New Monthly Magazine, and Universal Register, Volume 25Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth E. W. Allen, 1829 |
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Page 466
... fortune , but catch at her who has more fortune than understanding ; a wife too knowing is an inconvenient piece of furniture , a wife who knows nothing will decorate equally any corner of your dwelling . CXXIII . If you find you lay by ...
... fortune , but catch at her who has more fortune than understanding ; a wife too knowing is an inconvenient piece of furniture , a wife who knows nothing will decorate equally any corner of your dwelling . CXXIII . If you find you lay by ...
Page 537
... Fortune pipes , " is a truth which every - day experience confirms ; but we derive no useful hints from this proverb , or its numerous equivalents in our own and various languages , as to the means by which the goddess may be persuaded ...
... Fortune pipes , " is a truth which every - day experience confirms ; but we derive no useful hints from this proverb , or its numerous equivalents in our own and various languages , as to the means by which the goddess may be persuaded ...
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... fortune pipes into " some flowery spot , for which they never toiled nor swat . " When she plays , it is impossible to make a false step ; under the influence of her pipe , trips turn into graces , and blunders into advantages , while a ...
... fortune pipes into " some flowery spot , for which they never toiled nor swat . " When she plays , it is impossible to make a false step ; under the influence of her pipe , trips turn into graces , and blunders into advantages , while a ...
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