World's Laconics: Or, The Best Thoughts of the Best Authors in Prose and PoetryDodd, 1866 - 432 pages |
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Page 75
... falls to your share , and not to put your- self in the number of those politic ladies , who think they gain a great point when they have teased their husbands to buy them a new equipage , a laced head , or a fine petticoat , with- out ...
... falls to your share , and not to put your- self in the number of those politic ladies , who think they gain a great point when they have teased their husbands to buy them a new equipage , a laced head , or a fine petticoat , with- out ...
Page 80
... fall without any of that lamentation which is indulged in security and idle- ness , because they have no leisure to spare from the care of themselves ; and whoever shall keep his thoughts equally busy , will find himself equally ...
... fall without any of that lamentation which is indulged in security and idle- ness , because they have no leisure to spare from the care of themselves ; and whoever shall keep his thoughts equally busy , will find himself equally ...
Page 97
... . Herbs are the food of this species , fish of that , and flesh of a third . Man falls upon everything that comes in his way ; not the smallest fruit or excrescence of the earth , scarce a berry or a mushroom THE WORLD'S LACONICS . 97.
... . Herbs are the food of this species , fish of that , and flesh of a third . Man falls upon everything that comes in his way ; not the smallest fruit or excrescence of the earth , scarce a berry or a mushroom THE WORLD'S LACONICS . 97.
Page 102
... falling column ; the lower it sinks , the greater weight it is obliged to sustain . Thus , when a man's circumstances are such , that he has no occasion to borrow , he finds numbers willing to lend him ; but should his wants be such ...
... falling column ; the lower it sinks , the greater weight it is obliged to sustain . Thus , when a man's circumstances are such , that he has no occasion to borrow , he finds numbers willing to lend him ; but should his wants be such ...
Page 103
... fall ; and , again , it is sometimes like a Sibyl's offer , which at first offereth the com- modity at full , then ... falling by the ears with his neighbors , or engaging in suits at law , is as free as a Duke of Venice.- Montaigne ...
... fall ; and , again , it is sometimes like a Sibyl's offer , which at first offereth the com- modity at full , then ... falling by the ears with his neighbors , or engaging in suits at law , is as free as a Duke of Venice.- Montaigne ...
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