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 27
... imagine their influence to depend upon their personal attractions , naturally wish to preserve their youth . It is in their power to do so ; for she who captivates the heart and the understanding , never grows old : and as men are ...
... imagine their influence to depend upon their personal attractions , naturally wish to preserve their youth . It is in their power to do so ; for she who captivates the heart and the understanding , never grows old : and as men are ...
Page 38
... imagine themselves to have an abundance of good reasons for dislike of their fellow crea- tures , they should be careful not to indulge imaginary ones . And yet some people , forgetting the precept of " Fas est et ab hoste doceri ...
... imagine themselves to have an abundance of good reasons for dislike of their fellow crea- tures , they should be careful not to indulge imaginary ones . And yet some people , forgetting the precept of " Fas est et ab hoste doceri ...
Page 42
... imagine others which would be equally , or , perhaps , more agreeable to an unprejudiced eye . The first columns were undoubtedly trees , which diminished as they ascended . The stems of the branches , where they were cut off ...
... imagine others which would be equally , or , perhaps , more agreeable to an unprejudiced eye . The first columns were undoubtedly trees , which diminished as they ascended . The stems of the branches , where they were cut off ...
Page 49
... imagine that the happiness of the Creator consists in the unhappiness of the creature , are thus offending Him in their very fear of giving offence , since they find sweetness even in their sourness , and a joy in the very want of it ...
... imagine that the happiness of the Creator consists in the unhappiness of the creature , are thus offending Him in their very fear of giving offence , since they find sweetness even in their sourness , and a joy in the very want of it ...
Page 83
... imagine that they are not only concealing their own misconduct in this world , but making atonement for it in the next , by visiting the misdeeds of others with a puritanical severity . They may well be implacable ! " I should never ...
... imagine that they are not only concealing their own misconduct in this world , but making atonement for it in the next , by visiting the misdeeds of others with a puritanical severity . They may well be implacable ! " I should never ...
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