| Benjamin Franklin - 1864 - 260 páginas
...pertinent and true ; Methinks a genius might the plan pursue. I, (can you pardon my presumption,) I— No wit, no genius, yet for once will try. Various...if right I scan, Each sort of paper represents some wan, Pray note the fop — half powder and half lace— • Nice as a band-box were his dwelling-place... | |
| John William Stanhope Hows - 1865 - 564 páginas
...pertinent, and true ; Methinks a genius might the plan pursue. I — can you pardon my presumption ? — I, No wit, no genius, yet for once will try. Various...lace — Nice as a bandbox were his dwelling-place ; He's the gilt paper, which apart you store, And lock from vulgar hands in the scrutoire. Mechanics,... | |
| Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1866 - 714 páginas
...you pardon my presumption >) 1 — No wit, no genius, — yet for once will try. Various the papen various wants produce, The wants of fashion, elegance,...various ; and, if right I scan, • Each sort of paper represente some man. Pray note the fop, — half powder and half lace, — Nice as a band-box were... | |
| Wayne E. Burton - 1867 - 674 páginas
...pertinent, and true ; Methinks a genius might the plan pursue. I (can you pardon my presumption), I — No wit, no genius — yet for once will try. Various...lace, — Nice as a bandbox were his dwelling-place ; He's the gilt paper, which apart you store, And lock from vulgar hands in th' escritoire. Mechanics,... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - 1867 - 758 páginas
...elegance, and use. Men are as various; and, if right I scan, Each sort of paper represents some man. 3. Pray, note the fop, half powder, and half lace; Nice as a bandbox were his dwelling-place; He's the gilt-paper, which, apart you store, And lock from vulgar hands in the *scrutoir. 4. Mechanies,... | |
| Andrew Comstock, Philip Lawrence - 1808 - 596 páginas
...you pardon my presumption ?), 1 1, No wit, no genius, | yet, for once, will try. | Various the paper, various wants produce ; | The wants of fashion | elegance, | and use. | Men are as various ; i and if right I scan, | Each sort of paper i represents some man. | Pray note the fop, \ half powder... | |
| Marcius Willson - 1870 - 382 páginas
...I, No wit', no genius', yet, for once', will try'. 2. Various the papers' various wants produce1 ; The wants of fashion', elegance', and use'. Men are...right I scan', Each sort of paper represents some man. 3. Pray note the fop — half powder, and half lace ! Nice as a bandbox is his dwelling-place ; He's... | |
| Marcius Willson - 1872 - 382 páginas
...pursue. I — (can you pardon my presumption' ?) — I, No wit', no genius', yet, for once', will try\ 2. Various the papers' various wants produce' ; The wants...right I scan', Each sort of paper represents some man. ' 3. Pray note the fop — half powder, and half lace ! Nice as a bandbox is his dwelling-place ; He's... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1873 - 730 páginas
...Methinks a genius mi^ht the plan pursue. I — can you pardon my presumption? — I, No wit. no gralus, yet for once will try. " Various the papers various...fashion, elegance, and use ; Men are as various; and, If rl^ht I scan, Each sort ot paper represents some man. " Pray, note the fbp — half powder and half... | |
| Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 452 páginas
...can you pardon my presumption ? — I, No wit, no genius, yet for once will try. Various the paper, various wants produce — The wants of fashion, elegance, and use ; Men are various ; and, if right I scan, Each sort of paper represents some man. Pray, note the fop — half... | |
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