In the Dozy Hours, and Other PapersHoughton Mifflin, 1894 - 235 من الصفحات |
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... . GUESTS . SYMPATHY . OPINIONS • THE CHILDREN'S AGE . 158 165 . 176 190 137 · 153 A FORGOTTEN POET . 201 DIALOGUES . 211 A CURIOUS CONTENTION . 217 THE PASSING OF THE ESSAY 226 OTHER PAPERS . IN THE DOZY HOURS . " MONTAIGNE.
... . GUESTS . SYMPATHY . OPINIONS • THE CHILDREN'S AGE . 158 165 . 176 190 137 · 153 A FORGOTTEN POET . 201 DIALOGUES . 211 A CURIOUS CONTENTION . 217 THE PASSING OF THE ESSAY 226 OTHER PAPERS . IN THE DOZY HOURS . " MONTAIGNE.
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... opinions on a great variety of subjects . " I seldom consult others , " writes Montaigne placidly , " and am seldom attended to ; and I know no concern , either public or private , which has been mended or bettered by my ad- vice . " Ah ...
... opinions on a great variety of subjects . " I seldom consult others , " writes Montaigne placidly , " and am seldom attended to ; and I know no concern , either public or private , which has been mended or bettered by my ad- vice . " Ah ...
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... opinions , it is impossible not to agree with Mrs. Wiggin in much that she states so deftly , and maintains so vivaciously . There is little doubt that the rights of the parent do infringe occasionally on the rights of the child , and ...
... opinions , it is impossible not to agree with Mrs. Wiggin in much that she states so deftly , and maintains so vivaciously . There is little doubt that the rights of the parent do infringe occasionally on the rights of the child , and ...
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... opinions of the very clever and distinguished men whom it was her good fortune to know , and who were all the more generous to her and to her sister toilers , because it did not occur to them for a moment that women claimed , or were ...
... opinions of the very clever and distinguished men whom it was her good fortune to know , and who were all the more generous to her and to her sister toilers , because it did not occur to them for a moment that women claimed , or were ...
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... opinions , but his ingenuousness is by no means so apparent . Edward Fitzgerald's distaste for women writers is almost winning in its gentle candor . Rus- kin , despite his passionate chivalry , reiterates with tireless persistence his ...
... opinions , but his ingenuousness is by no means so apparent . Edward Fitzgerald's distaste for women writers is almost winning in its gentle candor . Rus- kin , despite his passionate chivalry , reiterates with tireless persistence his ...
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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.