The Tin Trumpet: Or, Heads and Tails for the Wise and Waggish |
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... author . The original plan of the book— an alphabetically arranged collection of the wit and wis- dom of many of the best writers , ancient and modern - has not been changed . vi AMERICAN EDITOR'S PREFACE . Such as it now is.
... author . The original plan of the book— an alphabetically arranged collection of the wit and wis- dom of many of the best writers , ancient and modern - has not been changed . vi AMERICAN EDITOR'S PREFACE . Such as it now is.
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... a mine of easy quotations to many of our ready writers , it will yet more serve to while away pleasantly and not un- profitably a summer afternoon or winter evening to the general reader . AM . ED . THE TIN TRUMPET . A. B. C. — It seems.
... a mine of easy quotations to many of our ready writers , it will yet more serve to while away pleasantly and not un- profitably a summer afternoon or winter evening to the general reader . AM . ED . THE TIN TRUMPET . A. B. C. — It seems.
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... writers are very apt to forget . Like other poisons , when administered in too strong a dose , it is thrown off by the intended victim , and often relieves , where it was meant to destroy . If the wielder of the weapon be such an ...
... writers are very apt to forget . Like other poisons , when administered in too strong a dose , it is thrown off by the intended victim , and often relieves , where it was meant to destroy . If the wielder of the weapon be such an ...
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... writer , arguing , perhaps , from the analogy of the English language , wherein two negatives constitute an affirmative , observes that deux afflictions mises ensemble peuvent devenir une consolation , an experiment which few , we ...
... writer , arguing , perhaps , from the analogy of the English language , wherein two negatives constitute an affirmative , observes that deux afflictions mises ensemble peuvent devenir une consolation , an experiment which few , we ...
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... writer survive in all the freshness and integrity with which they were first traced . Were I a literary painter how often should I be tempted in the pride of my heart , to exclaim with the celebrated artist , " Ed io anche sono Pittore ...
... writer survive in all the freshness and integrity with which they were first traced . Were I a literary painter how often should I be tempted in the pride of my heart , to exclaim with the celebrated artist , " Ed io anche sono Pittore ...
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