 Youthful passages of life are the chippings of Pitt's diamond, set into little heart-rings with mottoes ; the stone itself more worth, the filings more gentle and agreeable. — Alexander, at the head of the world, never tasted the true pleasure that...  The Wits and Beaus of Society - Σελίδα 7των Mrs. A. T. Thomson - 1890Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Leigh Hunt - 1852 - 470 σελίδες
...Youthful passages of life are the chippings of Pitt's diamond, set into little heart-rings with mottos ; the stone itself more worth, the filings more gentle...world, never tasted the true pleasure that boys of his own age have enjoyed at the head of a school. Little intrigues, little schemes, and policies engage... | |
 | 1852 - 460 σελίδες
...Youthful passages of life are the chippings of Pitt's diamond, set into little heart-rings with mottos ; the stone itself more worth, the filings more gentle...world, never tasted the true pleasure that boys of his own age have enjoyed at the head of a school. Little intrigues, little schemes, and policies engage... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1857 - 586 σελίδες
...Youthful passages of life arc the chippings of Pitt's diamond,1 set into little heart-rings with mottos ; the stone itself more worth, the filings more gentle...world, never tasted the true pleasure 'that boys of his own age have enjoyed at the head of a school. Little intrigues, little schemes, and policies engage... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 466 σελίδες
...Youthful passages of life are the chippings of Pitt's diamond, set into little heart-rings with mottos ; the stone itself more worth, the filings more gentle...world, never tasted the true pleasure that boys of his own age have enjoyed at the head of a school. Little intrigues, little schemes, and policies engage... | |
 | Katherine Thomson - 1860 - 356 σελίδες
...wholly, perhaps, but wont to check all feeling till it was well-nigh quenched ; little-minded ; bitter, if not spiteful ; with many acquaintances and scarce...diamond, set into little heart-rings with mottoes ; the atone itself more worth, the filings more gentle and agree14 WALPOLE'S DESCRIPTION OF YOUTHFUL DELIGHTS.... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1914 - 872 σελίδες
...mind of himself, while he was learning these histories. Youthful passages of life are the clippings of Pitt's Diamond, set into little heart-rings with mottoes ; the stone itself less worth, the filings more gentle and agreeable. Little intrigues, little schemes and policies engage... | |
 | Mrs. A. T. Thomson, Philip Wharton - 1861 - 520 σελίδες
...wholly, perhaps, but wont to check all feeling till it was well-nigh quenched ; little-minded ; bitter, if not spiteful ; with many acquaintances and scarce...Alexander, at the head of the world, never tasted the true * Gray migrated to Pembroke in 1 756. pleasure that boys of his age have enjoyed at the head of a school.... | |
 | Mrs. A. T. Thomson, Philip Wharton - 1861 - 504 σελίδες
...wholly, perhaps, but wont to check all feeling till it was well-nigh quenched ; little-minded; bitter, if not spiteful; with many acquaintances and scarce...more worth, the filings more gentle and agreeable. Alexander3 at the head of the world, never tasted the true * Gray migrated to Pembroke in 1756. pleasure... | |
 | 1865 - 814 σελίδες
...those hereditary feuds), " or a match at cricket," were worth all the pleasures of riper ambition. "Alexander at the head of the world, never tasted the true pleasure that boys enioy at the head of a public school. Cambridge was a wilderness to him, compared with the " dear scene"... | |
 | 1865 - 802 σελίδες
...those hereditary feuds), " or a match at cricket," were worth all the pleasures of riper ambition. "Alexander, at the head of the world, never tasted the true pleasure tliat boys enjoy at the head of a public school." Cambridge was a wilderness to him, compared with... | |
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