Sketches from the Diary of a Commercial TravellerJ. Masters, 1847 - 264 頁 |
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第 iii 頁
... individuals in the community , and I may say every subject , have , at one time or other , had their special historians or illustrators , till classes and subjects have become almost exhausted , not a single attempt should have been ...
... individuals in the community , and I may say every subject , have , at one time or other , had their special historians or illustrators , till classes and subjects have become almost exhausted , not a single attempt should have been ...
第 vi 頁
... individual members ; and individuals are the types of classes . Thus , from a single graphic resemblance , some few unhappy adopters of coverings for other people's heads may wince and smart , under the erroneous impression that they ...
... individual members ; and individuals are the types of classes . Thus , from a single graphic resemblance , some few unhappy adopters of coverings for other people's heads may wince and smart , under the erroneous impression that they ...
第 13 頁
... individual and combined exertions of commercial men who act in the capacity of travelling agents , persuading their friends and connexions to partake of the bless- ing which life insurance is so eminently capa- ble of imparting , add ...
... individual and combined exertions of commercial men who act in the capacity of travelling agents , persuading their friends and connexions to partake of the bless- ing which life insurance is so eminently capa- ble of imparting , add ...
第 23 頁
... occasionally , by careless , lax , vola- tile individuals with whom he associates and in whose eyes , ( wanting the resolution to resist , forgetting the pernicious evils arising out of even a single A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER . 23.
... occasionally , by careless , lax , vola- tile individuals with whom he associates and in whose eyes , ( wanting the resolution to resist , forgetting the pernicious evils arising out of even a single A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER . 23.
第 72 頁
... individuals ; dilating too freely upon their customers , or making loose observations upon their compeers , till , with eyes glazed and sunk , and tongues faltering , still filling and drinking , hiccuping and clip- ping the Queen's ...
... individuals ; dilating too freely upon their customers , or making loose observations upon their compeers , till , with eyes glazed and sunk , and tongues faltering , still filling and drinking , hiccuping and clip- ping the Queen's ...
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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...