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 27
... 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 generally estimated by their moral and intellectual , rather than their baptismal ...
... 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 generally estimated by their moral and intellectual , rather than their baptismal ...
Page 31
... wishes , he will only wish for that which he can effect . AMBLE - Of this indefinite and intermediate pace , which , ( to adopt the Johnsonian style ) " without the concussiveness of the trot , or the celerity of the canter , neither ...
... wishes , he will only wish for that which he can effect . AMBLE - Of this indefinite and intermediate pace , which , ( to adopt the Johnsonian style ) " without the concussiveness of the trot , or the celerity of the canter , neither ...
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... wish , " says Seneca , " that anger could always be exhausted , when its first weapon was broken , and that like the bees , who leave their stings in the wound they make , we could only inflict a single injury . " To a certain extent ...
... wish , " says Seneca , " that anger could always be exhausted , when its first weapon was broken , and that like the bees , who leave their stings in the wound they make , we could only inflict a single injury . " To a certain extent ...
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... wish is often fulfilled , for the same writer observes , that anger is like a ruin , which , in falling upon its victim , breaks itself to pieces . Without any other armour than an offended frown , an in- dignant eye , and a rebuking ...
... wish is often fulfilled , for the same writer observes , that anger is like a ruin , which , in falling upon its victim , breaks itself to pieces . Without any other armour than an offended frown , an in- dignant eye , and a rebuking ...
Page 63
... . - An involuntary operation of the mind , which we can no more control , however earnestly we may wish or pray for it , than we can add a cubit to our stature by desiring 66 can to be taller . " Belief or disbelief HEADS AND TALES . 63.
... . - An involuntary operation of the mind , which we can no more control , however earnestly we may wish or pray for it , than we can add a cubit to our stature by desiring 66 can to be taller . " Belief or disbelief HEADS AND TALES . 63.
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