Laconics: Or, the Best Works of the Best Authors, Volume 3C. Tilt, 1840 - Aphorisms and apothegms |
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... Epictetus is a perfect beau . How fit for thee bound up in crimson too , Gilt , and like them devoted to the view ? Thy books are furniture . Methinks ' tis hard That science should be purchas'd by the yard , And Tonson turn'd ...
... Epictetus is a perfect beau . How fit for thee bound up in crimson too , Gilt , and like them devoted to the view ? Thy books are furniture . Methinks ' tis hard That science should be purchas'd by the yard , And Tonson turn'd ...
Page 258
... Epictetus , or your Seneca here , or any of these poor rich rogues , teach you how to pay your debts without money ? will they shut up the mouths of your creditors ? will Plato be bail for you ? or Dioge- nes , because he understands ...
... Epictetus , or your Seneca here , or any of these poor rich rogues , teach you how to pay your debts without money ? will they shut up the mouths of your creditors ? will Plato be bail for you ? or Dioge- nes , because he understands ...
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Apicius bagnio beauty Ben Jonson better body Bruyere Butler Chesterfield Churchill Codrus common conversation death delight dicebox doth dress enemy Epictetus Euripides evil eyes false fame fancy fear folly fools fortune friends genius gentleman give greatest happiness hath heart honest honour Hudibras human humour ignorance inns of court judgment keep kind knave laugh learning less live look Lord Lord Bacon man's mankind manner marriage Massinger matter merit mind Montaigne nature neral never numbers observed opinion pain pass passion pedants person philosopher pleasure Plutarch poet poor praise pride proud racter reason rich ridiculous Roman triumph satire seldom sense Shaftesbury Shakspeare Shenstone soul speak stand sure Swift talk tell thing thou thought tion true truth turn Twill vanity vice virtue whilst whole wise words write young