Lacon; Or, Many Things in Few Words Addressed to Those who Think, Volumes 1-2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1825 - 253 pages |
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... mean to happiness , and by a common but morbid association , he continues to accumulate it as an end . He lives poor , to die rich , and is the mere jailor of his house , and the turnkey of his wealth . Impoverished by his gold , he ...
... mean to happiness , and by a common but morbid association , he continues to accumulate it as an end . He lives poor , to die rich , and is the mere jailor of his house , and the turnkey of his wealth . Impoverished by his gold , he ...
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... mean to keep them ; such persons covet secrets , as a spend- thrift covets money , for the purpose of circulation . XLI . THAT knowledge which a man may acquire only by travelling , is often too dearly bought . The traveller indeed may ...
... mean to keep them ; such persons covet secrets , as a spend- thrift covets money , for the purpose of circulation . XLI . THAT knowledge which a man may acquire only by travelling , is often too dearly bought . The traveller indeed may ...
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... means of producing its opposite good . What for instance appears at first sight to be so insurmountable a barrier to the intercourse of nations as the ocean ; but science has converted it into the best and most expeditious mean , by ...
... means of producing its opposite good . What for instance appears at first sight to be so insurmountable a barrier to the intercourse of nations as the ocean ; but science has converted it into the best and most expeditious mean , by ...
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... means to the end . If the wrong path happened to be the shortest , that made it the right ; and he • Cromwell is thus described by his confidential physician George Bate : " A perfect master of all the arts of simulation , and of ...
... means to the end . If the wrong path happened to be the shortest , that made it the right ; and he • Cromwell is thus described by his confidential physician George Bate : " A perfect master of all the arts of simulation , and of ...
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... means , it is sure to do good , one way or the other . LXXIV HURRY and Cunning are the two apprentices of Dispatch and of Skill ; but neither of them ever learn their masters ' trade . LXXV . SUCCESS seems to be that which forms the dis ...
... means , it is sure to do good , one way or the other . LXXIV HURRY and Cunning are the two apprentices of Dispatch and of Skill ; but neither of them ever learn their masters ' trade . LXXV . SUCCESS seems to be that which forms the dis ...
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Page 41 - And down she sucked with her the whirling wave, Like one who grapples with his enemy, And strives to strangle him before he die.
Page 101 - And conceiving God to be the fountain of wisdom, I thought it right and necessary to solicit his assistance for obtaining it ; to this end I formed the following little prayer, which was prefixed to my tables of examination, for daily use.
Page 27 - There's nought, no doubt, so much the spirit calms As rum and true religion : thus it was, Some plunder'ed, some drank spirits, some sung psalms, The high wind made the treble, and as bass The hoarse harsh waves kept time ; fright cured the qualms Of all the luckless landsmen's sea-sick maws : Strange sounds of wailing, blasphemy, devotion, Clamour'd in chorus to the roaring ocean.
Page 41 - And first one universal shriek there rush'd, Louder than the loud ocean, like a crash Of echoing thunder ; and then all was hush'd, Save the wild wind and the remorseless dash Of billows ; but at intervals there gush'd, Accompanied with a convulsive splash, A solitary shriek, the bubbling cry Of some strong swimmer in his agony.
Page 69 - Men are born with two eyes, but with one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say...
Page 174 - No two things differ more than hurry and dispatch. Hurry is the mark of a weak mind, dispatch of a strong one.
Page 20 - Man's love is of man's life a thing apart ; 'Tis woman's whole existence...
Page 41 - No more — no more — Oh! never more on me The freshness of the heart can fall like dew, Which out of all the lovely things we see Extracts emotions beautiful and new; Hived in our bosoms like the bag o' the bee: Think'st thou the honey with those objects grew?
Page 14 - Lucretius' irreligion is too strong, For early stomachs, to prove wholesome food; I can't help thinking Juvenal was wrong, Although no doubt his real intent was good, For speaking out so plainly in his song, So much indeed as to be downright rude; And then what proper person can be partial To all those nauseous epigrams of Martial?
Page xii - That writer does the most, who gives his reader the most knowledge, and takes from him the least time.