Laconics: Or, the Best Works of the Best Authors, Volume 2C. Tilt, 1840 - Aphorisms and apothegms |
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... observation , that , when the meaning of any thing is dubious , one can no way better judge of the true intent of it , than by considering who is the author , what is his character in general , and his dis- position in particular ...
... observation , that , when the meaning of any thing is dubious , one can no way better judge of the true intent of it , than by considering who is the author , what is his character in general , and his dis- position in particular ...
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... observations upon his laugh , whether he is easily moved , and what are the passages which throw him into that agreeable kind of convulsion . People are never so much unguarded as when they are pleased ; and laughter being a visible ...
... observations upon his laugh , whether he is easily moved , and what are the passages which throw him into that agreeable kind of convulsion . People are never so much unguarded as when they are pleased ; and laughter being a visible ...
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... observation of seamen , that if a single meteor or fire - ball falls on their mast , it portends ill luck ; but if two come together , ( which they count Castor and Pollux ) they presage good success . But sure in a family it bodeth ...
... observation of seamen , that if a single meteor or fire - ball falls on their mast , it portends ill luck ; but if two come together , ( which they count Castor and Pollux ) they presage good success . But sure in a family it bodeth ...
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... observed in . several of my intimate friends , who as their memories supply them with a present and entire review of things , derive their narratives from so remote a fountain , and crowd them with so many impertinent circumstances ...
... observed in . several of my intimate friends , who as their memories supply them with a present and entire review of things , derive their narratives from so remote a fountain , and crowd them with so many impertinent circumstances ...
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... observe his paces , and see what he is able to perform , should , according to the extent of his capacity , induce him to taste , to distin- guish , and to find out things for himself ; sometimes open- ing the way , at other times ...
... observe his paces , and see what he is able to perform , should , according to the extent of his capacity , induce him to taste , to distin- guish , and to find out things for himself ; sometimes open- ing the way , at other times ...
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