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... eyes ; A flash of wit disarms old care of wrath , A happy line throws beauty in our path ; Though sages say light learning wisdom stifles , There is delight in stringing useful trifles . " If trifles are facts , they cease to be trivial ...
... eyes ; A flash of wit disarms old care of wrath , A happy line throws beauty in our path ; Though sages say light learning wisdom stifles , There is delight in stringing useful trifles . " If trifles are facts , they cease to be trivial ...
Page 72
... eyes his treasure to behold ; But like still pining Tantalus he sits , And useless barns the harvest of his wits ; Having no other pleasure of his gain But torment that it cannot cure his pain . " t The ingenious author of the Tin ...
... eyes his treasure to behold ; But like still pining Tantalus he sits , And useless barns the harvest of his wits ; Having no other pleasure of his gain But torment that it cannot cure his pain . " t The ingenious author of the Tin ...
Page 81
... eyes were fixed when dying , contained money and securities of the value of £ 20,000 . The well - known Nat Bentley ( alias Dirty Dick ) of London , belongs to this category . This eccentric specimen of humanity was the victim not only ...
... eyes were fixed when dying , contained money and securities of the value of £ 20,000 . The well - known Nat Bentley ( alias Dirty Dick ) of London , belongs to this category . This eccentric specimen of humanity was the victim not only ...
Page 82
... eyes with their treasure , as well as to handle it . We cite an instance from a recent writer , * to this effect . It is an anecdote related of Sir William Smyth , of Bedfordshire . He was immensely rich , but most parsimo- nious and ...
... eyes with their treasure , as well as to handle it . We cite an instance from a recent writer , * to this effect . It is an anecdote related of Sir William Smyth , of Bedfordshire . He was immensely rich , but most parsimo- nious and ...
Page 83
... eyes was continued a month longer than the usual time . Taylor was deceived by these misrepresentations , and agreed to compound the bargain , and accepted twenty guineas , instead of sixty . At the time Taylor attended him , he had a ...
... eyes was continued a month longer than the usual time . Taylor was deceived by these misrepresentations , and agreed to compound the bargain , and accepted twenty guineas , instead of sixty . At the time Taylor attended him , he had a ...
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