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" Louis-Quatorze gimcracks, and old china, park hacks, and splendid high-stepping carriage horses — all the delights of life, I say — would go to the deuce if people did but act upon their silly principles, and avoid those whom they dislike and abuse.... "
One of the thirty: a strange history, ed. [really written] by H. Jennings - Page 96
by Hargrave Jennings - 1873
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The American Whig Review, Volume 2; Volume 8

1848 - 738 pages
...crinoline-petticoats, diamonds, Louis-Quatorze gimcracka and old china, and splendid high-stepping carriage horses — all the delights of life, I say — would go to the...things are made to go on pleasantly enough : we may abuse1 a man as much as we like, and call him the greatest rascal unhung — but do we wish to hang...
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Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero, Volume 1

William Makepeace Thackeray - 1848 - 408 pages
...splendid high-stepping carriage horses — all the delights of life, I say, would go to the dence, if people did but act upon their silly principles,...forbearance, things are made to go on ; pleasantly enoitgh : we may abuse a man as ; much as wo like, and call him the greatest rascal unhung — but...
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Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero

William Makepeace Thackeray - 1849 - 412 pages
...hacks nnd splendid high-stepping carriage horses — all the delights of life, I say, would go to tho deuce, if people did but act upon their silly principles,...mutual forbearance, things are made to go on pleasantly ononsih : we mny abuse a man as much ns wo like, and call him the greatest rascal unhung — but do...
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Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero, Volume 1

William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 602 pages
...Louis-Quatorze-gimcracks, and old china, park hacks and splendid high-stepping carriage horses — all the delights of life, I say, — would go to the....rascal unhung — but do we wish to hang him therefore 1 No. We shake hands when we meet. If his cook is good we forgive him, and go and dine with him ; and...
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Half-hours with the best authors, selected by C. Knight, Volume 2

Half hours - 1856 - 676 pages
...wigs, Louisquatorze gimcracks and old china, park hacks and splendid high-stepping carriage horses — all the delights of life, I say, would go to the deuce,...avoid those whom they dislike and abuse. Whereas, by a liltle charity and mutual forbearance, things are made to go on pleasantly enough : we may abuse a...
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Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero, Volume 1

William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 404 pages
...Louis-Quatorzegimcracks, and old china, park hacks and splendid high-stepping carriage horses—all the delights of life, I say, would go to the deuce,...they dislike and abuse. Whereas, by a little charity anc mutual forbearance, things are made to go 01 pleasantly enough : we may abuse a man as much as...
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The house of Raby; or, Our lady of darkness [by J.M. Hooper]. By mrs. G. Hooper

Jane Margaret Hooper - 1874 - 580 pages
...keep some great man thy friend, but trouble him not for trifles." LOUD BCRLEIGH'S Advice to his Son. " All the delights of life, I say, would go to the deuce...forbearance, things are made to go on pleasantly enough." Vanity Fair. THE Fortescues and Mr. Morton were related to the Rabys of Carleton. Mr. Morton was the...
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Great Authors of All Ages: Being Selections from the Prose Works of Eminent ...

Samuel Austin Allibone - 1879 - 576 pages
...splendid high-stepping carriage horses, — all the delights of life, I sav, would go to the dcuce, wherei z/ Vim the greatest rascal unhung. — but do we wish to hang him therefore? No; we shake hands when we...
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Great Authors of All Ages: Being Selections from the Prose Works of Eminent ...

Samuel Austin Allibone - 1879 - 582 pages
...gimcrncks, and old china, park hacks, and splendid high-stepping carriage horses, — all the delights nt nn<i avoid those whom they dislike and nbu>e. Whereas, by a little charity and mutual forbearance,...
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The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray - 1881 - 732 pages
...Louis-Quatorze gimcracks, and old china, park hacks, and splendid high-stepping carriage horses — all the delights of life, I say — would go to the...much as we like, and call him the greatest rascal unhanged — but do we wish to hang him therefore ? No. We shake hands when we meet. If his cook is...
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