Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words : Addressed to Those who ThinkLongman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1837 - 453 páginas |
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... become a game ; in which the Booksellers are the Kings ; the Critics , the Knaves ; the Public , the Pack ; and the poor Author , the mere Table , or Thing played upon . For the last thirty years , the public mind has had such ...
... become a game ; in which the Booksellers are the Kings ; the Critics , the Knaves ; the Public , the Pack ; and the poor Author , the mere Table , or Thing played upon . For the last thirty years , the public mind has had such ...
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... become a Lilliputian . I think it is Voltaire who observes , that it was very fortunate for Cromwell , that he appeared upon the stage , at the precise moment when the people were tired of kings ; and as unfortunate for his son Richard ...
... become a Lilliputian . I think it is Voltaire who observes , that it was very fortunate for Cromwell , that he appeared upon the stage , at the precise moment when the people were tired of kings ; and as unfortunate for his son Richard ...
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... become beautiful , by their adaptment ; subservient by their use ; and salutary by their application . LI . AS there are none so weak , that we may venture to injure them with impunity , so there are none so low , that they may not at ...
... become beautiful , by their adaptment ; subservient by their use ; and salutary by their application . LI . AS there are none so weak , that we may venture to injure them with impunity , so there are none so low , that they may not at ...
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... become brutes , for the want of something to do , rather than philosophers , from the possession of leisure . And the facts seem to bear out the theory . In all countries , where nature does the most , man does the least ; and where she ...
... become brutes , for the want of something to do , rather than philosophers , from the possession of leisure . And the facts seem to bear out the theory . In all countries , where nature does the most , man does the least ; and where she ...
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... become the very refinement of revenge ; and there are some evils which we had rather bear in sullen si- lence , than be relieved from at the expence of our pride . In the reign of Abdallah the Third , there was a great drought at Bagdad ...
... become the very refinement of revenge ; and there are some evils which we had rather bear in sullen si- lence , than be relieved from at the expence of our pride . In the reign of Abdallah the Third , there was a great drought at Bagdad ...
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2d Edition admiration affirm ancient attempt Author beauty body cause character Christian cloth common danger death despise discovery Doctor Johnson earth enemies England Engravings envy error evil fear fool FREDERIKA BREMER genius give greatest H.M. Treasury hand happens happiness heaven highwayman HISTORY honour HOWITT human ignorance illustrated improved J. C. LOUDON JOHN LINDLEY Juvenal king knave knowledge labour less liberty live London Lord Lord Peterborough MARY HOWITT matter means ment mind mode moral morocco nation nature never numerous object observed occasion opinion ourselves passions perhaps philosopher Plates pleasure poet possess post 8vo praise present pride principle produce prove readers reason receive religion replied revenge reward SAMUEL LAING seldom society talent things Thomas Creswick THOMAS KEIGHTLEY tion TREATISE true truth vice Vignette Titles virtue vols whole WILLIAM HOWITT wisdom wise Woodcuts write
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