Liber facetiarum, being a collection of curious and interesting anecdotesD. Akenhead and Sons, 1809 - 344 страници |
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... Character of 85 Quacks 69 Quackery 188 Sartine & Emp . Jofeph 316 Queen of France , cour- Sardinia , King of 104 age of , and Escape 47 Satire · · 149 Quin 23 Schmidt , Dr · 221 Scipio 174 , 203 Monks Rabelais ' Antipathy to Radcliffe ...
... Character of 85 Quacks 69 Quackery 188 Sartine & Emp . Jofeph 316 Queen of France , cour- Sardinia , King of 104 age of , and Escape 47 Satire · · 149 Quin 23 Schmidt , Dr · 221 Scipio 174 , 203 Monks Rabelais ' Antipathy to Radcliffe ...
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... Character of these Poems , see the Anti - Jacobin and Monthly Reviews , and the British Critic . DONA IGNEZ DE CASTRO , a Tragedy from the Portugueze of Nicola Luiz , with Remarks on the History of that unfortunate Lady ; by JOHN ...
... Character of these Poems , see the Anti - Jacobin and Monthly Reviews , and the British Critic . DONA IGNEZ DE CASTRO , a Tragedy from the Portugueze of Nicola Luiz , with Remarks on the History of that unfortunate Lady ; by JOHN ...
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... character , since the mention of the name a- lone excited merriment . " Is not he rather a strange fellow ? " added he , immediately . " Yes , " replied I , " an original . " - " I thought so , " con- tinued he ; " I have heard hin ...
... character , since the mention of the name a- lone excited merriment . " Is not he rather a strange fellow ? " added he , immediately . " Yes , " replied I , " an original . " - " I thought so , " con- tinued he ; " I have heard hin ...
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... character , who had long carried on a commerce between the two ports . This un- fortunate man was selected to be the innocent victim to appease the rigour of Chinese justice , and he was immediately strangled . Barrow's Travels in China ...
... character , who had long carried on a commerce between the two ports . This un- fortunate man was selected to be the innocent victim to appease the rigour of Chinese justice , and he was immediately strangled . Barrow's Travels in China ...
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... character was fond of perusing , and found that Ossian's Poems , ( well translated into Italian , ) the works of Newton and Leibnitz ; Smith , on the Wealth of Nations ; the works of Montesquieu ; Tacitus , Guiccardini , & c . formed ...
... character was fond of perusing , and found that Ossian's Poems , ( well translated into Italian , ) the works of Newton and Leibnitz ; Smith , on the Wealth of Nations ; the works of Montesquieu ; Tacitus , Guiccardini , & c . formed ...
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Страница 161 - tis no matter; honour pricks me on. Yea, but how if honour prick me off when I come on? how then? Can honour set to a leg? no: or an arm? no: or take away the grief of a wound? no. Honour hath no skill in surgery, then? no. What is honour? a word. What is that word, honour? air. A trim reckoning! — Who hath it? he that died o
Страница 119 - In peace, Love tunes the shepherd's reed; In war, he mounts the warrior's steed; In halls, in gay attire is seen; In hamlets, dances on the green. Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above ; For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
Страница 151 - English man of war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, .tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention.
Страница 195 - He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Страница 241 - That's very strange ; but if you had not supped, I must have got something for you. Let me see, what should I have had ? A couple of lobsters ; ay, that would have done very well ; two shillings— tarts, a shilling ; but you will drink a glass of wine with me, though you supped so much before your usual time only to spare my pocket ?' ' No, we had rather talk with you than drink with you.
Страница 78 - And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth...
Страница 230 - May the Great God, whom I worship, grant to my Country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious Victory; and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after Victory be the predominant feature in the British Fleet. For myself, individually, I commit my life to Him, who made me, and may his blessing light upon my endeavours for serving my Country faithfully. To him I resign myself and the just cause which is entrusted to me to defend. Amen. Amen. Amen.
Страница 99 - The aperture of the den, on the east side of a very high ledge of rocks, is about two feet square ; from thence it descends obliquely fifteen feet, then running horizontally about ten more, it ascends gradually sixteen feet toward its termination.
Страница 228 - .Follow me, and hear a lecture in philosophy ;' and Charles, laying his hand on his sword, to say, ' Follow me, and dethrone the czar;' a man would be ashamed to follow Socrates.
Страница 241 - How came you to leave all the great lords that you are so fond of, to come hither to see a poor dean ? — ' Because we would rather see you than any of them.' — ' Ay, any one that did not know so well as I do might believe you. But since you are come, I must get some supper for you, I suppose.'— ' No, Doctor, we have • Speace.