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... thought than the latter , and , by couching it in few words and harmonious numbers , make it more portable to the memory . " 1 The book , as will be seen by reference to the title - page , is somewhat of an encyclopædic nature , and ...
... thought than the latter , and , by couching it in few words and harmonious numbers , make it more portable to the memory . " 1 The book , as will be seen by reference to the title - page , is somewhat of an encyclopædic nature , and ...
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... thought drawn from the wells of ancient learning . Of course there are quotations and quotations , as there are ways of applying them.2 Some seem meant for declamation , 1 " Les citations d'Horace sont les grains de raisin de Corinthe ...
... thought drawn from the wells of ancient learning . Of course there are quotations and quotations , as there are ways of applying them.2 Some seem meant for declamation , 1 " Les citations d'Horace sont les grains de raisin de Corinthe ...
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... thought is revolved in the mind . Indeed a good quotation hardly ever comes amiss . It is a pleasing break in the thread of a speech or writing , allowing the speaker or writer to retire for an instant while another and a greater makes ...
... thought is revolved in the mind . Indeed a good quotation hardly ever comes amiss . It is a pleasing break in the thread of a speech or writing , allowing the speaker or writer to retire for an instant while another and a greater makes ...
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... thought of the author which falls exceedingly flat if left in prose . I have to acknowledge with grateful thanks the permission kindly given by the proprietors of the copyright of the late Professor Conington's Eneid and Horace to make ...
... thought of the author which falls exceedingly flat if left in prose . I have to acknowledge with grateful thanks the permission kindly given by the proprietors of the copyright of the late Professor Conington's Eneid and Horace to make ...
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... thought a wit , Declares he saw , " when he invented it : Who blabs a secret- -Roman , friend , take care , His heart is black , of such an one beware . -Ed . 20. Absint inani funere noniæ , Luctusque turpes et querimoniæ ; Compesce ...
... thought a wit , Declares he saw , " when he invented it : Who blabs a secret- -Roman , friend , take care , His heart is black , of such an one beware . -Ed . 20. Absint inani funere noniæ , Luctusque turpes et querimoniæ ; Compesce ...
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Page 150 - Now was the hour that wakens fond desire In men at sea, and melts their thoughtful heart Who in the morn have bid sweet friends farewell, And pilgrim, newly on his road, with love Thrills if he hear the vesper bell from far That seems to mourn for the expiring day. — Gary.
Page 150 - Milton, Lycidas, 70 : Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights, and live laborious days.
Page 458 - Qu'on parle bien ou mal du fameux cardinal, Ma prose ni mes vers n'en diront jamais rien ; II m'a fait trop de bien pour en dire du mal, II m'a fait trop de mal pour en dire du bien. Richelieu.
Page 49 - Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me : lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who ia the
Page 373 - When lovely woman stoops to folly And finds, too late, that men betray, What charm can soothe her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away
Page 52 - Avec de la vertu, de la capacité, et une bonne conduite, l'on peut être insupportable ; les manières que l'on néglige comme de petites choses, sont souvent ce qui fait que les hommes décident de vous en bien ou en mal ; une légère attention à les avoir douces et polies, prévient leur mauvais jugement.
Page 32 - runs away may fight again. He that fights and runs away May live to fight another day ; But he who is in battle slain Can never rise to fight again.
Page 485 - 40 : Slaves cannot breathe in England : if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall.
Page 415 - C'est de lui que nous vient cet art ingénieux De peindre la parole et de parler aux yeux, Et par les traits divers de ligures tracées Donner de la couleur et du corps aux pensées.
Page 126 - In all thy humours, whether grave or mellow, Thou'rt such a touchy, testy, pleasant fellow, Hast so much wit, and mirth, and spleen about thee. That there's no living with thee nor without thee.