The Works of Hannah More, Volume 1Harper & brothers, 1835 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 17
... rich reward at last . Who mock'd at death , and danger smile , To steal one peep at father Nile ; Who , at Palmyra risk his neck , Or search the ruins of Balbeck ; If these must hide old Nilus ' fount , Nor Lybian tales at home recount ...
... rich reward at last . Who mock'd at death , and danger smile , To steal one peep at father Nile ; Who , at Palmyra risk his neck , Or search the ruins of Balbeck ; If these must hide old Nilus ' fount , Nor Lybian tales at home recount ...
Page 19
... rich be wise ? The gracious Master of mankind , Who knew us vain , corrupt and blind , In mercy , tho ' in anger said , That man should earn his daily bread His lot , inaction renders worse , While labour mitigates the curse . : But ...
... rich be wise ? The gracious Master of mankind , Who knew us vain , corrupt and blind , In mercy , tho ' in anger said , That man should earn his daily bread His lot , inaction renders worse , While labour mitigates the curse . : But ...
Page 24
... Rich entremets , whose name none knows , Ragouts , tourtes , tendrons , fricandeux , O ' th ' hogs of EPICURUS ' Sty ; Yet all so foreign and so fine , ' Twas easier to admire , than dine . O ! if the muse had power to tell Each dish ...
... Rich entremets , whose name none knows , Ragouts , tourtes , tendrons , fricandeux , O ' th ' hogs of EPICURUS ' Sty ; Yet all so foreign and so fine , ' Twas easier to admire , than dine . O ! if the muse had power to tell Each dish ...
Page 31
... of fictions ; Axioms more popular they teach , That to be good is to be rich ! For THE WORKS OF HANNAH MORE . 31 An Heroic Epistle to Miss Sally Horne, Sensibility: an Epistle to the Hon Mrs Bos- Reflections of Hezekiah, 109.
... of fictions ; Axioms more popular they teach , That to be good is to be rich ! For THE WORKS OF HANNAH MORE . 31 An Heroic Epistle to Miss Sally Horne, Sensibility: an Epistle to the Hon Mrs Bos- Reflections of Hezekiah, 109.
Page 32
... rich ! For all the misses marry kings , And diamonds are but common things ; While dames in history hardly get ' em , Our heroines ope their mouths and spit ' em . Oh , this is profitable learning , Past cold historians ' dull ...
... rich ! For all the misses marry kings , And diamonds are but common things ; While dames in history hardly get ' em , Our heroines ope their mouths and spit ' em . Oh , this is profitable learning , Past cold historians ' dull ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abner Araspes Babylon behold Belshazzar Bible blessing blest bon-ton Bragwell Chaldea charm Christian church Cleora comfort Daniel dare Darius daughters deeds delight Derry divine dread duty Eliab ev'ry evil eyes fair faith fame fancy Fantom father fear feel fond give glory God's grace hand happy hast hear heart heaven holy honour hope human humble irreligion Jack Jack Weston JOCHEBED king knew labour ligion live look Lord lov'd master mercy mind mother ne'er neighbour never night o'er passion Pharnaces Philistia piety pleasure poor pow'r praise pray prayer principle racter religion rich Simpson sober song soon Soranus soul spirit stamp'd Stock Sunday sure taste tell thee thing thou thought Tim Jenkins tion Tom Price true Trueman truth Twas vanity virtue wife word Worthy young youth