A Paladin of Philanthropy: And Other PapersChatto & Windus, 1899 - 361 Seiten |
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... say that half the charm . . . comes from Mr. Dobson's own manner , than which nothing could be more adapted for the perfect setting of the material with which he deals - a combination of rare knowledge , an exquisitely light and ...
... say that half the charm . . . comes from Mr. Dobson's own manner , than which nothing could be more adapted for the perfect setting of the material with which he deals - a combination of rare knowledge , an exquisitely light and ...
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... says Bender ) . Whereupon the old warrior , across the walnuts , and with the aid of some of the wine , described that military exploit . Hac ibat Simois ; hic est Sigeia tellus . ' Here we were , here were the Turks , ' etc. , etc ...
... says Bender ) . Whereupon the old warrior , across the walnuts , and with the aid of some of the wine , described that military exploit . Hac ibat Simois ; hic est Sigeia tellus . ' Here we were , here were the Turks , ' etc. , etc ...
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... was led to believe that the true solution of the question must be sought in assisted emigra- tion - a conclusion in which he was fortified ( he says ) by the successful settlement of Derry ( under A Paladin of Philanthropy . 9.
... was led to believe that the true solution of the question must be sought in assisted emigra- tion - a conclusion in which he was fortified ( he says ) by the successful settlement of Derry ( under A Paladin of Philanthropy . 9.
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And Other Papers Austin Dobson. says ) by the successful settlement of Derry ( under James I. ) by the Corporation of London . The district he selected for his field of operation was one which had already attracted the projector . It lay ...
And Other Papers Austin Dobson. says ) by the successful settlement of Derry ( under James I. ) by the Corporation of London . The district he selected for his field of operation was one which had already attracted the projector . It lay ...
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... says one of his biographers ' — ' ever put so much of himself into his books as Gold- smith . ' To his last hour he was drawing upon the thoughts and reviving the memories of that ' unhallowed time ' when , to all appearance , he was ...
... says one of his biographers ' — ' ever put so much of himself into his books as Gold- smith . ' To his last hour he was drawing upon the thoughts and reviving the memories of that ' unhallowed time ' when , to all appearance , he was ...
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Seite 289 - Unblam'd through life, lamented in thy end. These are thy honours; not that here thy bust Is mix'd with heroes, or with kings thy dust; But that the Worthy and the Good shall say, Striking their pensive bosoms — Here lies GAY.
Seite 53 - When all is done, (he concludes,) human life is at the greatest and the best but like a froward child, that must be played with and humoured a little to keep it quiet, till it falls asleep, and then the care is over.
Seite 153 - I have always maintained, that any fool may write a most valuable book by chance, if he will only tell us what he heard and saw with veracity. Of Mr. Boswell's truth I have not the least suspicion, because I am sure he could invent nothing of this kind. The true title of this part of his work is, A Dialogue between a Green-goose and a Hero.
Seite 206 - I was witness of, the King sitting and toying with his concubines, Portsmouth, Cleveland, and Mazarine, &c., a French boy singing love-songs,* in that glorious gallery, whilst about twenty of the great courtiers and other dissolute persons were at Basset round a large table, a bank of at least 2000 in gold before them ; upon which two gentlemen who were with me made reflections with astonishment. Six days after was all in the dust...
Seite 164 - Hottentot indeed, and tho' your abilities are respectable, you never can be respected yourself. He has the aspect of an Idiot, without the faintest ray of sense gleaming from any one feature — with the most awkward garb, and unpowdered grey wig, on one side only of his head — he is for ever dancing the devil's jig, and sometimes he makes the most driveling effort to whistle some thought in his absent paroxisms.
Seite 201 - Following his Majesty this morning through the gallery, I went, with the few who attended him, into the Duchess of Portsmouth's dressing-room within her bed-chamber, where she was in her morning loose garment, her maids combing her, newly out of her bed, his Majesty and the gallants standing about her...
Seite 311 - It used to cost the rest a shilling, for they drank wine ; but I hod a cut of meat for sixpence, and bread for a penny, and gave the waiter a penny ; so that I was quite well served, nay, better than the rest, for they gave the waiter nothing.
Seite 90 - XIV., he lost the succession to a very good estate in the county of Wexford, in Ireland, from the same humour, which he has preserved ever since, of preferring the state of his mind to that of his fortune.
Seite 284 - — writes Arbuthnot to Swift under date of March 19, 1729 — "is now become one of the obstructions to the peace of Europe, the terror of the ministers, the chief author of the Craftsman and all the seditious pamphlets which have been published against the Government. He has got several turned out of their places ; the greatest ornament of the court banished from it for his sake ; another great lady [Mrs.
Seite 286 - The duchess is a more severe check upon my finances than ever you were, and I submit, as I did to you, to comply to my own good. I was a long time before I could prevail with her to let me allow myself a pair of shoes with two heels, for I had lost one, and the shoes were so decayed that they were not worth mending.