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Sivu 152
And it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich , as for the frog to swell , in order
to equal the ox . « Vessels large may venture more , But little boats should keep
near shore . " It is however a folly soon punished ; for , as Poor Richard says ...
And it is as truly folly for the poor to ape the rich , as for the frog to swell , in order
to equal the ox . « Vessels large may venture more , But little boats should keep
near shore . " It is however a folly soon punished ; for , as Poor Richard says ...
Sivu 171
Avarice and dissipation are like Scylla and Charybdis ; they cngulf every thing
that comes within their vortex . Fashion is the daughter of Folly , begot upon
Vanity , Virtue in women , like courage in men , is a se . carity against the
impertinence ...
Avarice and dissipation are like Scylla and Charybdis ; they cngulf every thing
that comes within their vortex . Fashion is the daughter of Folly , begot upon
Vanity , Virtue in women , like courage in men , is a se . carity against the
impertinence ...
Sivu 195
Some people take more care to hide their wisdom than their folly . - Arbitrary
power is the natural object of temptation to a prince ; as wine or women to a
young fellow , or a bribe to a judge , or avarice to old age , or to a woman .
Anthony ...
Some people take more care to hide their wisdom than their folly . - Arbitrary
power is the natural object of temptation to a prince ; as wine or women to a
young fellow , or a bribe to a judge , or avarice to old age , or to a woman .
Anthony ...
Mitä ihmiset sanovat - Kirjoita arvostelu
Yhtään arvostelua ei löytynyt.
Muita painoksia - Näytä kaikki
Yleiset termit ja lausekkeet
actions affections appear beauty better body called character comes common consider conversation danger death desire doth duty enemy equally evil face fair father fear follow folly fool fortune give greatest half hand happiness hath head hear heart honour hope human keep kind king knowledge labour laws learning least leave less liberty live look man's manner master means mind mother nature necessary never object observed once pain pass passions peace perhaps persons play pleasing pleasure poor present Providence reason rich sense serve speak spirit suffer tell thee thing thou thought tion true truth turn vice virtue whole wife wisdom wise women worth writing young youth
Kirjaluettelon tiedot
| Otsikko | Elegant Extracts: Being a Copious Selection of Instructive, Moral, and Entertaining Passages, from the Most Eminent British Poets, Nide 6 Elegant Extracts: Being a Copious Selection of Instructive, Moral, and Entertaining Passages, from the Most Eminent British Poets |
| Kustantaja | J. Sharpe, 1810 |
| Alkuperäisteoksen sijainti | Kalifornian yliopiston eteläinen kirjasto (SRLF) |
| Digitoitu | 7. maaliskuu 2016 |
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