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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الصفحة 38
... temper , and . his affuming the title of arbitrary power . As foon , therefore ,, as he had abdicated the dictatorship , an office of unlimited authority , he was publicly im peached by M. Pomponius , one of the tribunes of the people ...
... temper , and . his affuming the title of arbitrary power . As foon , therefore ,, as he had abdicated the dictatorship , an office of unlimited authority , he was publicly im peached by M. Pomponius , one of the tribunes of the people ...
الصفحة 47
... temper ) , addreffed him in the following manner སྙ S. Tell me , my fon , faid he , did you ever hear of any perfons who were faid to be ungrateful ? L. A great many , said the other . S. Did you ever confider what brought upon them ...
... temper ) , addreffed him in the following manner སྙ S. Tell me , my fon , faid he , did you ever hear of any perfons who were faid to be ungrateful ? L. A great many , said the other . S. Did you ever confider what brought upon them ...
الصفحة 57
... temper and moderation , for a de- cifion , by which one of them must be deprived of the greatest empire in the universe . As foon as Artabanes had given judgment in favour of Xerxes , Artabazanes was the first to proftrate himself ...
... temper and moderation , for a de- cifion , by which one of them must be deprived of the greatest empire in the universe . As foon as Artabanes had given judgment in favour of Xerxes , Artabazanes was the first to proftrate himself ...
الصفحة 85
... fuch an unexpected condefcenfion . He is ambi- tious of honour ; he has a nobleness of difpofition . Thofe perfons , indeed , who are of a mean and fordid " fordid temper , are to be moved only by OR , BIOGRAPHICAL MISCELLANY . 85.
... fuch an unexpected condefcenfion . He is ambi- tious of honour ; he has a nobleness of difpofition . Thofe perfons , indeed , who are of a mean and fordid " fordid temper , are to be moved only by OR , BIOGRAPHICAL MISCELLANY . 85.
الصفحة 86
... temper rendered him unworthy of your regard ! But I have no apprehenfion that the affair will end in fuch an unfavourable manner : rather , when your bro- ' ther fall obferve that it is your intention to con → quer him by courtefy , he ...
... temper rendered him unworthy of your regard ! But I have no apprehenfion that the affair will end in fuch an unfavourable manner : rather , when your bro- ' ther fall obferve that it is your intention to con → quer him by courtefy , he ...
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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...