Laconics; or, The best words of the best authors [ed. by J. Timbs]. |
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... person of a quick animal life , it generally exerts itself in poetry . - Steele . XII . Navigation , that withstood The mortal fury of the flood , And prov'd the only means to save All earthly creatures from the wave , Has , for it ...
... person of a quick animal life , it generally exerts itself in poetry . - Steele . XII . Navigation , that withstood The mortal fury of the flood , And prov'd the only means to save All earthly creatures from the wave , Has , for it ...
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... person seldom fails to gain the goodwill of those he converses with , because nobody envies a man who does not appear to be pleased with himself . - Steele . XXXVII . The same word in the Greek ( os ) signifies rust and poyson ; and ...
... person seldom fails to gain the goodwill of those he converses with , because nobody envies a man who does not appear to be pleased with himself . - Steele . XXXVII . The same word in the Greek ( os ) signifies rust and poyson ; and ...
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... our freedom , but maintain ' t ; Or if it does , ' t is for our good , To give us freer latitude ; For wholesome laws preserve us free , By stinting of our liberty . Butler . XLVII . In order to look into any person's temper 12 LACONICS .
... our freedom , but maintain ' t ; Or if it does , ' t is for our good , To give us freer latitude ; For wholesome laws preserve us free , By stinting of our liberty . Butler . XLVII . In order to look into any person's temper 12 LACONICS .
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Laconics, John Timbs. XLVII . In order to look into any person's temper , I generally make my first observations upon his laugh , whether he is easily moved , and what are the passages which throw him into that agreeable kind of ...
Laconics, John Timbs. XLVII . In order to look into any person's temper , I generally make my first observations upon his laugh , whether he is easily moved , and what are the passages which throw him into that agreeable kind of ...
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... persons with the silk of sanctity , and the damask of devotion ; let them adopt that chaste and simple , that neat and ... person , expose so many defects of mind , and sacrifice to ostentatious finery , all those mild , amiable , and ...
... persons with the silk of sanctity , and the damask of devotion ; let them adopt that chaste and simple , that neat and ... person , expose so many defects of mind , and sacrifice to ostentatious finery , all those mild , amiable , and ...
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