Sobriquets and Nicknames, Volume 1888Houghton, Mifflin, 1887 - 482 páginas |
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Absalom and Achitophel Achitophel Alexander Alexander Pope Anacreon Apostle Ballads Bard Beau Ben Jonson Bishop Cardinal celebrated character Charles II circa court death Dibdin Disraeli Doctor Dryden Duchess Duke Earl Edward Elizabeth England English epithet conferred epithet given Father France François Frederick French Gabriel Gabriel Harvey Germany given to Charles given to Henry given to John given to Sir given to Thomas given to William Henri van Laun hero History Homer Horace Hudibras intended Italian James Jean Johann Johnson King Lady Letters Literary Literature London Lord Byron Louis XIV Mary Milton Modern Molière name given Nash nick nickname given Noctes Ambrosianæ novel painter Philip Philosopher poem poet Poetry Pope Prince Queen quet Richard Robert Samuel satire says Scotland Shakespeare Sir Walter Scott sobri sobriquet sobriquet bestowed sobriquet conferred sometimes given stowed style Thomas Nash tion title bestowed title given Voltaire
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Página 316 - Yes, trust them not: for there is an upstart crow beautified with our feathers, that with his tiger's heart, wrapt in a player's hide, supposes he is as well able to bombast out a blank verse as the best of you; and being an absolute Johannes factotum, is in his own conceit the only Shake-scene in a country.
Página 152 - But as the twilight deepened, he appeared to grow ' very sad about something,' and at length wandered out into the barn-yard, to which his wife, in her anxiety for his health, followed him, entreating him in vain to observe that frost had set in, and to return to the fireside. On being again and again requested to do so, he...
Página 364 - A man of such a gemal mood The heart of all things he embraced, And yet of such fastidious taste, He never found the best too good. Books were his passion and delight And in his upper...
Página 7 - Tis easy conduct when Exchequers flow, But hard the task to manage well, the low : For sovereign power is too depress'd or high, When kings are forced to sell, or crowds to buy. Indulge one labour more, my weary Muse, For Amiel ; who can Amiel's praise refuse ? Of ancient race by birth, but nobler yet In his own worth, and without title great.
Página 355 - Twijfler, which in English means doubter; a name admirably descriptive of his deliberative habits. For though he was a man shut up within himself like an oyster, and of such a profoundly reflective turn that he scarcely ever spoke except in monosyllables; yet did he never make up his mind on any doubtful point.
Página 68 - Sunk were his eyes, his voice was harsh and loud, Sure signs he neither choleric was nor proud : His long chin proved his wit, his saint-like grace — A church vermilion and a Moses
Página 6 - H. Fielding has given a true picture of himself and his first wife, in the characters of Mr. and Mrs. Booth, some compliments to his own figure excepted; and, I am persuaded, several of the incidents he mentions are real matters of fact.
Página 318 - Shimei, whose youth did early promise bring Of zeal to God and hatred to his king, Did wisely from expensive sins refrain, And never broke the sabbath but for gain: Nor ever was he known an oath to vent, Or curse, unless against the government.
Página 105 - There is no God, should now give glory unto His greatness : for penetrating is His power, His hand lies heavy upon me, He hath spoken unto me with a voice of thunder, and I have felt He is a God that can punish enemies. Why should thy excellent wit, His gift, be so blinded, that thou...