The Historical Mirror; Or, Biographical Miscellany: for the Instruction and Entertainment of Youth ... To which is Added, a Treatise on Politeness and Good-breeding, EtcW. Whitestone, 1776 - 279 من الصفحات |
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... present at the latter ; which was intended , he fays , to infpire the whole company , but particularly the young gentleman , who was more immediately concerned in it , with a becoming , veneration of the deity . As the fub- ject is of ...
... present at the latter ; which was intended , he fays , to infpire the whole company , but particularly the young gentleman , who was more immediately concerned in it , with a becoming , veneration of the deity . As the fub- ject is of ...
الصفحة 57
... presents and entertainments , converfed together with the most unaffected chearfulness , and banished all fears and fufpicions on both fides . This , as Juftin obferves , was a fight truly worthy of admiration ; that , while most other ...
... presents and entertainments , converfed together with the most unaffected chearfulness , and banished all fears and fufpicions on both fides . This , as Juftin obferves , was a fight truly worthy of admiration ; that , while most other ...
الصفحة 86
... present , your fituation is really deplorable . It is juft the fame as if these hands , which were de figned , by the bountiful Author of nature , for mutual affistance , should fo far forget their office , as to be continually ...
... present , your fituation is really deplorable . It is juft the fame as if these hands , which were de figned , by the bountiful Author of nature , for mutual affistance , should fo far forget their office , as to be continually ...
الصفحة 92
... present above mentioned .- [ PLUTARCH . ( 3. ) Lyfander , another of the Spartan chiefs , having the command of an expedition in Ionia , fome of the natives , who were his friends , brought him an ox , and a large cake . The general ...
... present above mentioned .- [ PLUTARCH . ( 3. ) Lyfander , another of the Spartan chiefs , having the command of an expedition in Ionia , fome of the natives , who were his friends , brought him an ox , and a large cake . The general ...
الصفحة 101
... present at the gluttony of a modern meal ? Would not he have thought the mafter of a family mad , and begged his servants to tie down his hands , had he feen him devour fowl , fifh , and flesh ; fwallow oil and vinegar , wine . and ...
... present at the gluttony of a modern meal ? Would not he have thought the mafter of a family mad , and begged his servants to tie down his hands , had he feen him devour fowl , fifh , and flesh ; fwallow oil and vinegar , wine . and ...
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accompliſhments affiftance affured afterwards againſt agreeable almoſt anſwer Artabazanes attention becauſe beſt beſtowed brother buſineſs cafe Callicratidas cauſe CICERO confequence confider confiderable converfation courſe cuſtom defire deity diſcovered diſtinguiſhed eldeſt endeavour Euthedemus faid fame father fecure felf fenfe fent ferve fhall fhew filly firft firſt flaves fleep fome foon friends ftill fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofe fupport fure greateſt happineſs himſelf Hippias honour houſe inftance intereſt itſelf juſt juſtice king laſt leaft leaſt lefs likewife LIVY manner Mardonius maſter mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf neceffary never obferved occafion ourſelves paffed paffion perfon philofopher pleafing pleaſed pleaſure PLUTARCH prefent prince promiſe puniſh purpoſe racter raiſed reafon refpect reft replied Roman ſaid ſay ſeem ſervice ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhould Socrates ſpeak ſtate ſtill ſuch temper thefe themſelves ther theſe thing thofe thoſe tion underſtand univerfally uſe virtue whofe whoſe Xenophon Xerxes yourſelf
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الصفحة 215 - Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God : I am the LORD.
الصفحة 239 - ... face. He generally daubs himself with soup and grease, though his napkin is commonly stuck through a buttonhole, and tickles his chin. When he drinks, he infallibly coughs in his glass and besprinkles the company. Besides all this, he has strange...
الصفحة 251 - ... a plain proof, in my mind, how low and unbecoming a thing laughter is. Not to mention the disagreeable noise that it makes, and the shocking distortion of the face that it occasions. Laughter is easily restrained by a very little reflection; but, as it is generally connected with the idea of gaiety, people do not enough attend to its absurdity. I am neither of a melancholy, nor a cynical disposition; and am as willing, and as apt, to be pleased as anybody; but I am sure that, since I have had...
الصفحة 154 - ... of which the crafty man is always in danger; and when he thinks he walks in the dark, all his pretences are so transparent that he that runs may read them...
الصفحة 155 - Indeed, if a man were only to deal in the world for a day, and should never have occasion to converse more with mankind, never more need their good opinion or good word, it were then no great matter...
الصفحة 154 - ... few words ; it is like travelling in a plain beaten road, which commonly brings a -man sooner to his journey's end than by-ways, in which men often lose themselves.
الصفحة 154 - Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware : whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more to make it good.
الصفحة 238 - At dinner, his awkwardness distinguishes itself particularly, as he has more to do : there he holds his knife, fork, and spoon differently from other people; eats with his knife to the great danger of his mouth, picks his teeth with his fork, and puts his spoon, which has been in his throat twenty times, into the dishes again.
الصفحة 238 - Awkwardness can proceed but from two causes; either from, not having kept good company, or from not having attended to/ it.
الصفحة 156 - ... spent his reputation all at once, and ventured it at one throw: but if he be to continue in the world, and would have the advantage of...