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| English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...in countermining the cook and the vintner.. It 'M is faid of Diogenes, that meeting a young man wha was going to a feaft, he took him up in the ftreet,...prefent at the gluttony of a modern meal? Would not be have thought the mafterof the family mid, and have begged his fervants to tie down his hands, had... | |
| English poetry - 1774 - 428 pages
...faid of Diogenes, that, meeting a young man, who was going to a feaft, he took him up in the llreet, and carried him, home to his friends, as one who was running into imminent danger, had not he prevented him. What would that PhiloIbpher have faid, had he been prefent at the gluttony of... | |
| English essays - 1776 - 772 pages
...Diogenes, that meeting a young man who was going to a fealt, he took him up in the ftrret and carrieil him home to his friends, as one who was running into imminent danger, had not be prevented him. What would that philofopher have faid, had he been prefenfat the gluttony of... | |
| 1794 - 450 pages
...that meeting a young man who was going to a feast, he took him up in the street and, carried him home home to his friends, as one who was running into imminent danger, had not he prevented him. What would that philosopher have said, had he been present at the gluttony of... | |
| John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...is said of Diogenes, that meeting a young man who was going to a feast, he took him up in the street and carried him home to his friends as one who was...danger, had he not prevented him. What would that philosopher have said had he been present at the gluttony of a modern meal ? * That is, the word one... | |
| English literature - 1803 - 402 pages
...is said of Diogenes, that meeting a young man who was going to a feast, he took him up in the street and carried him home to his friends, as one who was...danger, had he not prevented him. What would that philosopher have said, had he been present at the gluttony of a modern meal ? Would not he have thought... | |
| Charles Buck - Children - 1808 - 374 pages
...said of Diogenes, that, meeting a young man who was going to a feast, he took him up in the street, and carried him home to his friends, as one who was...danger, had he not prevented him. " What would that philospher have said, had he been present (says Addison) at the gluttony of a modern meal ? Would not... | |
| Charles Buck - Christian ethics - 1808 - 362 pages
...said of Diogenes, that, meeting a young man who was going to a feast, he took him up in the street, and carried him home to his friends, as one who was...danger, had he not prevented him. " What would that philospher have said, had he been present (says Addison) at the gluttony of a modern meal ? Would not... | |
| John Walker - English language - 1810 - 276 pages
...of Diogenes, that, meeting with a young man who was going to a feast, he took him up in the street, and carried him home to his friends, as one who was...running into imminent danger, had he not prevented him. Test. Dr. Young, with his usual strength of thought, observes, that whenever we drink too deep of pleasure,... | |
| Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...said of Diogenes, that meeting a young man wfio was going to a feast, he took him up in the street, and carried him home to his friends, as one who was running into imminent danger, had not he prevented him. What would that philosopher have said, had he been present at the gluttony of... | |
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