The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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Page 10
... excellent old custom was that of throwing the stocking ! What a deal of innocent mirth has been spoiled by the disuse of it ! It is not an easy matter to preserve decorum in courts of justice . The smallest circumstance that interferes ...
... excellent old custom was that of throwing the stocking ! What a deal of innocent mirth has been spoiled by the disuse of it ! It is not an easy matter to preserve decorum in courts of justice . The smallest circumstance that interferes ...
Page 41
... excellent cheer , choice wines , and jovial welcome : one thing intervened , which almost spoiled the relish of the rest , that B. began to engross all the discourse , to vapour extremely of himself , and , by vilifying others , to ...
... excellent cheer , choice wines , and jovial welcome : one thing intervened , which almost spoiled the relish of the rest , that B. began to engross all the discourse , to vapour extremely of himself , and , by vilifying others , to ...
Page 226
... excellent matter , most aptly and wittily delivered ; there are two other characters perfectly hit off , Gonzago the old prince of Urbino , and Granuffo , one of his lords in waiting . The loquacious , good - humoured , undisguised ...
... excellent matter , most aptly and wittily delivered ; there are two other characters perfectly hit off , Gonzago the old prince of Urbino , and Granuffo , one of his lords in waiting . The loquacious , good - humoured , undisguised ...
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