Elegant Extracts: Being a Copious Selection of Instructive, Moral, and Entertaining Passages, from the Most Eminent British Poets, Nide 6J. Sharpe, 1810 |
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... humour in writing , and humour in conversation , they are ge- nerally found to require different talents . Hu- mour in writing is the offspring of reflection , and is by nice touches and labour brought to wear the negligent air of ...
... humour in writing , and humour in conversation , they are ge- nerally found to require different talents . Hu- mour in writing is the offspring of reflection , and is by nice touches and labour brought to wear the negligent air of ...
Sivu 73
... humour for play : they choose to laugh ; they choose to joke ; in the mean while our hero must patiently await the good hour , and must not only join in the laugh , and applaud the joke , but must humour every turn and caprice to which ...
... humour for play : they choose to laugh ; they choose to joke ; in the mean while our hero must patiently await the good hour , and must not only join in the laugh , and applaud the joke , but must humour every turn and caprice to which ...
Sivu 196
... humour of exploding many things under the name of trifles , fopperies , and only imaginary goods , is a very false proof either of wisdom or magnanimity , and a great check to virtuous actions . For instance , with regard to fame ...
... humour of exploding many things under the name of trifles , fopperies , and only imaginary goods , is a very false proof either of wisdom or magnanimity , and a great check to virtuous actions . For instance , with regard to fame ...
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BOOK XI | 1 |
Marriage compared with single Life Bishop Taylor | 10 |
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affections agreeable beauty better cern cheerfulness common consider conversation Coriolanus Crito danger death debt desire doth endeavour enemy evil father faults fear folly fool fortune gamester give hand happiness hath hear heart Heaven honest honour human humour keep kind king labour laudanum laws learning less liberty lies long live look looking-glass lords spiritual man's mankind marriage master men's mind ministers of religion mother nature nerally never noble observed pain passions peace perhaps persons pleasing pleasure Poor Richard says praise prosperity racter reason religion revenge rich Rome Scythian seldom sorrow soul speak spirit tell temper tender thee thing thou thought tion true truth vanity Veturia vice virtue virtuous Volsci Volscian Volumnia wife wine wisdom wise woman women word young youth