A Thousand and One Gems of English ProseG. Routledge, 1872 - 534 pages |
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... thee information , as meddlers , but accept of them in good part . The vices of authority are chiefly four : delays , cor- ruption , roughness , and facility . For de- lays , give easy access , keep times ap- pointed , go through with ...
... thee information , as meddlers , but accept of them in good part . The vices of authority are chiefly four : delays , cor- ruption , roughness , and facility . For de- lays , give easy access , keep times ap- pointed , go through with ...
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... thee . Neither make choice of a dwarf , or a fool ; for , by the one thou shalt beget a race of pigmies ; the other will be thy continual disgrace , and it will yirke thee to hear her talk . thou shalt find it , to thy great grief ...
... thee . Neither make choice of a dwarf , or a fool ; for , by the one thou shalt beget a race of pigmies ; the other will be thy continual disgrace , and it will yirke thee to hear her talk . thou shalt find it , to thy great grief ...
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... thee . And I am per- suaded that the foolish cockering of some parents , and the over - stern carriage of others , causeth more men and women to take ill courses than their own vicious in- clinations . Marry thy daughters in time , lest ...
... thee . And I am per- suaded that the foolish cockering of some parents , and the over - stern carriage of others , causeth more men and women to take ill courses than their own vicious in- clinations . Marry thy daughters in time , lest ...
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... thee to be his surety , give him a part of what thou hast to spare ; if he press thee farther , he is not thy friend at all , for friendship rather chooseth harm to itself than offereth it ... If thou be rich , it will give thee ...
... thee to be his surety , give him a part of what thou hast to spare ; if he press thee farther , he is not thy friend at all , for friendship rather chooseth harm to itself than offereth it ... If thou be rich , it will give thee ...
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... Thou shalt never suffer thy old tempta- tions from Satan , the world , or thy own flesh . Thy pains and sickness are all cured ; thy body shall no more burden thee with weakness and weariness ; thy aching head and OF ENGLISH PROSE . 9.
... Thou shalt never suffer thy old tempta- tions from Satan , the world , or thy own flesh . Thy pains and sickness are all cured ; thy body shall no more burden thee with weakness and weariness ; thy aching head and OF ENGLISH PROSE . 9.
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