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Pàgina iii
... readers , I had acquired much curious knowledge of Catskin , and the Golden Bull , and the Bloody Gardener , and many other histories equally instructive and amusing . My father returned from sea in 1764. He had been at the siege of the ...
... readers , I had acquired much curious knowledge of Catskin , and the Golden Bull , and the Bloody Gardener , and many other histories equally instructive and amusing . My father returned from sea in 1764. He had been at the siege of the ...
Pàgina x
... reader to be well acquainted with simple equation , and I knew nothing of the matter . My master's son had purchased Fenning's Introduction : this was pre- cisely what I wanted , but he carefully concealed it from me , and I was ...
... reader to be well acquainted with simple equation , and I knew nothing of the matter . My master's son had purchased Fenning's Introduction : this was pre- cisely what I wanted , but he carefully concealed it from me , and I was ...
Pàgina xi
... reader to it , but for the reason alleged in the intro- ductory paragraph . A person , whose name escapes me , had un- dertaken to paint a sign for an ale - house : it was to be a lion , but the unfortunate artist produced a dog . On ...
... reader to it , but for the reason alleged in the intro- ductory paragraph . A person , whose name escapes me , had un- dertaken to paint a sign for an ale - house : it was to be a lion , but the unfortunate artist produced a dog . On ...
Pàgina xvi
... reader , I fear , a higher opinion of my conceit than of my talents neither the one nor the other , however , had the smallest concern with the business , which originated solely in ignorance : I wrote verses with great facility , and I ...
... reader , I fear , a higher opinion of my conceit than of my talents neither the one nor the other , however , had the smallest concern with the business , which originated solely in ignorance : I wrote verses with great facility , and I ...
Pàgina xxiii
... reader knows that this is taken from the brief account of Juvenal , commonly attributed to Suetonius ; but which is probably posterior to his time ; as it bears very few marks of being written by a contemporary author : it is , however ...
... reader knows that this is taken from the brief account of Juvenal , commonly attributed to Suetonius ; but which is probably posterior to his time ; as it bears very few marks of being written by a contemporary author : it is , however ...
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Pàgina 478 - Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years ; few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers, in the days of their pilgrimage.
Pàgina 204 - There's language in her eye, her cheek, her lip, Nay, her foot speaks ; her wanton spirits look out At every joint and motive of her body. O, these encounterers, so glib of tongue, That give a coasting welcome ere it comes.
Pàgina 218 - He burneth part thereof in the fire, with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast and is satisfied; yea, he warmeth himself and saith, "Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire." And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image; he falleth down unto it and worshippeth it and prayeth unto it and saith, "Deliver me; for thou art my God.
Pàgina xlii - Atque alii quorum comoedia prisca virorum est, Si quis erat dignus describi quod malus ac fur, Quod moechus foret aut sicarius aut alioqui Famosus, multa cum libertate notabant. Hinc omnis pendet Lucilius, hosce secutus Mutatis tantum pedibus numerisque, facetus, Emunctae naris, durus componere versus.
Pàgina lxii - The general character of this translation will be given, when it is said to preserve the wit, but to want the dignity, of the original.
Pàgina xiii - ... with favours more substantial : little collections were now and then made, and I have received sixpence in an evening. To one who had long lived in the absolute want of money, such a resource seemed a Peruvian mine : I furnished myself by degrees with paper, &c. and what was of more importance, with books of geometry, and of the higher branches of algebra, which I cautiously concealed. Poetry, even at this time, was no amusement of mine : it was subservient to other purposes ; and I only had...
Pàgina 218 - They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.
Pàgina 105 - Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
Pàgina vii - Brixham, and thither I went when little more than thirteen. • My master, whose name was Full, though a gross and ignorant, was not an ill-natured man; at least, not to me ; and my mistress used me with unvarying kindness ; moved perhaps by my weakness and tender years. In return, I did what I could to requite her, and my good will was not overlooked.
Pàgina 342 - Fond fool ! six feet shall serve for all thy store, And he that cares for most shall find no more.