Sketches from the Diary of a Commercial TravellerJ. Masters, 1847 - 264 頁 |
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第 33 頁
... carried , The single sighing - wishing they were married ! All hailed the sentiment with cordial zest ; Justice was done , and we retired to rest ! And when I consider how easily we promote sociality , c 3 A. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER . 33.
... carried , The single sighing - wishing they were married ! All hailed the sentiment with cordial zest ; Justice was done , and we retired to rest ! And when I consider how easily we promote sociality , c 3 A. COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER . 33.
第 53 頁
... carried beyond itself , by disappointment , chagrin , or perhaps excessive indulgence . Women in this capacity are often compelled to listen to un- called for reproach , and bound to be respect- fully attentive , while writhing under a ...
... carried beyond itself , by disappointment , chagrin , or perhaps excessive indulgence . Women in this capacity are often compelled to listen to un- called for reproach , and bound to be respect- fully attentive , while writhing under a ...
第 57 頁
... carrying out his own views . He wisely rather acquiesces in and assents to those avowed by others , when not hostile to the cause of truth ; deeming it imprudent to be litigious where men are fixed in principle and intention , and ...
... carrying out his own views . He wisely rather acquiesces in and assents to those avowed by others , when not hostile to the cause of truth ; deeming it imprudent to be litigious where men are fixed in principle and intention , and ...
第 61 頁
... carried on with no slight degree of ability , upon the merits and demerits of the income tax ; when the con- clusions arrived at were - as had been the case a thousand times before - that labour ought not to be taxed in the same ratio ...
... carried on with no slight degree of ability , upon the merits and demerits of the income tax ; when the con- clusions arrived at were - as had been the case a thousand times before - that labour ought not to be taxed in the same ratio ...
第 62 頁
... carrying it into effect ought certainly to render the bur- den as light as they possibly can by affording the requisite information , and also by a respect- ability of demeanour which , I regret to say , they too often altogether lose ...
... carrying it into effect ought certainly to render the bur- den as light as they possibly can by affording the requisite information , and also by a respect- ability of demeanour which , I regret to say , they too often altogether lose ...
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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...