Lacon; Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think, Volume 1Sherman, 1824 |
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... replied , that to choose wise counsellors , was , in a prince , the highest wis- dom . LVIII . If all seconds were as averse to duels as their principals , very little blood would be shed in that way . LIX . If we cannot exhibit a ...
... replied , that to choose wise counsellors , was , in a prince , the highest wis- dom . LVIII . If all seconds were as averse to duels as their principals , very little blood would be shed in that way . LIX . If we cannot exhibit a ...
Page 58
... replied , the rectory of B .... is vacant , give it to me , and that will be wit . Prove it , said his Lord- ship , and you shall have it : It would be a good thing well applied , rejoined the chaplain . The dinner daily prepared for ...
... replied , the rectory of B .... is vacant , give it to me , and that will be wit . Prove it , said his Lord- ship , and you shall have it : It would be a good thing well applied , rejoined the chaplain . The dinner daily prepared for ...
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... replied , " The fathers govern the nation ; the mothers govern the fathers ; but the boys govern the mothers ; and I govern the boys . " LXXIX . Fortune has been considered the guardian di- vinity of fools ; and , on this score , she ...
... replied , " The fathers govern the nation ; the mothers govern the fathers ; but the boys govern the mothers ; and I govern the boys . " LXXIX . Fortune has been considered the guardian di- vinity of fools ; and , on this score , she ...
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... replied , " I am the only son of my father , and hope that my father is yet alive . " They stood close to a beautiful magnolio in full blossom . The prospect was grand and en- chanting , and all its charms were crowned by the sun ...
... replied , " I am the only son of my father , and hope that my father is yet alive . " They stood close to a beautiful magnolio in full blossom . The prospect was grand and en- chanting , and all its charms were crowned by the sun ...
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... children . Another , on a similar occasion , attempted to exculpate himself by saying , " we must live . " Dr. John- son would have replied , " I see no absolute IN FEW WORDS . 75 sublimity and wit are not invariably discon- ...
... children . Another , on a similar occasion , attempted to exculpate himself by saying , " we must live . " Dr. John- son would have replied , " I see no absolute IN FEW WORDS . 75 sublimity and wit are not invariably discon- ...
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