The literary miscellany: or, Selections and extracts, classical and scientific with originals, in prose and verse. Conduct; &c, Band 91812 |
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... remarkable ingenuity , any great degree of merit in learning , arts or sciences , are a more rea- sonable authority for a splendid appearance than those which are commonly presumed to be so . That there is something more personal in ...
... remarkable ingenuity , any great degree of merit in learning , arts or sciences , are a more rea- sonable authority for a splendid appearance than those which are commonly presumed to be so . That there is something more personal in ...
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... remarkable how much the belief of ghosts and apparitions of persons departed , has lost ground within these fifty years . This may perhaps be ex- plained by the general growth of knowledge ; and by the consequent decay of superstition ...
... remarkable how much the belief of ghosts and apparitions of persons departed , has lost ground within these fifty years . This may perhaps be ex- plained by the general growth of knowledge ; and by the consequent decay of superstition ...
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... remarkable in dreams , may have presented fantasms to those that waked . I believe there are few but can recollect some , where- in it has wrought mistakes , at least equal to that of a white horse for a winding - sheet . To con- clude ...
... remarkable in dreams , may have presented fantasms to those that waked . I believe there are few but can recollect some , where- in it has wrought mistakes , at least equal to that of a white horse for a winding - sheet . To con- clude ...
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... remarkable characters of private men . There are likewise other subordinate testimonies , which serve to perpetuate , at least prolong , the mem- ories of men , whose characters and stations give them no claim to a place in story . For ...
... remarkable characters of private men . There are likewise other subordinate testimonies , which serve to perpetuate , at least prolong , the mem- ories of men , whose characters and stations give them no claim to a place in story . For ...
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... remarkable and familiar to a club he attended , that it was agreed to have his picture placed over their chimney - piece . There was this remarkable in the fellow , that he chose al- ways to go barefoot , tho ' he was daily offered a ...
... remarkable and familiar to a club he attended , that it was agreed to have his picture placed over their chimney - piece . There was this remarkable in the fellow , that he chose al- ways to go barefoot , tho ' he was daily offered a ...
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Seite 2 - A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy; all for want of a little care about a horseshoe nail.
Seite 1 - Methinks I hear some of you say, Must a Man afford himself no Leisure? — I will tell thee, my Friend, what Poor Richard says, Employ thy Time well if thou meanest to gain Leisure; and since thou art not sure of a Minute, throw not away an Hour.
Seite 19 - I then came home, and went whistling all over the house, much pleased with my whistle, but disturbing all the family. My brothers, and sisters, and cousins, understanding the bargain...
Seite 13 - ... the way to wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality ; that is, 45 waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both.
Seite 40 - We have had some experience of it — several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces; they were instructed in all your sciences, but when they came back to us, they were bad runners, ignorant of every means of living in the woods, unable to bear either cold or hunger, knew neither how to build a cabin, take a deer, or kill an enemy, spoke our language imperfectly, were therefore neither fit for hunters, warriors, nor counsellors; they were totally good...
Seite 3 - What maintains one Vice, would bring up two Children. "You may think perhaps, that a little Tea, or a little Punch now and then, Diet a little more costly, Clothes a little finer, and a little Entertainment now and then, can be no great Matter; but remember what Poor Richard says, Many a Little makes a Mickle; and farther, Beware of little Expenses; A small Leak will sink a great Ship; and again.
Seite 40 - We are, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we decline accepting it; and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we will take great care of their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them.