 | 1854 - 1112 pages
...glasses, avoid giving way to it, as you would fly your greatest destruction. If you cannot crush your fancy, or that within you which you mistake for such, divert it ; give it other play. "Write an essay, pen a character or description ; but not as I do now, with tears trickling... | |
 | William Oxberry - English literature - 1824 - 384 pages
...you at the sight of a bottle and fresh glasses, avoid giving way to it as you would fly from .certain destruction. If you cannot crush the power of fancy,...you mistake for such, divert it, give it some other play—write an essay, pen a character or description—but not as I do now, with tears trickling down... | |
 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...you at the sight of a bottle and fresh glasses, avoid giving way to it as you would fly from certain destruction. If you cannot crush the power of fancy, or that within fan which you mistake for such, divert It, give it some other play — write an essay, pen a character... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1828 - 1828 - 266 pages
...all times of finding words to express my meaning, a natural nervous impediment in my speech! Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to...some other play. Write an essay, pen a character or description,—but not, as I do now, with tears trickling down your cheeks. To be an object of compassion... | |
 | Hygiene - 1830 - 398 pages
...disposing you to that sort of conversation, especially if you find a preternatural flow of ideas, settling in upon you at the sight of a bottle and fresh glasses,...some other play ; write an essay, pen a character, or a description, but not, as I do now, with tears trickling down your cheeks. "To be an object of compassion... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...all times of finding words to express my meaning, a natural nervous impediment in my speech ! Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to...crush the power of fancy, or that within you which yon mistake for such, divert it, give it some other play. Write an essay, pen a character or description,... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1840 - 304 pages
...preternatural flow of ideas setting in upon you at the sight of a bottle and fresh glasses, avoid giving nay to it as you would fly your greatest destruction....fancy, or that within you which you mistake for such, dirert it, give it some other play. Write an essay, pen a character or description, — but not as... | |
 | John Ross Dix - Alcoholism - 1853 - 278 pages
...way to it as you would fly your greatest destruction. If you cannot crush the power of fancy, or that which you mistake for such, divert it — give it some other play. Write an essay, pen the character or description ; but not as I do now, with tears trickling down your cheeks. To be an... | |
 | Health - 1858 - 374 pages
...you to that sort of conversation, especially if you find a preternatural flow of ideas settling hi upon you at the sight of a bottle and fresh glasses,...some other play ; write an essay ; pen a character or a description, but not, as I do now, with tears trickling down your cheeks. " To be an object of compassion... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1867 - 582 pages
...all times of finding words to express my meaning, a natural nervous impediment in my speech ! Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to...of fancy, or that within you which you mistake for siich. divert it, give it some other play. Write an essay, pen a character or description, — but... | |
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Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit, When you find a tickling relish upon your tongue disposing you to that sort of conversation, especially if you find a preternatural flow of ideas setting in upon... 
