Gaieties and Gravities: A Series of Essays, Comic Tales, and Fugitive Vagaries. Now First Collected, Volume 1 |
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Page 28
... faces downwards , or while they swing upon hooks suspended from elevated beams , shower down flowers upon their admirers , as if in the act of bea- titude . Ille placet Deo cui placet Deus , says St. Augustine ; Addison asserts that ...
... faces downwards , or while they swing upon hooks suspended from elevated beams , shower down flowers upon their admirers , as if in the act of bea- titude . Ille placet Deo cui placet Deus , says St. Augustine ; Addison asserts that ...
Page 36
... face , and curses on the lip ; between hatred in the bosom , and compliments from the tongue : she has exposed the general inconsistency between professions and feelings , and the confusion with which most indivi- duals would be covered ...
... face , and curses on the lip ; between hatred in the bosom , and compliments from the tongue : she has exposed the general inconsistency between professions and feelings , and the confusion with which most indivi- duals would be covered ...
Page 49
... and reputation of drunkenness without its en- joyment ; but there is no help for it - he must look his fortunes in the face , and reflect that it is better to VOL . I. D be accused of a vice , being innocent , than MY TEA - KETTLE .. 49.
... and reputation of drunkenness without its en- joyment ; but there is no help for it - he must look his fortunes in the face , and reflect that it is better to VOL . I. D be accused of a vice , being innocent , than MY TEA - KETTLE .. 49.
Page 54
... faces the snows still fall , And one winding - sheet enwraps them all . The horse and his rider are both o'erthrown : - Soldier and beast form a common feast For the wolf and the bear ; and , when day is flown , Their teeth gleam white ...
... faces the snows still fall , And one winding - sheet enwraps them all . The horse and his rider are both o'erthrown : - Soldier and beast form a common feast For the wolf and the bear ; and , when day is flown , Their teeth gleam white ...
Page 57
... face it miss'd , It met his ear with such a rap , He thought it was a thunder - clap , Especially as from the crash His eye - balls gave a sudden flash . Jinkins , meanwhile , with clamour dire , Vociferating " Thieves ! " and " Fire ...
... face it miss'd , It met his ear with such a rap , He thought it was a thunder - clap , Especially as from the crash His eye - balls gave a sudden flash . Jinkins , meanwhile , with clamour dire , Vociferating " Thieves ! " and " Fire ...
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