The Tin Trumpet, Or Heads and Tales, for the Wise and Waggish: To which are Added, Poetical Selections, 2 tomasWhittaker & Company, 1836 - 279 psl. |
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... fears are vain , And if they do - fear but augments the pain . " MEMORY . - Rochefoucauld says , " Every one complains of his memory , no one of his judgment . " And why ? Because we consider the former as de- pending upon nature ; and ...
... fears are vain , And if they do - fear but augments the pain . " MEMORY . - Rochefoucauld says , " Every one complains of his memory , no one of his judgment . " And why ? Because we consider the former as de- pending upon nature ; and ...
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... fear of being immoral , as for a man to cut off his hands for fear he should steal . When that is done , he has no longer any merit , for though it is out of his power to steal , he may all his life be a thief in his heart . All ...
... fear of being immoral , as for a man to cut off his hands for fear he should steal . When that is done , he has no longer any merit , for though it is out of his power to steal , he may all his life be a thief in his heart . All ...
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... fear , " said a country curate to his flock- " when I explained to you in my last charity sermon , that Philanthropy was the love of our species , you must have understood me to say specie , which may account for the smallness of the ...
... fear , " said a country curate to his flock- " when I explained to you in my last charity sermon , that Philanthropy was the love of our species , you must have understood me to say specie , which may account for the smallness of the ...
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... fear of giving offence is the greatest of all offences . Of this , a ludicrous instance was afforded at the time of the riots , in 1780 , when every one was obliged to chalk " No Popery " upon the wall of his house , in order to protect ...
... fear of giving offence is the greatest of all offences . Of this , a ludicrous instance was afforded at the time of the riots , in 1780 , when every one was obliged to chalk " No Popery " upon the wall of his house , in order to protect ...
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... fear it should be abused , and engender maladies ; a shrewd and notable reason , well worthy of a modern Attorney- general . PRIDE . " My brethren , " said Swift in a sermon , " there are three sorts of pride - of birth , of riches ...
... fear it should be abused , and engender maladies ; a shrewd and notable reason , well worthy of a modern Attorney- general . PRIDE . " My brethren , " said Swift in a sermon , " there are three sorts of pride - of birth , of riches ...
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The Tin Trumpet, Or Heads and Tales, for the Wise and Waggish– To ..., 2 tomas Horace Smith Visos knygos peržiūra - 1836 |
The Tin Trumpet, Or Heads and Tales, for the Wise and Waggish– To ..., 2 tomas Horace Smith Visos knygos peržiūra - 1836 |
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abuse asked atheism attri authority beauty better biped Bishop Burnet bless character cholera Christians Church clergy creature cried dear death Deity delight divine earth England equally evanescent evil exclaimed eyes fear feel give glories happiness hate HEADS AND TALES heart heaven Herbert honour hope human Jack-o'-lantern Jean Paul Richter labours lative less light live look Lord Lord G luxury marriage merit mind misanthropical Momus moral mother nature neighbours never o'er object once opinion ourselves Pat Sullivan perpetual pious pleasure poor pride Primogeniture rare reason reform religion replied rich Robert Boyle says seldom sense silence smile soul spirit Susan sweet Tacitus talents Talleyrand Tantara-ra Tertullian thee thing thou thought tion tithes truth virtues Voltaire whole words writing wrong
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193 psl. - Is lightened ; that serene and blessed mood In which the affections gently lead us on, Until the breath of this corporeal frame, And even the motion of our human blood Almost suspended, we are laid asleep In body, and become a living soul : While with an eye made quiet by the power Of harmony and the deep power of joy, We see into the life of things.
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120 psl. - His doctrine is the best limited, the best expressed : there is the most warmth without fanaticism, the most rational transport. There is one part of it which I disapprove, and I'd have him correct it ; which is, that ' he who does not feel joy in religion. is far from the kingdom of Heaven ! ' there are many good men whose fear of GOD predominates over their love.
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