The Companion: After-dinner Table-talkG. P. Putnam, 1850 - 192 páginas |
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... on a tombstone , ought to be rescued from oblivion ; nor those first cousins of the moth , who labour under a bulimy for black - letter , and be- lieve every thing to be excellent which was written in 58 AFTER - DINNER TABLE - TALK .
... on a tombstone , ought to be rescued from oblivion ; nor those first cousins of the moth , who labour under a bulimy for black - letter , and be- lieve every thing to be excellent which was written in 58 AFTER - DINNER TABLE - TALK .
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... labour which they are not willing to endure . - Hooker . SCHOOLMASTERS . A schoolmaster , who likes his vocation , feels to- wards the boys who deserve his favour something like a thrifty and thriving father towards the children for ...
... labour which they are not willing to endure . - Hooker . SCHOOLMASTERS . A schoolmaster , who likes his vocation , feels to- wards the boys who deserve his favour something like a thrifty and thriving father towards the children for ...
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... labour according to the current value of time and labour , is tolerably certain ; but if any one should offer me £ 10,000 to forego that labour , I should bid him and his money go to the devil , for twice the sum could not purchase me ...
... labour according to the current value of time and labour , is tolerably certain ; but if any one should offer me £ 10,000 to forego that labour , I should bid him and his money go to the devil , for twice the sum could not purchase me ...
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... him ; for content will never dwell but in a meek and quiet soul.- Walton's Angler . LABOUR OF IDLENESS . “ There is more fatigue , AFTER DINNER TABLE - TALK . 99 Preaching to the Poor The Doctor Search after Contentment Izaak Walton.
... him ; for content will never dwell but in a meek and quiet soul.- Walton's Angler . LABOUR OF IDLENESS . “ There is more fatigue , AFTER DINNER TABLE - TALK . 99 Preaching to the Poor The Doctor Search after Contentment Izaak Walton.
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After-dinner Table-talk Robert Conger Pell. LABOUR OF IDLENESS . “ There is more fatigue , " says Tom Brown , “ and trouble in a lady than in the ... Labour of Idleness Tom Brown Old Beauties Walpole Hypocrisy of a Lord Chancellor Brougham.
After-dinner Table-talk Robert Conger Pell. LABOUR OF IDLENESS . “ There is more fatigue , " says Tom Brown , “ and trouble in a lady than in the ... Labour of Idleness Tom Brown Old Beauties Walpole Hypocrisy of a Lord Chancellor Brougham.
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