Deliciae Literariae: A New Volume of Table-talkSimpkin, Marshall, 1840 - 273 pages |
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Page 15
... preserved , which may be thus translated : " To all good Christians to whom this writ shall come , John de Camoys , son and heir of Sir Ralph 1 Wirt's Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry , p . 53. Philadelphia , 1838 ...
... preserved , which may be thus translated : " To all good Christians to whom this writ shall come , John de Camoys , son and heir of Sir Ralph 1 Wirt's Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry , p . 53. Philadelphia , 1838 ...
Page 18
... preserved . It treats Cant with slender respect , giving him the nickname of Bob- bing Andrew . But he was destined to figure in a higher sphere . In the beginning of the civil dissen- sions of Charles's time , he is found prominent in ...
... preserved . It treats Cant with slender respect , giving him the nickname of Bob- bing Andrew . But he was destined to figure in a higher sphere . In the beginning of the civil dissen- sions of Charles's time , he is found prominent in ...
Page 47
... preserve an interest so dishonour- ably procured . " — " Duncan died unmarried , " writes the courtly knight - baronet . " He was set aside for being an idiot , " observes the accurate judge . " Mr Spittal of Leuchit said he was wiser ...
... preserve an interest so dishonour- ably procured . " — " Duncan died unmarried , " writes the courtly knight - baronet . " He was set aside for being an idiot , " observes the accurate judge . " Mr Spittal of Leuchit said he was wiser ...
Page 58
... preserve the chaff . The Republic of Letters now counts amongst her citizens many who may be likened rather to cinder - wenches , raking the refuse heaps of literature for lost valuables , and carrying off in triumph the veriest trifles ...
... preserve the chaff . The Republic of Letters now counts amongst her citizens many who may be likened rather to cinder - wenches , raking the refuse heaps of literature for lost valuables , and carrying off in triumph the veriest trifles ...
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... preserved a couplet with which he endeavoured to strengthen his failing limbs as he one night staggered home from a debauch : " Sta pes , sta bone pes , sta pes , ne labere mi pes , Sta pes , aut lapides hi mihi lectus erunt . " The ...
... preserved a couplet with which he endeavoured to strengthen his failing limbs as he one night staggered home from a debauch : " Sta pes , sta bone pes , sta pes , ne labere mi pes , Sta pes , aut lapides hi mihi lectus erunt . " The ...
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Deliciae Literariae: A New Volume of Table-Talk (Classic Reprint) Joseph Robertson No preview available - 2017 |
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