He tried the luxury of doing good.
-- George Crabbe (1754-1832)
-- Tales of the Hall, Book iii, Boys at School
-- George Crabbe (1754-1832)
-- Tales of the Hall, Book iii, Boys at School
Related:
- To sigh, yet not recede; to grieve, yet not repent.
George Crabbe (1754-1832) -- Tales of the Hall, Book... - And took for truth the test of ridicule.
-- George Crabbe (1754-1832)
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Tales of the Hall, Book viii, The... - Time has touched me gently in his race,
And left no odious furrows in my face.
George Crabbe (1754-1832) -- Tales of the Hall, Book... - But 't was a maxim he had often tried,
That right was right,
and there he would abide. -- George Crabbe (1754-1832)... - Cut and come again.
-- George Crabbe (1754-1832)
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Tales, Tale vii, The Widow's... - T was good advice, and meant, my son, Be good.
-- George Crabbe (1754-1832)
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Tale xxi, The Learned... - In this fool's paradise he drank delight.
-- George Crabbe (1754-1832)
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The Borough, Letter xii,... - When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of,
he always declares that it is his duty. -- George... - Books cannot always please, however good;
Minds are not ever craving for their food.
George Crabbe (1754-1832) -- The Borough, Letter xxiv...
