The World at Westminster, Volumen1H. Bryer, 1816 |
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... taken the liberty of adopting the Advertisement of MR . FITZ - ADAM on a similar occasion , viz . - That all such witticisms as This is a bad world- this world is full of vanities — I am weary of this world -- sick of this world ...
... taken the liberty of adopting the Advertisement of MR . FITZ - ADAM on a similar occasion , viz . - That all such witticisms as This is a bad world- this world is full of vanities — I am weary of this world -- sick of this world ...
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... taken , at the commencement of my publication , a general survey of the state of society in this our little world . " If 66 you give your readers , " said he , " a plain ❝ and impartial view of the sets which ne- ❝cessarily exist in ...
... taken , at the commencement of my publication , a general survey of the state of society in this our little world . " If 66 you give your readers , " said he , " a plain ❝ and impartial view of the sets which ne- ❝cessarily exist in ...
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... taken the more notice of these , as at one time they had set the fashion to most part of College at least . The last I shall notice , are a set which I shall distinguish by the name of Would- bes ; -they are vile imitations of a not ...
... taken the more notice of these , as at one time they had set the fashion to most part of College at least . The last I shall notice , are a set which I shall distinguish by the name of Would- bes ; -they are vile imitations of a not ...
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... his Col- lege acquaintance has obtained , I have taken the liberty of altering it , so as to adapt it to the understanding of all with as little mutilation and addition as possible . E SIR , I am a man , who from a 73.
... his Col- lege acquaintance has obtained , I have taken the liberty of altering it , so as to adapt it to the understanding of all with as little mutilation and addition as possible . E SIR , I am a man , who from a 73.
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... taken ideas of parents . A short time ago I heard some gentle- men , who had been educated here , com- paring the state of the school as it is at present , with what in was in their time . After praising the present establishment in ...
... taken ideas of parents . A short time ago I heard some gentle- men , who had been educated here , com- paring the state of the school as it is at present , with what in was in their time . After praising the present establishment in ...
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abilities acquaintance acquirements admiration affected allow ambition amusement Badger-bait Blackfriars boast boy at Westminster cerebrum character circumstance College companions conduct consider contempt conversation correspondents CRITO DAVUS Dean's Yard disgust disposition duty Editor Eumenes father favour feelings following letter folly frequently FRIDAY friendship give good-natured greatest habits happy heard Honorius honour hope HORACE humble Servant humour imitation James's Park King's Scholars knowledge labours language laughed learning least look LUCRETIUS mankind manner means ment mentioned mind minster misfortune MONDAY nature never opinion opportunity Organon OVID paper persons pleasure praise present profess public school racters readers reckoned remind respect ridicule school-boy school-fellows seems shew sion society sort spect suppose talents taste thing THOMAS BROWN tions Town-boys truth turally vanity vices Virgil Volsci Westminster School wish words World at Westminster
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Página 9 - Th' eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the last: But those attain'd, we tremble to survey The growing labours of the lengthen'd way; Th...
Página 57 - Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease...
Página 77 - But we may go further and affirm most truly, that it is a mere and miserable solitude to want true friends, without which the world is but a wilderness ; and even in this sense also of solitude, whosoever in the frame of his nature and affections is unfit for friendship, he taketh it of the beast and not from humanity.
Página 77 - THE HARE AND MANY FRIENDS. Friendship, like love, is but a name, Unless to one you stint the flame. The child, whom many fathers share, Hath seldom known a father's care. Tis thus in friendships; who depend On many, rarely find a friend. A hare, who in a civil way, Complied with everything, like Gay, Was known by all the bestial train Who haunt the wood, or graze the plain.
Página 5 - A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the same spirit that its author writ: Survey the WHOLE, nor seek slight faults to find Where nature moves, and rapture warms the mind, Nor lose for that malignant dull delight, The generous pleasure to be charm'd with wit.
Página 53 - Let those judge others who themselves excel / And censure freely who have written well.
Página 42 - I took up a newspaper to see what was going on in that part of the world...
Página 48 - Sic cerebrum tegit os : qualisque interna cerebrj est, Externo formam cernis in osse parem — Primo adeo intuitu qualis sit quisque videbis :, — Unum de multis sit satis.
Página 48 - J lie credit, frangit, tundit, lacerat, pessundat, Ferro, fuste, palam, clam, pede, dente, manu ; Porro ubi quid ficti a«t siraulati est; " hem, bone," mecum " Falle alios," inquam, " non ita fallor ego ; Ambrosiisimitare cumis strepituque Tonantem> Causidice?
Página 49 - Ccesare magnanimus mus, Si caput inspicias, ardua uterque petit : Bello fulminat ille, viamque affectat Olympo ; In cameram scandit mus, ubi graua jacent.