The Tin Trumpet: Or Heads and Tales, for the Wise and Waggish. To which are Added Poetical Selections, Volume 1E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1836 |
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Page 36
... says- " We really cannot see what equani- mity there is in jerking a lacerated carp out of the water by the jaws , merely because it has not the power of making a noise ; for we presume , that the most philosophic of anglers would ...
... says- " We really cannot see what equani- mity there is in jerking a lacerated carp out of the water by the jaws , merely because it has not the power of making a noise ; for we presume , that the most philosophic of anglers would ...
Page 48
... says Bi- shop Watson , " into as narrow a compass as possible , for I de- termined to study nothing but my Bible ... say to them , holding the New Testament in my hand , ' En sacrum codicem ! Here is the fountain of truth ; why do you ...
... says Bi- shop Watson , " into as narrow a compass as possible , for I de- termined to study nothing but my Bible ... say to them , holding the New Testament in my hand , ' En sacrum codicem ! Here is the fountain of truth ; why do you ...
Page 49
... says old Fuller , " I am afraid they will take unlawful pleasure , and , by lacing themselves too hard , grow awry on one side . " To the the same purport we may quote the observation of the French writer , Balzac : " Si ceux qui sont ...
... says old Fuller , " I am afraid they will take unlawful pleasure , and , by lacing themselves too hard , grow awry on one side . " To the the same purport we may quote the observation of the French writer , Balzac : " Si ceux qui sont ...
Page 50
... says , " this creed is supposed to have been framed from the writings of Athanasius . It was not , however , admitted into the offices of the Roman church , at the earliest , till the year 930 , in which it has continued ever since ...
... says , " this creed is supposed to have been framed from the writings of Athanasius . It was not , however , admitted into the offices of the Roman church , at the earliest , till the year 930 , in which it has continued ever since ...
Page 51
... bosom . " All the splendour of the highest prosperity , " says Adam Smith , can . never enlighten the gloom with which so dreadful an idea 66 must necessarily overshadow the imagination ; nor in a wise HEADS AND TALES . 51.
... bosom . " All the splendour of the highest prosperity , " says Adam Smith , can . never enlighten the gloom with which so dreadful an idea 66 must necessarily overshadow the imagination ; nor in a wise HEADS AND TALES . 51.
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