Stultifera Navis; ...: The Modern Ship of FoolsW. Miller, 1807 - 295 páginas |
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... causes which induced me to compose the ensuing sections : was situated near the border of the moon ; and that the re- gion was inhabited by the spirits of idiots , silly persons , and infants who died without receiving the baptismal ...
... causes which induced me to compose the ensuing sections : was situated near the border of the moon ; and that the re- gion was inhabited by the spirits of idiots , silly persons , and infants who died without receiving the baptismal ...
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... cause him bide behinde , The winde riseth , and is like the sayle to teare , Eche one enforceth the anker up to winde , The sea swelleth by planetes well I finde . These obscure cloudes threaten us tempest : All are not in bed which ...
... cause him bide behinde , The winde riseth , and is like the sayle to teare , Eche one enforceth the anker up to winde , The sea swelleth by planetes well I finde . These obscure cloudes threaten us tempest : All are not in bed which ...
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... , firm in the sacred cause , thou mayest act in unison with myself , and henceforth exclaim , Quid verum atque decens curo et rogo , et omnis in hoc sum . THE TABLE OF Section . 1 . II . CONTENTS XX PREFATORY DISCOUrse .
... , firm in the sacred cause , thou mayest act in unison with myself , and henceforth exclaim , Quid verum atque decens curo et rogo , et omnis in hoc sum . THE TABLE OF Section . 1 . II . CONTENTS XX PREFATORY DISCOUrse .
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... Cause 99 XXV . Of Fools that know , and are instru- mental to , their Wives ' Inconstancy 102 XXVI . Of Fools that are Passionate at Trifles XXVII . Of Fools who rely on the stability of Fortune 106 110 Sec . XXVIII . Page . Of Foolish ...
... Cause 99 XXV . Of Fools that know , and are instru- mental to , their Wives ' Inconstancy 102 XXVI . Of Fools that are Passionate at Trifles XXVII . Of Fools who rely on the stability of Fortune 106 110 Sec . XXVIII . Page . Of Foolish ...
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... cause a rent in the thin petticoat or chemise , whereby a total exposure would be inevitable , ' the expedient of wearing drawers of muslin has been re- sorted to , which , in some instances , are converted by Dashers into trowsers ...
... cause a rent in the thin petticoat or chemise , whereby a total exposure would be inevitable , ' the expedient of wearing drawers of muslin has been re- sorted to , which , in some instances , are converted by Dashers into trowsers ...
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Términos y frases comunes
aëre Alexander Barclay Alice Pearce bard bells boast brain Canst thou cause certainly CHORUS TO FOOLS common sense conceived Crowds flock dame death decency disgrace display doth ev'ry exclaim eyes fam'd fame famous fashion feel folly FOOLISH fortune frequently give Goddess of Fools gold harlot's hath head hear Heaven honour Horace human idiot instance irreligion John Perrot justly King L'ENVOY labour ladle lady laugh lines live Lord mind nature naught ne'er never noble o'er pain passion pleasure POET POET'S CHORUS Praise of Folly present prove quod rage Rara Avis reader reason respect score scorn SECTION Shakspeare shame Ship of Fools smile SOLOMON speaking species stanza Stultifera Navis thee thine thing thro thyself tion tongue trim the boat truth vice Voltaire votaries wear wearers wisdom wise words youth
Pasajes populares
Página 12 - The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Página 133 - Ay, but to die, and go we know not where ; To lie in cold obstruction, and to rot ; This sensible warm motion to become A kneaded clod...
Página 196 - All murder'd: for within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal temples of a king Keeps Death his court, and there the antic sits, Scoffing his state and grinning at his pomp...
Página 245 - Though I look old, yet I am strong and lusty: For in my youth I never did apply Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood; Nor did not with unbashful forehead woo The means of weakness and debility; Therefore my age is as a lusty winter, Frosty, but kindly: let me go with you; I'll do the service of a younger man In all your business and necessities.
Página 164 - ... we make guilty of our disasters, the sun, the moon, and the stars : as if we were villains by necessity; fools, by heavenly compulsion; knaves, thieves, and treachers, by spherical predominance; drunkards, liars, and adulterers, by an enforced obedience of planetary influence; and all that we are evil in, by a divine thrusting on : An admirable evasion of whore-master man, to lay his goatish disposition to the charge of a star!
Página 164 - This is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune, — often the surfeit of our own behaviour, — we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars...
Página xx - Quid verum atque decens euro et rogo, et omnis in hoc sum ; Condo et compono quae mox depromere possim.
Página 207 - My liege, I did deny no prisoners. But, I remember, when the fight was done, When I was dry with rage, and extreme toil, Breathless and faint, leaning upon my sword, Came there a certain lord, neat, trimly dress'd, Fresh as a bridegroom ; and his chin, new reap'd, Show'd like a stubble-land at harvest-home ; He was perfumed like a milliner ; And 'twixt his finger and his thumb he held A pouncet-box...
Página 196 - For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories of the death of kings : How some have been depos'd; some slain in war...
Página 171 - tis a common proof, That lowliness is young ambition's ladder, Whereto the climber-upward turns his face; But when he once attains the upmost round, He then unto the ladder turns his back, Looks in the clouds, scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend.