 | Edward Howard - 1837 - Страниц: 216
...whose only son—how he acquired the antipathy yet remains a mystery—had an invincible aver6 sion to a lie. "Joseph," said the father, with something...fate of our hero be taken as an example. " One pound one—the bird is yours, sir, cage and all." Thus spoke Mr. Brown, the auctioneer, declaring a parrot,... | |
 | Douglas Jerrold - 1852 - Страниц: 364
...— to go shopping in hoop, stomacher, and diamonds 1 It was a most wise apophthegm, that of a late attorney, whose only son — how he acquired the antipathy...! Let the fate of our hero be taken as an example. knew not the dangerous treasure he possessed. The parrot was a very Solomon in feathers ; and, though... | |
 | Douglas Jerrold - 1852 - Страниц: 584
...— to go shopping in hoop, stomacher, and diamonds ? It was a most wise apophthegm, that of a late attorney, whose only son — how he acquired the antipathy...bird is yours, sir, cage and all." Thus spoke Mr. Green, the auctioneer, declaring a parrot, one of a dozen that had been twenty times put up without... | |
 | Douglas William Jerrold - 1852 - Страниц: 380
...— to go shopping in hoop, stomacher, and diamonds 1 It was a most wise apophthegm, that of a late attorney, whose only son — how he acquired the antipathy...bird is yours, sir, cage and all." Thus spoke Mr. Green, the auctioneer, declaring a parrot, one of a dozen that had been twenty times put up without... | |
 | Douglas Jerrold - 1863 - Страниц: 572
...— to go shopping in hoop, stomacher, and diamonds ? It was a most wise apophthegm, that of a late attorney, whose only son — how he acquired the antipathy...! Let the fate of our hero be taken as an example. knew not the dangerous treasure he possessed. The parrot was a very Solomon in feathers ; and, though... | |
 | Franklin Fiske Heard - 1881 - Страниц: 212
...saved by his advocacy, replied, "That is because my credit exceeds my eloquence." DOUGLAS JERROLD says, "Truth is like gold : a really wise man makes a little of it go a long way." " A UTHORITIES are the actual decisions of -£-»- the courts."' " The law is made up of... | |
 | Mackenzie Bell - 1927 - Страниц: 516
...— to go shopping in hoop, stomacher, and diamonds ? It was a most wise apophthegm, that of a late attorney, whose only son — how he acquired the antipathy...bird is yours, sir, cage and all." Thus spoke Mr. Green, the auctioneer, declaring a parrot, one of a dozen that had been twenty times put up without... | |
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Joseph," said the father, with something like tears in his eyes, "Joseph, Heaven knows how soon I may be taken from you, and therefore I cannot too frequently check your preposterous extravagance. Truth, Joseph, truth is like gold ; a really wise man... 