In the Dozy Hours, and Other PapersHoughton Mifflin, 1894 - 235 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة 95
... lives in his recreations , and is re- vealed to us by the search - light of an epigram . Humor , in one form or another , is character- istic of every nation ; and reflecting the salient points of social and national life , it ...
... lives in his recreations , and is re- vealed to us by the search - light of an epigram . Humor , in one form or another , is character- istic of every nation ; and reflecting the salient points of social and national life , it ...
الصفحة 113
... live up to one's bricabrac , if one has any ; but to live up to the bricabrac of many lands and of many centuries is a strain which no wise man would dream of inflicting upon his constitution . Perhaps the most unlovely circumstance 99 ...
... live up to one's bricabrac , if one has any ; but to live up to the bricabrac of many lands and of many centuries is a strain which no wise man would dream of inflicting upon his constitution . Perhaps the most unlovely circumstance 99 ...
الصفحة 130
... lives for a week . " When Macaulay talks , " complained Lady Ashburton tartly , " I am not only overflowed with learning , but I stand in the slops . " We have much the same uncomfortable sensation at an afternoon lecture , when the ...
... lives for a week . " When Macaulay talks , " complained Lady Ashburton tartly , " I am not only overflowed with learning , but I stand in the slops . " We have much the same uncomfortable sensation at an afternoon lecture , when the ...
الصفحة 138
... lives , and , in a mild way , even flourishes , it must be because of his own irritating obtusiveness , because of his un- pardonable reluctance to come forward decently and be killed . Now , when I read the list of his misdeeds , as ...
... lives , and , in a mild way , even flourishes , it must be because of his own irritating obtusiveness , because of his un- pardonable reluctance to come forward decently and be killed . Now , when I read the list of his misdeeds , as ...
الصفحة 159
... live , the crowding of each day with more work and amusement than it can profitably hold , which have cost us , among other good things , the undisturbed enjoyment of our friends . Friend- ship takes time , and we have no time to give ...
... live , the crowding of each day with more work and amusement than it can profitably hold , which have cost us , among other good things , the undisturbed enjoyment of our friends . Friend- ship takes time , and we have no time to give ...
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الصفحة 35 - Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judgment Seat; But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth, When two strong men stand face to face, though they come from the ends of the earth!
الصفحة 59 - Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hind legs. It is not done well ; but you are surprised to find it done at all.
الصفحة 194 - My lot might have been that of a slave, a savage, or a peasant ; nor can I reflect without pleasure on the bounty of Nature, which cast my birth in a free and civilized country, in an age of science and philosophy, in a family of honourable rank, and decently endowed with the gifts of fortune.
الصفحة 16 - As, timing well the equal sound, Thy clutching feet bepat the ground, And all their harmless claws disclose, Like prickles of an early rose; While softly from thy whiskered cheek Thy half-closed eyes peer mild and meek.
الصفحة 231 - ... and whether thou art drowsy or satisfied with sleep; and whether ill-spoken of or praised; and whether dying or doing something else. For it is one of the acts of life, this act by which we die: it is sufficient then in this act also to do well what we have in hand. 3. Look within. Let neither the peculiar quality of anything nor its value escape thee.
الصفحة 18 - But gently borne on good man's spade, Beneath the decent sod be laid, And children show, with glistening eyes, The place where poor old Pussy lies.
الصفحة 7 - Thereupon he made her eat up the whole dish ; and afterwards much importuning him to know what it was, he told her at last, she had eaten Coucy's heart, and so drew the box out of his pocket, and showed her the note and the bracelet. In a sudden exultation of joy, she with a farfetch'd sigh said, 'This is a precious cordial indeed ; ' and so lick'd the dish, saying ' It is so precious, that 'tis pity to put ever any meat upon't.
الصفحة 18 - When thou becom'st a cat demure, Full many a cuff and angry word, Chid roughly from the tempting board. And yet, for that thou hast, I ween, So oft our favoured playmate been, Soft be the change which thou shalt prove...
الصفحة 73 - ... which is to keep man from a self-satisfaction which is retarding and vulgarizing, to lead him towards perfection, by making his mind dwell upon what is excellent in itself, and the absolute beauty and fitness of things.