Advice to a Son

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D. Nutt, 1896 - 148 halaman
 

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Halaman 148 - That there were such creatures as witches he made no doubt at all ; for, first, the scriptures had affirmed so much. Secondly the wisdom of all nations had provided laws against such persons, which is an argument of their confidence of such a crime.
Halaman 137 - If you love music, hear it; go to operas, concerts, and pay fiddlers to play to you; but I insist upon your neither piping nor fiddling yourself.
Halaman 16 - A few books well studied, and thoroughly digested, nourish the understanding more than hundreds but gargled in the mouth, as ordinary students use...
Halaman xiii - Isle till twelve; and after dinner, from three to six ; during which time some discoursed of Business, others of News. Now, in regard of the universal commerce, there happened little that did not first or last arrive here...
Halaman 29 - Preferments ; found as useful in a Court, as Armour in a Camp. Scotchmen have ever made good the Truth of this, who will go farther with a Shilling, than an Englishman can ordinarily pass for a Crown.
Halaman 145 - I do not hear yet, that you have spoken one word against me ; here is no treason of mine done. If my lord Cobham be a traitor, what is that to me ? Attorney. All that he did was by thy instigation, thou viper ; for I thou thee, thou traitor. Ralegh. It becometh not a man of quality and virtue to call me so; but I take comfort in it, it is all you can do.
Halaman 85 - Be not, therefore, liquorish after fame, found by experience to carry a trumpet, that doth for the most part congregate more enemies than friends. If you duly consider the inconstancy of common applause, and how many have had their fame broken upon the same wheel that raised it, and puffed out by their breath that kindled the first report of it, you would be as little elevated with the smiles as dejected by the frowns of this...
Halaman 144 - Merick and some others of the earl's train having an humour to see a play, they must needs have The Play of HENRY IV. The players told them that was stale ; they should get nothing by playing that ; but no play else would serve : and Sir Gilly Merick gives forty shillings to Philips the player to play this, besides whatsoever he could get.
Halaman 140 - You modern wits, should each man bring his claim,. Have desperate debentures on your fame ; And little would be left you, I'm afraid, If all your debts to Greece and Rome were paid. From this deep fund our author largely draws, Nor sinks his credit lower than it was.
Halaman 146 - Sir Walter Raleigh, Mr Attorney speaketh out of the zeal of his duty, for the service of the king, and you for your life; be valiant on both sides.

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