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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... termed the better part of valour , and it is more certain , that dif- fidence is the better part of knowledge . Where I am ignorant , and know that I am so , I am silent . That Grecian gave a better reason for his taci- turnity , than ...
... termed the better part of valour , and it is more certain , that dif- fidence is the better part of knowledge . Where I am ignorant , and know that I am so , I am silent . That Grecian gave a better reason for his taci- turnity , than ...
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... termed the grand sepulchre of all his other passions , as they successively decay . But unlike other tombs it is enlarged by repletion , and strengthened by age . This latter paradox so peculiar to this passion , must be ascribed to ...
... termed the grand sepulchre of all his other passions , as they successively decay . But unlike other tombs it is enlarged by repletion , and strengthened by age . This latter paradox so peculiar to this passion , must be ascribed to ...
Page 59
... termed an impracticable man , by a king . A ship may be well equipped , both as to sails , and as to guns , but if she be destitute both of ballast and of rudder , she can neither fight with effect , nor fly with adroitness ; and she ...
... termed an impracticable man , by a king . A ship may be well equipped , both as to sails , and as to guns , but if she be destitute both of ballast and of rudder , she can neither fight with effect , nor fly with adroitness ; and she ...
Page 67
... termed " the reign of cowardice . " One knows not which most to execrate ; the nation that could submit to suffer such atrocities , or that low and blood- thirsty demagogue that could inflict them . France , in IN FEW WORDS . 67.
... termed " the reign of cowardice . " One knows not which most to execrate ; the nation that could submit to suffer such atrocities , or that low and blood- thirsty demagogue that could inflict them . France , in IN FEW WORDS . 67.
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... termed one of her darling sons , confesses , in his Diary , that the source of all opposition is resentment , or interest , a resolution to pull down those who have offended us , without considering consequences ; a steady and unvarying ...
... termed one of her darling sons , confesses , in his Diary , that the source of all opposition is resentment , or interest , a resolution to pull down those who have offended us , without considering consequences ; a steady and unvarying ...
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