Laconics: Or, the Best Works of the Best Authors, Volume 2C. Tilt, 1840 - Aphorisms and apothegms |
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... hobby - horse ; that is , every man of figure de- termines on setting out in life , in that land of liberty , in what line to ruin himself : and that choice is called his hobby - horse . One makes the turf his scene of action ; another ...
... hobby - horse ; that is , every man of figure de- termines on setting out in life , in that land of liberty , in what line to ruin himself : and that choice is called his hobby - horse . One makes the turf his scene of action ; another ...
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