 I dare say I made a gaby of myself to the world : pray, my good friend, hast thou never done likewise ? If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.  The Living Age - Page 4401904Full view - About this book
 | Literature - 1860 - 874 pages
...wit, and criticisms, got up for the nonce, out of encyclopedias and biographical dictionaries ; во that I would be actually astounded at my own knowledge....been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man. I think it was my brilliant confrere on the first floor (he had pecuniary transactions with Shcrrick,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1861 - 322 pages
...myself upon the fineness of my wit, and criticisms, got up for the nonce, out of encyclopaedias and biographical dictionaries; so that I would be actually astounded at my own knowledge. I daresay I made a gaby of myself to the world: pray, my good friend, hast thou never done likewise ?... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1829 - 754 pages
...myself upon the fineness of my wit, and criticisms, got up for the nonce, out of encyclopaedias and biographical dictionaries ; so that I would be actually...been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man. I think it was my brilliant confrere on the first floor (he had pecuniary transactions with Sherrick,... | |
 | English literature - 1864 - 564 pages
...and biographical dictionaries; so that I would be actually astonished at my own knowledge. I daresay I made a gaby of myself to the world; pray, my good...been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man." Silence for a while seems to have followed upon this failure; but in 1836 his first attempt at independent... | |
 | John Brown - 1866 - 448 pages
...nonce, out of encyclopaedias and biographical dictionaries ; so that I would be actually astonished at my own knowledge. I dare say I made a gaby of myself...been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man." Silence for a while seems to have followed upon this failure ; but in 1836 his first attempt at independent... | |
 | John Brown - English literature - 1866 - 454 pages
...nonce, out of encyclopaedias and biographical dictionaries ; so that I would be actually astonished at my own knowledge. I dare say I made a gaby of myself...been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man." Silence for a while seems to have followed upon this failure ; but in 1836 his first attempt at independent... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 444 pages
...myself upon the fineness of my wit, and criticisms, got up for the nonce out of encyclopaedias and biographical dictionaries ; so that I would be actually...been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man. I think it was my brilliant confrere on the first floor (he had pecuniary transactions with Sherrick,... | |
 | W.M. Thackeray - 1869
...myself upon the fineness of my wit, and criticisms, got up for the nonce out of encyclopaedias and biographical dictionaries ; so that I would be actually...been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man. I think it was my brilliant confrere on the first floor (he had pecuniary transactions with Sherrick,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - England - 1869 - 432 pages
...myself upon the fineness of my wit, and criticisms, got up for the nonce out of encyclopaedias and biographical dictionaries; so that I would be actually...been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man. I think it was my brilliant confrb-e on the first floor (he had pecuniary transactions with Sherrick,... | |
 | denis duval - 1869 - 428 pages
...myself upon the fineness of my wit, and criticisms, got up for the nonce out of encyclopaedias and biographical dictionaries ; so that I would be actually...If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never'be a wise man. I think it was my brilliant confrb-e on the first floor (he had pecuniary transactions... | |
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