 | John Feltham - 1799 - 146 pages
...where it is sought. Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks. XXIV. It is with narrow-souled people, as with narrow-necked...have in them, the more noise they make in pouring out. xxv. Reading is the food, conversation the exercise, and contemplation the physick, of the mind.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 496 pages
...in a large saloon, at smull tables or at great tables, before two candles or twenty sconces. XLIV. It is with narrow-souled people as with narrownecked...in them the more noise they make in pouring it out. XLV. Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pages
...in a large saloon, at small tables or at great tables, before two candles or twenty sconces. XLJV. It is with narrow-souled people as with narrownecked...in them the more noise they make in pouring it out. XLV. Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous... | |
 | Solomon Grildrig - 1805 - 412 pages
...generally impressed by noise, and where sense is wanting, clamour supplies its place; as with narrow necked bottles, the less they have in them, the more noise they make in pouring that little out. This species of false and superficial learning resembles false money, it may pass... | |
 | Solomon Grildrig - 1805 - 390 pages
...impressed by noise, and where sense is wanting, clamour supplies its place; .as with narrow necked bottles, the less they have in them, the more noise they make in pouring that little out. This species of false and superficial learning resembles false money, it may pass... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 496 pages
...saloon, at small tables or at great tables, before two candles or twenty sconces. It is with narrow-soukd people as with narrownecked bottles : the less they...in them the more noise they make in pouring it out. Many men have been capable of doing a wise * The same sentitqent occurs in a Letter from Bolingbroke... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...room, or in a large saloon, at small tables or at great tables, before two candles or twenty sconces. It is with narrow-souled people as with narrownecked...them, the more noise they make in pouring it out. Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 322 pages
...pieces, are from henceforth inviolable friends. It is with narrow-soul'd people as with narrowneck'd bottles; the less they have in them, the more noise they make in pouring it out. Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 516 pages
...have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing. necked bottles: the less they have in them the more noise they make in pouring it out. Since it is reasonable to doubt most things, we should most of all doubt that reason of ours, which... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 506 pages
...in a large saloon, at small tables or at great tables, before two candles, or twenty sconces. necked bottles : the less they have in them the more noise they make in pouring it out. Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but Very few a generous thing.... | |
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It is with narrow-souled people as with narrownecked bottles ; the less they have in them, the more noise they make in pouring it out. 
