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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... replied , that he should have made it shorter if he had had more time . How comes it that no enterprising bookseller has ever thought of publishing " an Abridgment of the Lives of the Fathers ? " I know not whether the religious public ...
... replied , that he should have made it shorter if he had had more time . How comes it that no enterprising bookseller has ever thought of publishing " an Abridgment of the Lives of the Fathers ? " I know not whether the religious public ...
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... replied , putting his hand to his head , " the horns are a little order of my own . " Knowing him to be a married man , I concluded he had good reason for appropriating that peculiar ornament to himself , and made no further objections ...
... replied , putting his hand to his head , " the horns are a little order of my own . " Knowing him to be a married man , I concluded he had good reason for appropriating that peculiar ornament to himself , and made no further objections ...
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... replied the archdeacon . " It may be so , " rejoined Mr. Patten ; " and he can well afford it . He believes at the rate of seven thousand a - year , and I , only at that of fifty . " ATHEIST . - Supposing such an anomaly to exist , an ...
... replied the archdeacon . " It may be so , " rejoined Mr. Patten ; " and he can well afford it . He believes at the rate of seven thousand a - year , and I , only at that of fifty . " ATHEIST . - Supposing such an anomaly to exist , an ...
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... replied , “ There I agree with you , for it is quite a luxury ! " BAIT - one animal impaled upon a hook , in order to torture a second , for the amusement of a third . Were the latter to change places , for a single day , with either of ...
... replied , “ There I agree with you , for it is quite a luxury ! " BAIT - one animal impaled upon a hook , in order to torture a second , for the amusement of a third . Were the latter to change places , for a single day , with either of ...
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... replied the Doctor . " 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 do so when he should walk on his feet . " Perhaps not ...
... replied the Doctor . " 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 do so when he should walk on his feet . " Perhaps not ...
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abuse admiration ancient animals ANTISTROPHE asked Athanasian Creed badger-baiting beauty become believe better biped Bishop blind character Chimæra Christianity Church clergy colour creature creed dæmon death Deity delight divine doctrine earth England epicure equally evanescent evil exclaimed F. C. BURNAND fear feel former fortune French give happiness head heart heaven honour human imagine imitation instance Jack Ketch Jack-o'-lantern JOHN LEECH justice king latter less live Lord Lord Brougham man's ment mind miserable moral Muggletonian nation nature never nonsense verses object once opinion ourselves pain party perpetually pleasure possess present racter reason reform religion religious render replied rich rotten boroughs says seldom sense society sometimes soul spirit sure sympathy talent term Tertullian thing thought tion tithes truth virtue Voltaire whole Will-o'-the-wisp word write
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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.