The Indicator, and the Companion: A Miscellany for the Fields and the Fire-side, Volume 1H. Colburn, 1834 |
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Page 4
... respects of Homer . Perhaps we could not give the reader a more brief , yet complete specimen of the way in which bad translations are made , than by selecting a well - known passage from Shakspeare , and turning it into the common ...
... respects of Homer . Perhaps we could not give the reader a more brief , yet complete specimen of the way in which bad translations are made , than by selecting a well - known passage from Shakspeare , and turning it into the common ...
Page 7
... could not afford a larger . He was a Duode- narian , in that respect , like ourselves . We do not know how our ideas of a study might expand with our walls . Montaigne , who was Montaigne " of that APARTMENTS FOR STUDY . 7.
... could not afford a larger . He was a Duode- narian , in that respect , like ourselves . We do not know how our ideas of a study might expand with our walls . Montaigne , who was Montaigne " of that APARTMENTS FOR STUDY . 7.
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... respect and regard of Dryden . He was publicly hailed by him as his successor , and affec- tionately bequeathed the care of his laurels . Dryden did not know who had been looking at him in the coffee - house . Already I am worn with ...
... respect and regard of Dryden . He was publicly hailed by him as his successor , and affec- tionately bequeathed the care of his laurels . Dryden did not know who had been looking at him in the coffee - house . Already I am worn with ...
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... . So is cutting your ancles with weeds and stones— Other joys Are but toys . The book of Isaac Walton upon angling is a delightful performance in some respects . It smells of the country air , and of the flowers in 50 THE INDICATOR .
... . So is cutting your ancles with weeds and stones— Other joys Are but toys . The book of Isaac Walton upon angling is a delightful performance in some respects . It smells of the country air , and of the flowers in 50 THE INDICATOR .
Page 51
... respect for a piece of salmon ; to approach it , like the grace , with his hat off . But what are we to think of a man , who in the midst of his tortures of other animals , is always valuing himself on his harmlessness ; and who ...
... respect for a piece of salmon ; to approach it , like the grace , with his hat off . But what are we to think of a man , who in the midst of his tortures of other animals , is always valuing himself on his harmlessness ; and who ...
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