The Tin Trumpet: Or, Heads and Tails for the Wise and Waggish |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 26
Page 7
... light . " ADMIRATION - We always love those who admire us , says Rochefoucauld , but we do not always love those whom we admire . From the latter clause an exception might have been made in favor of self , for self - love is the source ...
... light . " ADMIRATION - We always love those who admire us , says Rochefoucauld , but we do not always love those whom we admire . From the latter clause an exception might have been made in favor of self , for self - love is the source ...
Page 21
... light , or you may presently de- tect if you ring them , though this is a somewhat perilous experiment . Both may be known by their assuming a more gaudy and showy appearance than their neighbors , as if their characters were brighter ...
... light , or you may presently de- tect if you ring them , though this is a somewhat perilous experiment . Both may be known by their assuming a more gaudy and showy appearance than their neighbors , as if their characters were brighter ...
Page 28
... light to others ; or rather may they be compared to industri- ous bees , not because they are armed with a sting , but because they gather honey from every flower , only that their hive may be plundered when their toil is completed . By ...
... light to others ; or rather may they be compared to industri- ous bees , not because they are armed with a sting , but because they gather honey from every flower , only that their hive may be plundered when their toil is completed . By ...
Page 36
... light of the soul shining through the face , is independent of feature or complexion , is the most attractive , as well as the most endur- ing charm . Nothing but talent and amiability can bestow it , no statue or picture can rival ...
... light of the soul shining through the face , is independent of feature or complexion , is the most attractive , as well as the most endur- ing charm . Nothing but talent and amiability can bestow it , no statue or picture can rival ...
Page 39
... light that you supply . Others by them are praised or slander'd , Exactly as they fit their standard , And as an oar , though straight in air , Appears in water to be bent , So men and measures , foul or fair , Viewed through the ...
... light that you supply . Others by them are praised or slander'd , Exactly as they fit their standard , And as an oar , though straight in air , Appears in water to be bent , So men and measures , foul or fair , Viewed through the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ancient animals ANTISTROPHE asked barrister beauty become better biped blind blind goddess celebrated character death delight dinner earth epicure equally evanescent evil exclaimed existence eyes fear feeling fool fortune French gentleman give hand happy head heart heaven Hibernian honor human imagine intellectual Jack Ketch Jack-o'-lantern king labor lady latter live look Lord Lord Byron Lord G Madame de Staƫl man's master mind moral mouth nation nature never object once opinion ourselves pain Pat Sullivan perhaps perpetually persons Pharisee Plato pleasure possess present reader reason religion replied retributive justice rich Roman says seldom sense sometimes soul speak species spirit Sydney Smith Tacitus tact talent Talleyrand taste Tertullian thing thou thought tion truth virtue Voltaire whole wish word worth writer young