Ardent: A Tale of Windsor Forest, in the Nineteenth Century ; Dedicated to the Memory of His Most Gracious Majesty, George the Fourth, المجلد 4Chappel, 1832 |
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... sense and in parables . Se- neca and Cicero both lost their lives in the same cause , stemming , or endeavouring to stem , public abuse by their moral worth . Cato and Brutus did the same . The Gracchi also suffered martyrdom in the ...
... sense and in parables . Se- neca and Cicero both lost their lives in the same cause , stemming , or endeavouring to stem , public abuse by their moral worth . Cato and Brutus did the same . The Gracchi also suffered martyrdom in the ...
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... , and bring not this blot upon the annals of England in future . To want humanity is to want sense , proving the old adage to be true , - " The blind lead the blind , and both fall into an early grave , " not from their 14 ARDENT ; A TALE.
... , and bring not this blot upon the annals of England in future . To want humanity is to want sense , proving the old adage to be true , - " The blind lead the blind , and both fall into an early grave , " not from their 14 ARDENT ; A TALE.
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... sense , where reason and good sense meet the same ; but when opposed by the opposite principle of cunning , which is only the shadow or counterfeit part of wisdom , indicative indeed of an active mind , but a mind directed by wrong ...
... sense , where reason and good sense meet the same ; but when opposed by the opposite principle of cunning , which is only the shadow or counterfeit part of wisdom , indicative indeed of an active mind , but a mind directed by wrong ...
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... pause awhile , and meditate upon the awful state of the parties , contesting for the mas- tery , as who had the most sense , and who the least wisdom . CHAPTER IX . THE accusation and defence at this singular 52 ARDENT ; A TALE.
... pause awhile , and meditate upon the awful state of the parties , contesting for the mas- tery , as who had the most sense , and who the least wisdom . CHAPTER IX . THE accusation and defence at this singular 52 ARDENT ; A TALE.
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... sense and dis- cretion . The party bringing this action for da- mages is a fair client of my worthy friend , who , to say the least , has availed himself of her personal appearance and attractive manners to influence your judgment and ...
... sense and dis- cretion . The party bringing this action for da- mages is a fair client of my worthy friend , who , to say the least , has availed himself of her personal appearance and attractive manners to influence your judgment and ...
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action Æsop affair Aimwell appeared attended beauty become brother burlesque called calomel cause CHAPTER character choly church clergy client commenced concubinage conduct consequence counsel court deceased defendant deserving Divine Divine Providence doubt Drinkhard ecclesiastical court endeavour expected favour feelings folly foolish songs Foresight former gentlemen give grave Guildford happy happy valley heard heart hero honour horse human immorality individual influence injury Ireland Yard Joseph jury justice lady lady's late Lawyer Rapine learned friend living longer lord lost lover mankind manner melan ment merits Messalina mind mistress moral mother nature never occasion opinion painful parties passions person poor present principle proving punishment racter reason Reigate religion respectable retributive justice Reverend Rhymer ruin sense society sorry speaking the truth thing thought tion true unhappy vices village virtue Windsor Forest wisdom woman worthy young Freelove
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الصفحة 181 - When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds, too late, that men betray, What charm can soothe her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away ? The only art her guilt to cover, To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom, is— to die.
الصفحة 229 - Delphos, either for the oracle's sake, or for the sake of the wise men that frequently that place. But when he came thither, he found matters to be quite otherwise than he expected and so far from deserving the reputation they had in the world for piety and wisdom that he found them proud, avaricious and hereupon delivered his opinion of them under this fable: this fable: "I find...
الصفحة 227 - ... the fable of the Eagle and the Beetle: A Hare that was hard put to't by an Eagle, took Sanctuary in a Ditch with a Beetle. The Beetle Interceded for the Hare: The Eagle Flapt off the former, and Devoured the other. The Beetle took this for an Affront to Hospitality, as well as to...
الصفحة 229 - I find the Curiosity that brought me hither to be much the Case of People at the Seaside, that we see something come Hulling toward them a great way off at Sea and take it at first to be some Mighty Matter, but upon Driving nearer and nearer the Shore, it proves at last to be only a heap of Weeds and Rubbish.
الصفحة 237 - ... off. They fought it out, till they were e'en glad to lie down and take breath. In which instant a fox passing that way, and finding how the case stood with the two combatants, seized upon the fawn for his own use, and so very fairly scampered away with him. The lion and the bear saw the whole action, but not being in condition to rise and hinder it, they passed this reflection...
الصفحة 229 - ... over one hundred years. It is difficult to decipher because the paper is brittle, tears easily and is somewhat discolored. It is by Sir Roger L'Estrange, Kt., London, 1708. It will transpose but little of the descriptive matter, using the language of the author, which will appear queer. When Aesop had taken almost the whole tour of Greece he went to Delphos, either for the oracle's sake, or for the sake of the wise men that frequently that place. But when he came thither, he found matters to...
الصفحة 38 - By minds to fame unknown. 2 But soon or late the time will come, Though long it seem deferred, When loudest talkers shall be dumb, And silent doers heard. Then shall a meed surpassing fame To lowly worth be given, Whose toil hath sought with humble aim To guide the soul to heaven.
الصفحة 228 - Beetle watch'd her still and shew'd the same Trick once again. Whereupon the Eagle made her appeal to Jupiter, who gave her leave to lay her next Course of Eggs in his own Lap. But the Beetle found out a way to make Jupiter rise from his Throne...
الصفحة 238 - Tis the fate of all Gotham quarrels, when fools go together by the ears, to have knaves run away with the stakes.
الصفحة 155 - Bacon," says the learned D'Israeli in his Curiosities of Literature, "has justly observed, that men of learning require inventories of their knowledge, as rich men have schedules of their estates . . . ." Men of renown have followed the same course, and their names are still hallowed by posterity. They collected the sweets as lively bees hovering over the beautiful and fragrant flowers,