 It combines with lucidity and acuteness of judgment, freshness of fancy and elegance of sentiment. In its cheerful and instructive pages sound moral principles are forcibly inculcated, and everyday truths acquire an alrof novelty, and are rendered peculiarly...  Cousin Harryby Elizabeth Caroline Grey - 1858Full view - About this book
 | Martin Farquhar Tupper - 1858 - 310 pages
...sentiment. In its cheerful and instructive pages, sound moral precepts are forcibly inculcated, andeveryday truths acquire an air of novelty, and are rendered...entitled 'Proverbial Philosophy.' " — Morning Post. " This is a collection of witty and humorous papers, on subjects of passing Interest, in many instances... | |
 | Charles Napier North - 1858 - 328 pages
...truths acquire an alrof novelty, and are rendered peculiarly attractive by being expressed in that epigrammatic language which so largely contributed...entitled ' Proverbial Philosophy.' " — Morning Post. ''These essays are the production of the talented author of ' Proverbial Philosophy,' whose former... | |
 | Julia S H. Pardoe, Miss Pardoe (Julia) - 1858 - 376 pages
...truths acquire an air of novelty, and are rendered peculiarly attractive by being expressed in that epigrammatic language which so largely contributed...entitled ' Proverbial Philosophy.''' — Morning Post. "These essays are the production of the talented author of 4 Proverbial Philosophy,' whose former work... | |
 | Catherine Grace F. Gore - 1858 - 342 pages
...truths acquire an atrof novelty, and are rendered peculiarly attractive by being expressed in that epigrammatic language which so largely contributed...entitled ' Proverbial Philosophy."' — Morning Post, "These essays are the production of the talented author of ' Proverbial Philosophy,' whose former work... | |
 | Frederick Metcalfe - 1858 - 376 pages
...truths acquire an air of mivelty, and are rendered peculiarly attractive by being expressed in that epigrammatic language which so largely contributed...entitled ' Proverbial Philosophy.*" — Morning Post. "These essays are the production of the talented author of ' Proverbial Philosophy/ whose former work... | |
 | Pierre Jean de Béranger - 1858 - 358 pages
...truths acquire an air of novelty, and are rendered peculiarly attractive, by being expressed in that epigrammatic language which so largely contributed...work, entitled ' Proverbial Philosophy.' " Morning A WOMAN'S THOUGHTS ABOUT WOMEN. By the Author of " John Halifax, Gentleman." 1vol., 10s. 6d. CHOW-CHOW;... | |
 | Frederick William Robinson - 1858 - 350 pages
...truths acquire an air of novelty, and are rendered peculiarly attractive by being expressed In that epigrammatic language which so largely contributed...former work, entitled ' Proverbial Philosophy.'"— Mo rning Post, "These essays are the production of the talented author of 'Proverbial Philosophy,'... | |
 | B- (mme de.) - 1858 - 452 pages
...truths acquire an air of novelty, and are rendered peculiarly attractive by being expressed in that epigrammatic language which so largely contributed...the popularity of the author's former work, entitled i Proverbial Philosophy.i"—Morning Post, "These essays are the production of the talented author... | |
 | Alan Chambre, William Chambre - 1858 - 336 pages
...truths acquire an atr of novelty, and are rendered peculiariy attractive by being expressed in that epigrammatic language which so largely contributed to the popularity of the author's former work, ' Proverbial Philosophy.' "— Morning Post. A WOMAN'S THOUGHTS ABOUT WOMEN. By the Author of "JOHN... | |
 | lady Caroline Lucy Scott (hon.) - 1858 - 308 pages
...truths acquire an air of novelty, and are rendered peculiarly attractive by being expressed in that epigrammatic language which so largely contributed to the popularity of the author's former work, 'Proverbial Philosophy.'" — Morning Post. A WOMAN'S THOUGHTS ABOUT WOMEN. By the Author of "JOHN... | |
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