The satirist: or, Every man in his humour1833 |
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... truth it is verified this day . As for the inscribing I tell you why , This request of yours I must deny ; I should not like to see my name in Print , Lest some friends perhaps I might affront ; Of great men there is not a few , And as ...
... truth it is verified this day . As for the inscribing I tell you why , This request of yours I must deny ; I should not like to see my name in Print , Lest some friends perhaps I might affront ; Of great men there is not a few , And as ...
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... truth and lie not . " In writing the following pages , I have en- deavoured to draw several of the Characters , as I have observed and seen in the present day ; and though it is written in the manner of novels , yet it is not one ...
... truth and lie not . " In writing the following pages , I have en- deavoured to draw several of the Characters , as I have observed and seen in the present day ; and though it is written in the manner of novels , yet it is not one ...
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... truth , Miss Silviana was esteemed by all who knew her , as the mildest , tenderest and best natured lady in the County . Her heart and ears were ever open to a tale of dis- tress , and no sooner was she made acquainted with it , than ...
... truth , Miss Silviana was esteemed by all who knew her , as the mildest , tenderest and best natured lady in the County . Her heart and ears were ever open to a tale of dis- tress , and no sooner was she made acquainted with it , than ...
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... truth , and nothing but the truth , just as I had it from himself , and others of unquestionable veracity ; and I will give him justice , which he never has had . He has been treated ill , and unjustly abused , but his poverty prevented ...
... truth , and nothing but the truth , just as I had it from himself , and others of unquestionable veracity ; and I will give him justice , which he never has had . He has been treated ill , and unjustly abused , but his poverty prevented ...
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... truth be said , that Mr. Trashem ruled without a competitor , be- ing wholly master of the children , the children masters of their parents , so that Mr. Trashem was the master of the whole parish ! Oh ! what happy hours , ( as his ...
... truth be said , that Mr. Trashem ruled without a competitor , be- ing wholly master of the children , the children masters of their parents , so that Mr. Trashem was the master of the whole parish ! Oh ! what happy hours , ( as his ...
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Página 118 - In parts superior what advantage lies ? Tell (for you can) what is it to be wise ? 'Tis but to know how little can be known, To see all others...
Página 108 - O sacred solitude ! divine retreat ! Choice of the prudent ! envy of the great ! By thy pure stream, or in thy waving shade, We court fair wisdom, that celestial maid : The genuine offspring of her lov'd embrace, (Strangers on earth !) are innocence...
Página 84 - I did not disapprove of the design, but as Georgia was then destitute of materials and workmen and it was proposed to send them from Philadelphia at a great...
Página 44 - Tis brightness all ; save where the new snow melts Along the mazy current. Low the woods Bow their hoar head...
Página 85 - At this sermon there was also one of our club, who, being of my sentiments respecting the building in Georgia, and suspecting a collection might be intended, had by precaution emptied his pockets before he came from home. Towards the conclusion of the discourse, however, he felt a strong inclination to give, and applied to a neighbour, who stood near him, to lend him some money for the purpose.
Página 36 - In all thy humours, whether grave or mellow, Thou'rt such a touchy, testy, pleasant fellow; Hast so much wit, and mirth, and spleen, about thee, There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
Página 68 - TIRED Nature's sweet restorer, balmy Sleep ! He, like the world, his ready visit pays Where Fortune smiles ; the wretched he forsakes ; Swift on his downy pinion flies from woe, And lights on lids unsullied with a tear.
Página 123 - When nations are to perish in their sins, 'Tis in the church the leprosy begins : The priest, whose office is, with zeal sincere, To watch the fountain, and preserve it clear, Carelessly nods and sleeps upon the brink, While others poison what the flock must drink...
Página 53 - There was in him a vital scorn of all : As if the worst had fall'n which could befall, He stood a stranger in this breathing world, An erring spirit from another hurl'd...
Página 96 - Honour and shame from no condition rise; Act well your part, there all the honour lies.