 | 1824 - 284 Seiten
...mountebank's stage, or to be masters of the ceremonies in a bear-garden; yet these are they who have the most admirers. But it often happens, to their mortification, that as their readers improve their stock of sense (as they may by reading better books, and by conversation with men of judgment) they soon forsake... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1828 - 432 Seiten
...mountebank's stage, or to be masters of the ceremonies in a bear-garden : yet these are they who have the most admirers. But it often happens, to their mortification, that as their readers improve their stock of sense (as they may by reading better books, and by conversation with men of judgment) they 'soon forsake... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 Seiten
...mountebank's stage, or to be masters of the ceremonies in a bear-garden; yet these are they who have the most admirers. But it often happens, to their mortification, that as their readers improve their stock of sense (as they may by reading better books, and by conversation with men of judgment) they soon forsake... | |
 | Laconics - 1829 - 358 Seiten
...mountebank's stage, or to be masters of the ceremonies in a bear-garden; yet these *rc they who have the most admirers. But it often happens, to their mortification, that as their readers improve their stock of sense (as they may by reading better books, and by conversation with men of judgment) they soon forsake... | |
 | Virgil - 1830 - 348 Seiten
...mountebank's stage, or to be masters of the ceremonies in a bear-garden. Vet these are they who have the most admirers. But it often happens, to their mortification, that, as their readers improve their stock of sense (as they may by reading better books, and by conversation with men of judgment), they soon forsake... | |
 | Virgil - 1834 - 314 Seiten
...mountebank's stage, or to be masters of the ceremonies in a bear-garden. Yet these are they who have the most admirers. But it often happens, to their mortification, that, as their readers improve their stock of sense (as they may by reading better books, and by conversation with men of judgment), they soon forsake... | |
 | 1836 - 932 Seiten
...mountebank's stage, or to be roasters of the ceremonies in a bear-garden: yet these are they who have the most on sense (as they may by reading better books, and by conversation with men of judgment) they soon forsake... | |
 | John Dryden, John Mitford - 1836 - 488 Seiten
...mountebank's stage, or to be masters of the ceremonies hi a bear garden. Yet these are they who have the most admirers. But it often happens, to their mortification, that, as their readers improve their stock of sense, (as they may by reading better books, and by conversation with men of judgment,) they soon forsake... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1837 - 480 Seiten
...mountebank's stage, or to be masters of the ceremonies in a bear-garden: yet these are they who have the most admirers. But it often happens, to their mortification, that as their readers improve their stock of sense (as they may by reading better books, and by conversation with men of judgment) they soon forsake... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1842 - 944 Seiten
...to be masters of the ceremonies in a bear-garden : fet these are they who have the most adniirers. the contemplation of beauty, heightened by virtue, and commanding our esteem and love, whi sense (as they may by reading better books, and by conversation with men of judgment) they soon forsake... | |
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