Liber facetiarum, being a collection of curious and interesting anecdotesD. Akenhead and Sons, 1809 - 344 страници |
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... soon as they wished , they loudly called for it as they would for an actor absenting himself . At length it began , and as the clouds prevented them from observing it distinctly , they began to hiss with all their might , because the ...
... soon as they wished , they loudly called for it as they would for an actor absenting himself . At length it began , and as the clouds prevented them from observing it distinctly , they began to hiss with all their might , because the ...
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... soon as the czar saw him , he ran to get a large oak plant which he kept for such pur- poses , and would probably have killed the count ; but perceiving him holding a handkerchief to his mouth , he asked him the reason . " I am in great ...
... soon as the czar saw him , he ran to get a large oak plant which he kept for such pur- poses , and would probably have killed the count ; but perceiving him holding a handkerchief to his mouth , he asked him the reason . " I am in great ...
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... soon obliged to draw a sad contrast between this and his native land : he fell into a deep melancholy and died of a broken heart . Ashe's Trav . in Amer . v . 1 , p . 69 . CARDINAL WOLSEY had drawn up a draught of certain conditions ...
... soon obliged to draw a sad contrast between this and his native land : he fell into a deep melancholy and died of a broken heart . Ashe's Trav . in Amer . v . 1 , p . 69 . CARDINAL WOLSEY had drawn up a draught of certain conditions ...
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... soon carri- ed to the tyrant Denys , who faire crucified this barbar , and hanged him for his foolish words . And to say a trueth , all the sort of these barbars be commonly busie fellowes with their tongues , and no marvell , for ...
... soon carri- ed to the tyrant Denys , who faire crucified this barbar , and hanged him for his foolish words . And to say a trueth , all the sort of these barbars be commonly busie fellowes with their tongues , and no marvell , for ...
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... soon acquired great popularity verbosis strophis , by loquacious canting . Elated with the success of his harangues among the swinish multitude , he took it into his head to attempt the conversion of the dean of St. Patrick's to the ...
... soon acquired great popularity verbosis strophis , by loquacious canting . Elated with the success of his harangues among the swinish multitude , he took it into his head to attempt the conversion of the dean of St. Patrick's to the ...
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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.