Eccentric biography; or, Sketches of remarkable characters, ancient and modernVernor & Hood, 1801 - 348 oldal |
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... months , and years to it . At length he arrived at such a degree of perfection , as well in the theoretical , as the practical part of the game , that there was no player in Europe could equal him , except one , who was the celebraed ...
... months , and years to it . At length he arrived at such a degree of perfection , as well in the theoretical , as the practical part of the game , that there was no player in Europe could equal him , except one , who was the celebraed ...
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... month , year of the Lord , and reign of the queen , to whom he presented it at Hampton - court , all within the circle of a silver penny , inchased in a ring and borders of gold , and covered with a crystal so accurately wrought as to ...
... month , year of the Lord , and reign of the queen , to whom he presented it at Hampton - court , all within the circle of a silver penny , inchased in a ring and borders of gold , and covered with a crystal so accurately wrought as to ...
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... months ' teaching , he enabled a turkey to fetch and carry like a dog ; and having chalked the floor , and blackened its claws , could direct it to trace out any given name of the company . At length , not meeting with the encouragement ...
... months ' teaching , he enabled a turkey to fetch and carry like a dog ; and having chalked the floor , and blackened its claws , could direct it to trace out any given name of the company . At length , not meeting with the encouragement ...
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... months he tried in vain to bring the young boar to his purpose , and despairing of every kind of suc- cess , he was on the point of giving it away , when it struck him to adopt a new mode of teaching ; in consequence of which , in the ...
... months he tried in vain to bring the young boar to his purpose , and despairing of every kind of suc- cess , he was on the point of giving it away , when it struck him to adopt a new mode of teaching ; in consequence of which , in the ...
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... month , by pinches ob- tained from others . When the box was full , he would barter the contents for a farthing candle at a neighbouring chandler's shop . This candle served him till he had time to fill the box again , as he never ...
... month , by pinches ob- tained from others . When the box was full , he would barter the contents for a farthing candle at a neighbouring chandler's shop . This candle served him till he had time to fill the box again , as he never ...
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Eccentric Biography; Or, Sketches of Remarkable Characters, Ancient and Modern Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2020 |
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178. oldal - Johnson said, he thought he had already done his part as a writer. "I should have thought so too," said the king, " if you had not written so well.
127. oldal - The Body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents torn out, And stripped of its lettering and gilding,) Lies here food for worms. Yet the work itself shall not be lost, For it will (as he believed) appear once more In a new And more beautiful Edition, Corrected and Amended By The Author.
118. oldal - The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved not to be pleased, and it is very difficult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him. But the dog was so very comical, that I was obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myself back upon my chair, and fairly laugh it out. No, Sir, he was irresistible.* He upon one occasion experienced, in an extraordinary degree,...
297. oldal - I need only tell you, that this ill-starred, good-natured, improvident man returned to Dublin, unhinged from all favour at court, and even banished from the castle. But still he remained a punster, a quibbler, a fiddler, and a wit. Not a day passed without a rebus, an anagram, or a madrigal. His pen and his fiddle-stick were in continual motion; and yet to little or no purpose...
127. oldal - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
9. oldal - My lords, cannot I take my subjects money when I want it, without all this formality in parliament ? The bishop of Durham readily answered, God forbid, Sir, but you should ; you are the breath of our nostrils : whereupon the king turned and said to the bishop of Winchester, well, my lord, what say you ? Sir, replied the bishop, I have no skill to judge of parliamentary cases.
219. oldal - I will assure you that they are both very pleasant and very convenient. But I must tell you one circumstance: you are the fifth man that has had the reversion of the place, and I have buried them all. And what is more," continued he, looking very scientifically at him, "there is something in your face, that tells me I shall bury you too.
98. oldal - Elwes knew almost nothing of accounts, and never reduced his affairs to writing — he was obliged, in the disposal of his money, to trust much to memory — to the suggestions of other people still more.
153. oldal - And therefore his death was no less congratulated on the one party, than it was condoled in the other. In a word, what was said of Cinna might well be applied to him ; " he had " a head to contrive, and a tongue to persuade, " and a hand to execute, any mischief.
148. oldal - Fortune now seemed to take some notice of a man she had long neglected. The simplicity of his character, the integrity of his heart, and the merit of his productions, made his company very acceptable to a number of respectable...