William Hogarth's Own Joe Miller: Or, Quips, Cranks, Jokes, and Squibs of Every Clime and Every Time

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Ward and Lock, 1854 - 160 Seiten
 

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Seite 133 - Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.
Seite 138 - He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Seite 122 - I have been up all night,' replied the old bard : ' my musical friends made me promise to write them an Ode for their feast of St Cecilia : I have been so struck with the subject which occurred to me, that I could not leave it till I had completed it; here it is, finished at one sitting.
Seite 113 - This was the fault or the misfortune of your excellent father ; he never knew the use of red tape, and was utterly unfit for the common business of life. That a guinea represented a quantity of shillings, and that it would barter for a quantity of cloth, he was well aware ; but the accurate number of the baser coin, or the just measurement of the manufactured article, to which he was entitled for his gold, he could never learn, and it was impossible to teach him. Hence his life was often an example...
Seite 114 - A plague on Egypt's arts, I say ! Embalm the dead ! on senseless clay Rich wines and spices waste ! Like sturgeon, or like brawn, shall I Bound in a precious pickle, lie, Which I can never taste ? Let me embalm this flesh of mine With turtle-fat, mid Bordeaux wine, And spoil th' Egyptian trade ! Than Humphrey's Duke more happy I — Embalm'd alive, old Quin shall die A mummy ready made.
Seite 48 - Chesterfield, who knew his foible, and on a particular occasion wished to have his vote, came to him one morning, and, after having conversed upon indifferent matters, complained of the headache, and desired his lordship to feel his pulse.
Seite 97 - I have nothing in the world but this " — pulling out a dirty piece of paper from his pocket ; " it is a receipt for making blacking ; it is the best that was ever seen ; many a half-guinea I have had for it from the officers, and many bottles I have sold ; may you be able to get something for it to repay you for your kindness to the poor soldier.
Seite 47 - Sir, (added he) go back to those who sent you, and acquaint them, that no officer of mine shall attend soldiers ; and let them know at the same time, that the laws of this kingdom are not to be executed by the sword : these matters belong to the civil power, and you have nothing to do with them.
Seite 97 - Though the question is not a very easy one, we shall venture to say, that a bull is an apparent congruity, and real incongruity, of ideas, suddenly discovered. And if this account of bulls be just, they are (as might have been supposed) the very reverse of wit ; for as wit discovers real relations, that are not apparent, bulls admit apparent relations that are not real.
Seite 65 - After all, clubs are not altogether so bad a thing for family-men. They act as conductors to the storms usually hovering in the air. The man forced to remain at home, and vent his crossness on his wife and children, is a much worse animal to bear with than the man who grumbles his way to...

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