Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and ArgumentsMiller, Orton & Mulligan, 1856 - 321 страници |
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... praises of thy teacher , For verily the sun of the mind , and the life of the heart is Wisdom : She is pure and full of light , crowning grey hairs with lustre , And kindling the eye of youth with a fire not its own ; And her words ...
... praises of thy teacher , For verily the sun of the mind , and the life of the heart is Wisdom : She is pure and full of light , crowning grey hairs with lustre , And kindling the eye of youth with a fire not its own ; And her words ...
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... praise to the painter , Than the consummate work elaborated on his easel : And so , the Helvetic lion caverned in the living rock Hath more of majesty and force , than if upon a marble pedestal . Tell me , daughter of taste , what hath ...
... praise to the painter , Than the consummate work elaborated on his easel : And so , the Helvetic lion caverned in the living rock Hath more of majesty and force , than if upon a marble pedestal . Tell me , daughter of taste , what hath ...
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... praise in the matter of Salu's son , " With how much greater honour standeth such a rescuer acquitted ? Uphold the laws of thy country , and fear not to fight in their defence ; But first be convinced in thy mind ; for herein the ...
... praise in the matter of Salu's son , " With how much greater honour standeth such a rescuer acquitted ? Uphold the laws of thy country , and fear not to fight in their defence ; But first be convinced in thy mind ; for herein the ...
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... praise he coveteth , is content to be drest in hair - cloth ; And wily Lust tempteth the young heart , that is proof against the bravery of harlots , With timid tears and retiring looks of an artful seeming maid ; And indolent Apathy ...
... praise he coveteth , is content to be drest in hair - cloth ; And wily Lust tempteth the young heart , that is proof against the bravery of harlots , With timid tears and retiring looks of an artful seeming maid ; And indolent Apathy ...
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... praise fatteneth the vain , And the pride of man delighteth in the humble bearing of his fellow ; But to the tender benevolence of the unthanked Almoner of good , Humility is queen among the graces , for she giveth Him occasion to ...
... praise fatteneth the vain , And the pride of man delighteth in the humble bearing of his fellow ; But to the tender benevolence of the unthanked Almoner of good , Humility is queen among the graces , for she giveth Him occasion to ...
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Anticyra art thou Athens beauty Behold better blessed band blessing charity child creature dark death deep DEUCALION doth dread earth eternal evil fair faith false fame fancy father fear flowers folly fool glad glory gloweth goeth guilt hand happy hast thou hath heaven heed HIPPODAME history of earth holy honest honour hope humble humility innocence jewelled band king King's remembrancer knoweth knowledge labour light live look loveth man's matter mercy mighty mind mocketh mountain mystery nature never NIREUS perchance PLATO pleasure PLUTARCH Poggibonsi poison praise prayer precious pride proverb Pythagoras reason rich sage scorn secret shalt thou sloth smile sorrow soul spirit standeth strong sweet thee thine things thou art thou canst thou hast thou shalt thought thy heart thyself to-day toil truth unto Vaucluse Verily virtue weak wealth Wherefore wisdom wise words youth
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Страница xxxv - How charming is divine Philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets, Where no crude surfeit reigns.
Страница 115 - A BABE in a house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love : A resting place for innocence on earth ; a link between angels and men...
Страница 64 - Vast is the mighty ocean, but drops have made it vast. Despise not thou a small thing, either for evil or for good; For a look may work thy ruin, or a word create thy wealth: The walking this way or that, the casual stopping or hastening, Hath saved life and destroyed it, hath cast down and built up fortunes. Commit thy trifles unto God, for to him is nothing trivial; And it is but the littleness of man that seeth no greatness in a trifle.
Страница xvii - I therefore filled all the little spaces that occurred between the remarkable days in the calendar with proverbial sentences, chiefly such as inculcated industry and frugality, as the means of procuring wealth, and thereby securing virtue ; it being more difficult for a man in want to act always honestly, as, to use here one of those proverbs, it is hard for an empty sack to stand upright.
Страница xxvi - Those who will not be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock...
Страница 109 - LOVE : — what a volume in a word, an ocean in a tear, A seventh heaven in a glance, a whirlwind in a sigh, The lightning in a touch, a millennium in a moment...
Страница xxxv - All the enchantment of fancy, and all the cogency of argument, are employed to recommend to the reader his real interest, the care of pleasing the Author of his being.
Страница 115 - Even so mayst thou guide the mind to good, or lead it to the marrings of evil, For disposition is builded up by the fashioning of first impressions : Wherefore, though the voice of Instruction waiteth for the ear of reason, Yet with his mother's milk the young child drinketh Education.
Страница 139 - Now, is the constant syllable ticking from the clock of time, Now, is the watchword of the wise, Now, is on the banner of the prudent. Cherish thy to-day and prize it well, or ever it be...
Страница 258 - And immediately I was in the spirit; and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne ; and he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone ; and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.