 |
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Page 32
... recalls the idea of Cicero . It is a double shame to a man to have derived distinction from his predecessors , if he bequeath disgrace to his posterity . " Heraldic honours on the base , Do but degrade 32 THE TIN TRUMPET ; OR.
... recalls the idea of Cicero . It is a double shame to a man to have derived distinction from his predecessors , if he bequeath disgrace to his posterity . " Heraldic honours on the base , Do but degrade 32 THE TIN TRUMPET ; OR.
Page 39
... is the real Methuselah and Mentor . To this obvious distinction , nothing can blind us but gross stupidity , or the most miserable cant . To plead the au- thority of the ancients , is to appeal from civilized HEADS AND TALES . 39.
... is the real Methuselah and Mentor . To this obvious distinction , nothing can blind us but gross stupidity , or the most miserable cant . To plead the au- thority of the ancients , is to appeal from civilized HEADS AND TALES . 39.
Page 45
... , but old Continental pictures , which , even supposing them to be genuine , have often lost the sole distinction that once conferred a value upon them . But in many instances they are spurious , HEADS AND TALES . 45.
... , but old Continental pictures , which , even supposing them to be genuine , have often lost the sole distinction that once conferred a value upon them . But in many instances they are spurious , HEADS AND TALES . 45.
Page 78
... distinction , is often selected for the ministry . How unreasonable ! is it not better that the ground should be ploughed by asses , than remain untilled ? I cannot , by any means approve the fastidi- ousness , any more than the bad pun ...
... distinction , is often selected for the ministry . How unreasonable ! is it not better that the ground should be ploughed by asses , than remain untilled ? I cannot , by any means approve the fastidi- ousness , any more than the bad pun ...
Page 108
... distinctions of rank and external appearance , but to the innate gentleness and liberality , which a peasant or an artisan may possess in as eminent a degree as a peer or a prince . Let the reformer , whose victory is won , grace it by ...
... distinctions of rank and external appearance , but to the innate gentleness and liberality , which a peasant or an artisan may possess in as eminent a degree as a peer or a prince . Let the reformer , whose victory is won , grace it by ...
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