The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray: The four Georges and The English humouristsSmith, Elder, 1885 |
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... means so base . But , with his hireling House of Commons , he defended liberty for us ; with his incredulity he kept Church - craft down . There were parsons at Oxford as double - dealing and dangerous as any priests out of Rome , and ...
... means so base . But , with his hireling House of Commons , he defended liberty for us ; with his incredulity he kept Church - craft down . There were parsons at Oxford as double - dealing and dangerous as any priests out of Rome , and ...
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... means so brilliant and witty as Walpole's , or so bitter and bright as Hervey's , but as interest- ing , and even more descriptive of the time , because the letters are the work of many hands . You hear more voices speaking , as it were ...
... means so brilliant and witty as Walpole's , or so bitter and bright as Hervey's , but as interest- ing , and even more descriptive of the time , because the letters are the work of many hands . You hear more voices speaking , as it were ...
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... mean , curiously jolly ; kindly and good - natured in secret - a tender - hearted knave , not a venomous lickspittle . Jesse says , that at his chapel in Long Acre , " he attained a considerable popularity by the pleasing , manly , and ...
... mean , curiously jolly ; kindly and good - natured in secret - a tender - hearted knave , not a venomous lickspittle . Jesse says , that at his chapel in Long Acre , " he attained a considerable popularity by the pleasing , manly , and ...
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... means of quiet- ing the divisions subsisting in His Majesty's colonies , planta- tions , and possessions in North America . You may read his Lordship's manifestoes in the Royal New York Gazette . He returned to England , having by no means ...
... means of quiet- ing the divisions subsisting in His Majesty's colonies , planta- tions , and possessions in North America . You may read his Lordship's manifestoes in the Royal New York Gazette . He returned to England , having by no means ...
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... means of restoring her to honesty and labour . O you fine gentlemen ! you Marches , and Selwyns , and Chesterfields , how small you look by the side of these great men ! Good - natured Carlisle plays at cricket all day , and dances in ...
... means of restoring her to honesty and labour . O you fine gentlemen ! you Marches , and Selwyns , and Chesterfields , how small you look by the side of these great men ! Good - natured Carlisle plays at cricket all day , and dances in ...
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Página 337 - In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs - and God has given my share I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down...
Página 224 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents...
Página 327 - At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools who came to scoff, remain'd to pray.
Página 147 - I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London that a young, healthy child well nursed is, at a year old, . a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout.
Página 74 - Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it been his father, I had much rather. Had it been his brother, Still better than another. Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her. Had it been the whole generation, Still better for the nation. But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive, and is dead, There's no more to be said.
Página 220 - like a distressed prince who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid. I was undone by my auxiliary. When I had once called him in, I could not subsist without dependence on him.
Página 337 - How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease...
Página 165 - Great Jonson did by strength of judgment please, Yet, doubling Fletcher's force, he wants his ease. In differing talents both adorned their age, One for the study, t'other for the stage.
Página 119 - I lay, and woo the cooler wind. " I miss thee when by Gunga's stream my twilight steps I guide, But most beneath the lamp's pale beam I miss thee from my side.
Página 188 - The marriage, if uncontradicted report can be credited, made no addition to his happiness ; it neither found them nor made them equal. She always remembered her own rank, and thought herself entitled to treat with very little ceremony the tutor of her son.