Laconics: Or, the Best Works of the Best Authors, Volume 3C. Tilt, 1840 - Aphorisms and apothegms |
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... weak men . - Lord Bacon . : XX . A poet hurts himself by writing prose , as a race - horse hurts his motions by condescending to draw in a team.— Shenstone XXI . From the earliest dawnings of policy to this 4 LACONICS .
... weak men . - Lord Bacon . : XX . A poet hurts himself by writing prose , as a race - horse hurts his motions by condescending to draw in a team.— Shenstone XXI . From the earliest dawnings of policy to this 4 LACONICS .
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... Shenstone . XXXIV . If a strong attachment to a particular subject , a total ignorance of every other ; an eagerness to introduce that subject upon all occasions , and a confirmed habit of de- claiming upon it without either wit or ...
... Shenstone . XXXIV . If a strong attachment to a particular subject , a total ignorance of every other ; an eagerness to introduce that subject upon all occasions , and a confirmed habit of de- claiming upon it without either wit or ...
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... Shenstone . XLIX . No man is the wiser for his learning : it may administer matter to work in , or objects to work upon ; but wit and wisdom are born with a man . - Selden . L. Learning once made popular is no longer learning ; it has ...
... Shenstone . XLIX . No man is the wiser for his learning : it may administer matter to work in , or objects to work upon ; but wit and wisdom are born with a man . - Selden . L. Learning once made popular is no longer learning ; it has ...
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... Shenstone . LX . A prince wants only the pleasure of private life to com- plete his happiness ; a loss that nothing can compensate but the fidelity of his select friends , and the applause of rejoicing subjects . — Bruyere . LXI . If ...
... Shenstone . LX . A prince wants only the pleasure of private life to com- plete his happiness ; a loss that nothing can compensate but the fidelity of his select friends , and the applause of rejoicing subjects . — Bruyere . LXI . If ...
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... Shen stone . LXXXII . Life is short yet tedious , spent in wishes , schemes , and desires ; we refer to the time to come enjoyment and repose , often to an age , when our best blessings , youth and health , have totally left us . That ...
... Shen stone . LXXXII . Life is short yet tedious , spent in wishes , schemes , and desires ; we refer to the time to come enjoyment and repose , often to an age , when our best blessings , youth and health , have totally left us . That ...
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