The Treasury of Knowledge: And Library of ReferenceLongmans, Green, 1869 - 899 páginas |
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The Treasury of Knowledge, and Library of Reference, Volume 2 Samuel Maunder Visualização integral - 1847 |
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Página 6 - God, having designed man for a sociable creature, made him not only with an inclination and under a necessity to have fellowship with those of his own kind, but furnished him also with language, which was to be the great instrument and common tie of society.
Página 1 - To spend too much time in studies, is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar; they perfect nature, and are perfected by experience: for natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study ; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience.
Página 1 - ... studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience. Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation.
Página 418 - There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more •than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty.
Página 421 - ... what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him ; and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver." And Delilah said to Samson, " Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee." And Samson said unto her, " If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
Página 25 - Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey ; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness...
Página 29 - O thou invisible spirit of wine, if thou hast no name to be known by, let us call thee devil ! lago.
Página 425 - Sir," said the actor with some warmth, " I would have you to know I never wear anything but diamonds."—" I ask your pardon," replied the gentleman, " I remember the time when you wore nothing but paste.
Página 28 - Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him: The evil that men do lives after them, The good is oft interred with their bones; So let it be with Caesar. The noble Brutus Hath told you Caesar was ambitious; If it were so, it was a grievous fault, And grievously hath Caesar answer'd it.
Página 423 - I beg a thousand pardons, my Lord ; I really took it for granted that your Lordship was employed in consultation." CHALLENGING A JURY WHOLESALE. AN Irish colonel of dragoons, previous to a trial in which he was the defendant, was informed by his counsel, that if there were any of the jury to whom he had personal objections, he might legally challenge them. "Faith, and so I will!" replied the martial defendant. " If they do not bring me off handsomely, I'll challenge every man of them!