Queer Discourses on Queer Proverbs, Edició 38Hodder & Stoughton, 1868 - 136 pàgines |
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Pàgina 7
... thought to see , therefore , that any person who wilfully cuts off his nose , be it snub , pug , or Roman , large or small , spites his own face . But you may not so easily see at a glance , why any person should be so infatuated as to ...
... thought to see , therefore , that any person who wilfully cuts off his nose , be it snub , pug , or Roman , large or small , spites his own face . But you may not so easily see at a glance , why any person should be so infatuated as to ...
Pàgina 14
... thought he had ( to speak vulgarly ) " put his foot into it , " the boy had gained his point . With the half - crown he bought a lot of old boots , these he soon got rid of , perhaps saying to himself , " a good riddance of bad rubbish ...
... thought he had ( to speak vulgarly ) " put his foot into it , " the boy had gained his point . With the half - crown he bought a lot of old boots , these he soon got rid of , perhaps saying to himself , " a good riddance of bad rubbish ...
Pàgina 19
... thought about , must be thought about , sooner or later , and it is not wise to be merry then . There are times even There are heart - aches , I am not clear - headed whether I have made head No. 1 clear ; but I shall proceed to the ...
... thought about , must be thought about , sooner or later , and it is not wise to be merry then . There are times even There are heart - aches , I am not clear - headed whether I have made head No. 1 clear ; but I shall proceed to the ...
Pàgina 26
... thought what a pity it was that she had not a stronger house to keep her treasures in . One day some ladies went past , who were known in the town as the real Sisters of Mercy ; not wearing the outward dress to show that they went about ...
... thought what a pity it was that she had not a stronger house to keep her treasures in . One day some ladies went past , who were known in the town as the real Sisters of Mercy ; not wearing the outward dress to show that they went about ...
Pàgina 27
... thought he would build a glass house where he might find a refuge . His plan was to be the most sedate , sober - sided boy in school , and have his mischief out on the sly . Now it is not my intention to say what my own opinion is of ...
... thought he would build a glass house where he might find a refuge . His plan was to be the most sedate , sober - sided boy in school , and have his mischief out on the sly . Now it is not my intention to say what my own opinion is of ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 124 - I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Pàgina 83 - Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Pàgina 129 - LEAR. Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow! You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout Till you have drench'd our steeples, drown'd the cocks! You sulphurous and thought-executing fires, Vaunt-couriers to oak-cleaving thunderbolts, Singe my white head! And thou, all-shaking thunder, Smite flat the thick rotundity o
Pàgina 8 - LUCY Locket lost her pocket, Kitty Fisher found it : Nothing in it, nothing in it, But the binding round it. LIV. SAYS Aaron to Moses, Let's cut off our noses : Says Moses to Aaron, 'Tis the fashion to wear 'em.
Pàgina 28 - Let me take the splinter out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own? Hypocrite! Take the plank out of your own eye first, and then you will see clearly enough to take the splinter out of your brother's eye.
Pàgina 58 - From the country of the East, Came this strong and handsome beast : This able ass, beyond compare, Heavy loads and packs to bear. Now, seignior aas, a noble bray, Thy beauteous mouth at large display ; Abundant food our hay-lofts yield, And oats abundant load the field.
Pàgina 24 - A little word in kindness spoken, A motion or a tear, Has often healed the heart that's broken, And made a friend sincere.
Pàgina 8 - The chief merit of the book is the exquisite delicacy with which it illustrates Christian feeling and Christian principle in circumstances the most trying and varied.
Pàgina 12 - Edition. 18mo., sewed, Is. First Lessons in the History of England, in Question and Answer. On the plan of