Lacon; Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think. From the 8th London EdLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823 - 267 pages |
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... reason for his taci- turnity , than most authors for their loquacity , who observed , " What was to the purpose I could not say ; and what was not to the purpose , I would not say . " And yet Shakespeare has hinted , that even silence ...
... reason for his taci- turnity , than most authors for their loquacity , who observed , " What was to the purpose I could not say ; and what was not to the purpose , I would not say . " And yet Shakespeare has hinted , that even silence ...
Page iii
... reason . Even the at- tractive prose of Dryden , could not dignify dedi- cations , and perhaps they ought never to be resort- ed to , being as derogatory to the writer , as dull to the reader , and when not prejudicial , at least super ...
... reason . Even the at- tractive prose of Dryden , could not dignify dedi- cations , and perhaps they ought never to be resort- ed to , being as derogatory to the writer , as dull to the reader , and when not prejudicial , at least super ...
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... reason ; it is from such a combination , like that of Bucephalus , reined in by Alexander , that the most powerful efforts have been produced . And be it remembered , that minds of the very highest order , who have given an unrestrained ...
... reason ; it is from such a combination , like that of Bucephalus , reined in by Alexander , that the most powerful efforts have been produced . And be it remembered , that minds of the very highest order , who have given an unrestrained ...
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... reasons which are weak , because he dares not avow the true reasons which are strong . It will be his lot to be forced on some occasions to give his consideration to the wealthy or the titled , although they may be in the wrong , and to ...
... reasons which are weak , because he dares not avow the true reasons which are strong . It will be his lot to be forced on some occasions to give his consideration to the wealthy or the titled , although they may be in the wrong , and to ...
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... reason of our blindness . But alas , when we are at the summit of a vain ambition , we are also at the depth of real misery . We are placed where time cannot improve , but must impair us ; where chance and change cannot be- friend , but ...
... reason of our blindness . But alas , when we are at the summit of a vain ambition , we are also at the depth of real misery . We are placed where time cannot improve , but must impair us ; where chance and change cannot be- friend , but ...
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