The tin trumpet; or, Heads and tales, for the wise and waggish; to which are added, poetical selections. By the late Paul Chatfield. Ed. by Jefferson Saunders. By H. Smith1869 |
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... common trivialities of chit - chat , by devoting an hour and a half of their meeting to the consideration of some specific objects , of which several were sometimes proposed for a single night . The remain- ing hour and a half , for ...
... common trivialities of chit - chat , by devoting an hour and a half of their meeting to the consideration of some specific objects , of which several were sometimes proposed for a single night . The remain- ing hour and a half , for ...
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... common - place book , under different alphabetical heads , a process in which he invariably employed the writing instrument to which we have already alluded . This will explain the title of " The Tin Trumpet " -given to his book , as ...
... common - place book , under different alphabetical heads , a process in which he invariably employed the writing instrument to which we have already alluded . This will explain the title of " The Tin Trumpet " -given to his book , as ...
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... common observers . " What does a man think of when he thinks of nothing ? " her Majesty demanded of a choleric courtier , to whom she had not realised her promise of promotion . " He thinks , madam , of a woman's promise , " was the ...
... common observers . " What does a man think of when he thinks of nothing ? " her Majesty demanded of a choleric courtier , to whom she had not realised her promise of promotion . " He thinks , madam , of a woman's promise , " was the ...
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... common enemy without ! Mark the opinion upon this subject entertained by a dis- tinguished prelate . " I reduced the study of divinity , " says Bishop Watson , “ into as narrow a compass as possible , for I determined to study nothing ...
... common enemy without ! Mark the opinion upon this subject entertained by a dis- tinguished prelate . " I reduced the study of divinity , " says Bishop Watson , “ into as narrow a compass as possible , for I determined to study nothing ...
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... Common Prayer , p . 57. ) In spite of the damnatory clauses at the conclusion of this theological puzzle , this Ignotum per ignotius , it appears that Christendom did very well without it for 900 years ; and , probably , very few of the ...
... Common Prayer , p . 57. ) In spite of the damnatory clauses at the conclusion of this theological puzzle , this Ignotum per ignotius , it appears that Christendom did very well without it for 900 years ; and , probably , very few of the ...
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Page 50 - I knew a very wise man so much of Sir Chr — 's sentiment, that he believed if a man were permitted to make all the ballads, he need not care who should make the laws of a nation.
Page 45 - THE Church hath power to decree Rites or Ceremonies, and authority in Controversies of Faith : And yet it is not lawful for the Church to ordain any thing that is contrary to God's Word written, neither may it so expound one place of Scripture, that it be repugnant to another. Wherefore, although the Church be a witness and a keeper of holy Writ, yet, as it ought not to decree...
Page 365 - 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.
Page 341 - That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow • warmer among the ruins of lona.
Page 179 - Thus may we gather honey from the weed, And make a moral of the devil himself.
Page 179 - The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together : our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not; and our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our virtues.
Page 167 - If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
Page 52 - Why no, Sir. Every body knows you are paid for affecting warmth for your client; and it is, therefore, properly no dissimulation: the moment you come from the bar you resume your usual behaviour. Sir, a man will no more carry the artifice of the bar into the common intercourse of society, than a man who is paid for tumbling upon his hands will continue to tumble upon his hands when he should walk on his feet.
Page 245 - For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts...
Page 339 - Atheism leaves a man to sense, to philosophy, to natural piety, to laws, to reputation; all which may be guides to an outward moral virtue, though religion 'were not; but superstition dismounts all these, and erecteth an absolute monarchy in the minds of men.