Harrison's British Classicks, Volumen6Harrison and Company, 1786 |
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... once had the good- nature to burn a very valuable collection of Greek manufcripts , left the poring over thofe horrid crooked letters fhould put her dear Jack's eyes out . Thus does the torment the poor parfon with her violent affection ...
... once had the good- nature to burn a very valuable collection of Greek manufcripts , left the poring over thofe horrid crooked letters fhould put her dear Jack's eyes out . Thus does the torment the poor parfon with her violent affection ...
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... Once fam'd for flov nliness and Greek , to thefe polite enjoyments , and feemed Now turn'd a very Paris , to have forgot his connections with the For lace and velvet quit your gown , univerfity . All , who perufe this elegant The ...
... Once fam'd for flov nliness and Greek , to thefe polite enjoyments , and feemed Now turn'd a very Paris , to have forgot his connections with the For lace and velvet quit your gown , univerfity . All , who perufe this elegant The ...
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... once become fashionable among the ladies , we may foon fee the time , when an allowance for bet - money will be ftipulated in the marriage - ar- ticles . As the vices and follies of perfons of distinction are very apt to spread , I am ...
... once become fashionable among the ladies , we may foon fee the time , when an allowance for bet - money will be ftipulated in the marriage - ar- ticles . As the vices and follies of perfons of distinction are very apt to spread , I am ...
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... once doth any good , Until men will him flay . Or like a filthy heap of dung , That lyeth in a hoord ; Which never can do any good , Till it be fpread abroad . So fares it with this ufurer , He cannot fleep in reft , For fear the theefe ...
... once doth any good , Until men will him flay . Or like a filthy heap of dung , That lyeth in a hoord ; Which never can do any good , Till it be fpread abroad . So fares it with this ufurer , He cannot fleep in reft , For fear the theefe ...
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... once taken up for coin- ing ; a forge , a crucible , and feveral dies , being found in his cellar : but he was acquitted , as there was no law which made it high treafon to counterfeit the image of a Tiberius or a Nero ; and the coin ...
... once taken up for coin- ing ; a forge , a crucible , and feveral dies , being found in his cellar : but he was acquitted , as there was no law which made it high treafon to counterfeit the image of a Tiberius or a Nero ; and the coin ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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Página 7 - I am a Jew: hath not a Jew eyes? hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by' the same means, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer, as a Christian is?
Página 313 - Mr. Town is a fair, black, middle-sized, very short man. He wears his own hair, and a periwig. He is about thirty years of age, and not more than four and twenty. He is a student of the law, and a bachelor of physic.
Página 196 - The misfortunes of the great are held up to engage our attention ; are enlarged upon in tones of declamation ; and the world is called upon to gaze at the noble sufferers...
Página 198 - Our crew was carried into a French prison, and many of them died because they were not used to live in a jail ; but for my part it was nothing to me, for I was seasoned. One night...
Página 44 - He told the story of the ivy-tree, and that was laughed at; he repeated the jest of the two scholars and one pair of breeches, and the company laughed at that; but the story of Taffy in the sedan-chair, was sure to set the table in a roar.
Página 220 - Umbrae, or shadows; and, indeed, this appellation conveys a very full idea of the nature of these humble retainers to the wealthy, since they not only follow them like their shadows, but ' like a shadow prove the substance true...
Página 29 - ... you are to be drawn on hurdles to the place of execution, where you are to be hanged by the neck, but not until you are dead...
Página 143 - The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read over a book I have perused before, it resembles the meeting with an old one.
Página 43 - Some affect humanity and tenderness, others boast of having such dispositions from nature ; but he is the only man I ever knew who seemed ashamed of his natural benevolence. He takes as much pains to hide his feelings, as any hypocrite would to conceal his indifference ; but on every unguarded moment the mask drops off, and reveals him to the most superficial observer.
Página 253 - ... of horses, let six bright bays, blacks, or greys prance down one side of her head ; and according to the rank she insists upon, let a ducal or an earl's coronet, or a bloody hand be distinguished upon her capriole.