My Novel: Or Varieties in English Life. By Pisistratus Caxton, Volume 2J. B. Lippincott & Company, 1865 |
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... London thus ; and nothing is more true than that a tailor is often the making of a man . " " " The shirts , too , are very good holland , " said Mrs. Riccabocca , about to open the knapsack . " Never mind details , my dear , " cried the ...
... London thus ; and nothing is more true than that a tailor is often the making of a man . " " " The shirts , too , are very good holland , " said Mrs. Riccabocca , about to open the knapsack . " Never mind details , my dear , " cried the ...
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... London - bred , had the discretion to try to escape unseen ; but Richard caught sight of him in the looking - glass , and colored up to the temples . " Jarvis , " said he , mildly- " Jarvis , put me in mind to have these inexpressibles ...
... London - bred , had the discretion to try to escape unseen ; but Richard caught sight of him in the looking - glass , and colored up to the temples . " Jarvis , " said he , mildly- " Jarvis , put me in mind to have these inexpressibles ...
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... London life , which commences two hours after noon , is in its decline . The crowd in Rotton Row begins to thin . Near the statue of Achilles , and apart from all other loungers , a gentle- man , with one hand thrust into his waistcoat ...
... London life , which commences two hours after noon , is in its decline . The crowd in Rotton Row begins to thin . Near the statue of Achilles , and apart from all other loungers , a gentle- man , with one hand thrust into his waistcoat ...
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... London had well - nigh the Park to him- self . He seemed to breathe more freely as he saw that the space was so clear . " There's oxygen in the atmosphere now , " said he , half aloud ; " and I can walk without breathing in the gaseous ...
... London had well - nigh the Park to him- self . He seemed to breathe more freely as he saw that the space was so clear . " There's oxygen in the atmosphere now , " said he , half aloud ; " and I can walk without breathing in the gaseous ...
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... London . But , indeed , you have kept your promise to the ear to break it to the spirit . I could not pre - suppose that you would shun all society , and be as much of a hermit here as under the vines of Como . " " I have sate in the ...
... London . But , indeed , you have kept your promise to the ear to break it to the spirit . I could not pre - suppose that you would shun all society , and be as much of a hermit here as under the vines of Como . " " I have sate in the ...
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Page 100 - That hangs his head, and a' that ? The coward-slave, we pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that ! For a' that, and a' that, Our toils obscure, and a' that ; The rank is but the guinea stamp ; The man's the gowd for a
Page 30 - ... and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men : as if there were sought in knowledge a couch, whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terrace, for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of state, for a proud mind to raise itself upon ; or a fort or commanding ground, for strife and contention ; or a shop, for profit, or sale ; and not a rich storehouse, for the glory of the Creator,...
Page 30 - For men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction; and most times for lucre and profession; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men...
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Page 30 - But the greatest error of all the rest is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or furthest end of knowledge. For men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and...