Sketches from the Diary of a Commercial TravellerJ. Masters, 1847 - 264 頁 |
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... on the 28th of December of the current year , 1847 . After long and anxious , yet pleasurable toil , the founders , having arrived at the present gratifying point , look forward ( aided by the assistance A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER . 11.
... on the 28th of December of the current year , 1847 . After long and anxious , yet pleasurable toil , the founders , having arrived at the present gratifying point , look forward ( aided by the assistance A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER . 11.
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... arrival ; those cognisant of the man annoyed at being compelled to associate with such a being , and those in ignorance of his person and character wondering what he would really turn out to be like , when unrolled and unbuttoned , a ...
... arrival ; those cognisant of the man annoyed at being compelled to associate with such a being , and those in ignorance of his person and character wondering what he would really turn out to be like , when unrolled and unbuttoned , a ...
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... arrival of Sunday's hallowed morning . When finding joyous moments yet in store , The glass to fill - its nectar drain once more— A toast , though last the dearest far - our wives And sweethearts ! absent sweeteners of our lives- Was ...
... arrival of Sunday's hallowed morning . When finding joyous moments yet in store , The glass to fill - its nectar drain once more— A toast , though last the dearest far - our wives And sweethearts ! absent sweeteners of our lives- Was ...
第 61 頁
... arrived at were - as had been the case a thousand times before - that labour ought not to be taxed in the same ratio as real property , and that if any one class of men , in preference to another , had a right to exemption , commer ...
... arrived at were - as had been the case a thousand times before - that labour ought not to be taxed in the same ratio as real property , and that if any one class of men , in preference to another , had a right to exemption , commer ...
第 83 頁
... arrive at the knowledge of his own comparative non- importance and insignificance , and feel that he is certainly a wiser if not a better man . He will have an opportunity , also , of discerning and judging aright the various everywhere ...
... arrive at the knowledge of his own comparative non- importance and insignificance , and feel that he is certainly a wiser if not a better man . He will have an opportunity , also , of discerning and judging aright the various everywhere ...
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第 36 頁 - ... limit of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour's talk withal. His eye begets occasion for his wit ; For every object that the one doth catch The other turns to a mirth-moving jest, Which his fair tongue, conceit's expositor, Delivers in such apt and gracious words, That aged ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravished ; So sweet and voluble is his discourse.
第 256 頁 - ... and who, having eyes to see what time and chance are perpetually holding out to him as he journeyeth on his way, misses nothing he can fairly lay his hands on ! — If this won't turn out something, — another will ;— no matter, — 'tis an...
第 256 頁 - What a large volume of adventures may be grasped within this little span of life by him who interests his heart in everything, and who, having eyes to see what time and chance are perpetually holding out to him as he journeyeth on his way, misses nothing that he can fairly lay his hands on.
第 97 頁 - Though based upon self-interest, yet it is the most enlightened and benevolent form which the projects of self-interest ever took. It is, in fact, in a limited sense, and a practicable method, the agreement of a community to consider the goods of its individual members as common. It is an agreement that those whose fortune it shall be to have more than average success, shall resign the overplus in favour of those who have less.
第 209 頁 - The cause was then submitted to the jury, which returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount of the policy, $5,000, with interest, upon which judgment was duly entered for the plaintiff, and the defendant brings error.
第 216 頁 - Master," it is not possible to contrive any plan of abridgment of labour, or of husbanding time, which, whilst this grand obstacle exists, can be effectually useful. How often have we seen a young man, anxious to erect a character on the progress of his scholars, strive and struggle from nine in the morning till five or six in the evening, under this oppressive load of duty, and yet be compelled, after all, to leave unaccomplished much of what his pupils were capable of performing, merely from his...
第 186 頁 - ... laughing at or ridiculing the weakness or infirmities of others by way of diverting a company.
第 97 頁 - It is an agreement that those whose fortune it shall be to have more than average success, shall resign the overplus in favour of those who have less. The certainty is the only thing bargained for. Trade and speculation might have realized greater results ; trade and speculation might have realized ruin ! The man who is dependent upon his daily exertions for the support of his family, must feel that the comfort of his own family is dependent for its continuance upon his continued existence. Existence...
第 139 頁 - Given to captivity me and my utmost hopes ; I should have found in some part of my soul A drop of patience : but, alas ! to make me A fixed figure, for the hand of scorn To point his slow unmoving finger at...
第 243 頁 - Saracenic head and ponderous double chin ; apparently fed up with smoking, drinking bitter beer, and better beverages, with a broad Pecksniff sort of frill always oozing from his waistcoat, a smirk always upon his countenance, too doubtful to have the credit of sincerity ; an oily, soft sawder, Sam Slick sort of tongue; a wheezy, self-satisfied, but suppressed horse-laugh; and one general mode of reception for all arrivers. And this habit compels him, parrot-like, to repeat, in a whining, insincere...