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Page 88
... peace is preferable to afflu- ence with anxiety . Poverty whets the genius , opulence blunts it : When the belly is empty , the body be- comes all fpirit : When full , the fpirit be- comes all body . Always to indulge our appetites is ...
... peace is preferable to afflu- ence with anxiety . Poverty whets the genius , opulence blunts it : When the belly is empty , the body be- comes all fpirit : When full , the fpirit be- comes all body . Always to indulge our appetites is ...
Page 98
... peace without flavery , and abundance without profufion , fay with con- fidence , that the owner is a man of taste and judgment . When a man fays in converfation , that it is fine weather , does he mean to inform you of the fact ...
... peace without flavery , and abundance without profufion , fay with con- fidence , that the owner is a man of taste and judgment . When a man fays in converfation , that it is fine weather , does he mean to inform you of the fact ...
Page 186
... peace ; you difgrace me . In the mean time a purchaser comes : He fees and purchases the parchment - book . It was an oracle of law . At the first glance he condemns the other ; a poem , not lefs extravagant than cold . Here , fays he ...
... peace ; you difgrace me . In the mean time a purchaser comes : He fees and purchases the parchment - book . It was an oracle of law . At the first glance he condemns the other ; a poem , not lefs extravagant than cold . Here , fays he ...
Page 191
... peace and war with the greateft prudence and moderation . His difregard for money was vifible at his death ; for , though he was frequently treasu- rer , as well as general , he fcarce left fuffi- cient to defray the expence of his ...
... peace and war with the greateft prudence and moderation . His difregard for money was vifible at his death ; for , though he was frequently treasu- rer , as well as general , he fcarce left fuffi- cient to defray the expence of his ...
Page 209
... peace ; and that the Romans- " were taught to make war with integrity ,, ⚫ not lefs than with courage ' He ordered : the schoolmaster to be stripped , his hands to be bound behind his back , and to be deli- vered to the boys to be ...
... peace ; and that the Romans- " were taught to make war with integrity ,, ⚫ not lefs than with courage ' He ordered : the schoolmaster to be stripped , his hands to be bound behind his back , and to be deli- vered to the boys to be ...
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Page 113 - Ah, Valentine ! can you leave me here ?" Valentine immediately ran back, and in the midst of a thick fire of the French took the corporal upon his back and brought him through all that danger as far as the Abbey of...
Page 190 - ... which he was as unable to leave as to enjoy. Clogged in his wings, enfeebled in his feet, and his whole frame...
Page 190 - The philosopher, on the other hand, sipped a little with caution ; but being suspicious of danger, flew off to fruits and flowers, where, by the moderation of his meals, he improved his relish for the true enjoyment of them. In the evening, however, he called upon his friend, to inquire whether...
Page 258 - I'll remove the cause. A wond'rous spring within my garden flows, Of sov'reign virtue, chiefly to compose Domestic jars and matrimonial strife, The best elixir t' appease man and wife ; Strange are th' effects, the qualities divine ; 'Tis water call'd, but worth its weight in wine.
Page 21 - Names that denote divifion and difference, fuch as, benefits, obligation, intreaties, thanks, gratitude, are odious to them. Something to be wifhed like home that is not home, like alone that is not alone, found in a friend only, or in his houfe.
Page 113 - He was not by any means to be forced from the body, but was removed with it bleeding in his arms, and attended with tears by all their comrades who knew their enmity. When he was brought to a tent, his wounds were dressed...
Page 52 - The first and most important female quality is sweetness of temper. Heaven did not give to the female sex insinuation and persuasion, in order to be surly ; it did not make them weak in order to be imperious ; it did not give them a sweet voice in order to be employed in scolding ; it did not provide them with delicate features in order to be disfigured with anger.
Page 83 - You have obliged a man ; — very well. What would you have more ? Is not the consciousness of doing good a sufficient reward ? 39. Agesilaus, king of Sparta,* being asked the means of establishing a high reputation, answered, —
Page 173 - I find, would have been concluded without an IF, had you been as ready to do justice to others as to exact it from them.
Page 116 - Syfacufe, was always bewraying his unhappinefs. Damocles, one of his flatterers, defcanting upon his magnificence, his power, his riches ; Dionyfius faid to him, ' Thefe things feem to delight you ; « make a trial of my place, by way of expe