 | John Todd - Conduct of life - 1799 - 200 pages
...little as possible. We are all in danger of this; but,, probably, the danger increases with our age. " It is a hard and nice subject for a man to speak of himself," says Cowley; " it grates upon his own heart to say anything of disparagement, and upon the reader's ears, to hear anything of... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 266 pages
...FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1714. • Prtcscns, abseiu ut sies. TER. Eun. Art. i. Sc. *. Be present as if absent. ' IT is a hard and nice subject for a man to speak of...himself,' says Cowley ; ' it grates his own heart to say any thing of disparagement, and the reader's ears to hear any thing of praise from him.' Let the tenour... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 280 pages
...562. FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1714. Prtaau, absent ft sin. TER. Eun. Act. i. Sc. *. Be present as if absent. ' IT is a hard and nice subject for a man to speak of himself,' says Cow ley; ' it grates his own heart to say any thing of disparagement, and the reader's ears to hear... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 342 pages
...humble servant, &c.' No. DLXII. FRIDAY, JULY 2. Presents absens ut sies. TER. Be present as if absent. " IT is a hard and nice subject for a man to speak of...himself, says Cowley ; it grates his own heart to say any thing of disparagement, and the reader's ears to hear any thing of praise from him." Let the tenour... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...-'i .•..: ,',• v... 56fc FRIDAY, JULY 2. '.".' .— Prcescus. absens ut iiei. TER. -•' ** JT is a hard and nice subject for a man to speak of himself, (says Cowley:) it grates his own heart to say any thing of disparagement, and the reader's cars to hear any thing of praise from him." Let the tenor... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 494 pages
...N°562. FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1714. Praams, absens ut sies. TEE. Hun. Act i. Sc. a. Be present as if absent ' IT is a hard and nice subject for a man to speak of...himself,' says Cowley ; 'it grates his own heart to say any thing of disparagement, and the reader's ears to hear any thing of praise from him.' Let the tenour... | |
 | 1808 - 306 pages
...EGOTISTS. — Prtesens, ahsens ut sies, TER. Be present as if ahsent. *' TT is a hard and nice suhject for a man to speak of himself," says Cowley ; " it grates his own heart to say any ihing of disparagement, and the reader's ears to hear any thing of praise from him." Let the tenour... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 272 pages
...FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1714. frasent, abaens ut sies. TF.H. Etta. Act i. So. 2. Be present as if absent. ' IT is a hard and nice subject for a man to speak of...himself,' says Cowley ; ' it grates his own heart to say any thing of disparagement, and the reader's ears to hear any thing of praise from him.' Let the tenor... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 522 pages
...ceremony, " Your humble servant," &c. No. 562. FRIDAY, JULY 2. * — ' ' Prasens, absens ut ales. Tsiu IT is a hard and nice subject for a man to speak of....himself, (says Cowley:) it grates his own heart to say any thing of disparagement, and the reader's ears to .hear any thing of praise from him.' Let the tenor... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 252 pages
...FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1714. PriBsens, absens ut sies.—TEE. Eun. act. i. sc. 2. Be present as if absent. ' IT is a hard and nice subject for a man to speak of...himself,' says Cowley; ' it grates his own heart to say any thing of disparagement, and the reader's ears to hear any thing of praise from him.' Let the tenor... | |
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IT IS a hard and nice subject for a man to write of himself; it grates his own heart to say anything of disparagement, and the reader's ears to hear anything of praise from him. 
