William M. Thackeray
William M. Thackeray
blew brains passion silly
So he sighed and pined and ogled,And his passion boiled and bubbled,Till he blew his silly brains out,And no more was by it troubled.
blew brains passion silly till
So he sighed and pined and ogled, And his passion boiled and bubbled, Till he blew his silly brains out, And no more was by it troubled.
expenses gentleman lives question word
When we say of a gentleman that he lives elegantly on nothing a year, we use the word "nothing" to signify something unknown; meaning, simply, that we don't know how the gentleman in question defrays the expenses of his establishment.
behind days handsome hung lived poetry sage wondered
There lived a sage in days of yore,And he a handsome pigtail wore;But wondered much and sorrowed moreBecause it hung behind him.
behind days handsome hung lived poetry sage wondered
There lived a sage in days of yore, And he a handsome pigtail wore; But wondered much and sorrowed more Because it hung behind him.
ah fate great small vanity weak
Ah vanity of vanities! How wayward the decrees of fate are, How very weak the very wise, How very small the very great are
ah fate great small vanity weak
Ah vanity of vanities! How wayward the decrees of fate are, How very weak the very wise, How very small the very great are
care christmas fear sheltered tree weather whistle winds
Christmas is here: Winds whistle shrill, Icy and chill, Little care we; Little we fear Weather without, Sheltered about The Mahogany Tree
coming man pity senses whether
I never know whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.
books-and-reading certain expansive incident intention swelling tide year
Certain opuscules, denominated 'Christmas Books,' with the ostensible intention of swelling the tide of exhilaration, or other expansive emotions, incident upon the exodus of the old and the inauguration of the new year
economy good great management money paying people ready scarcely sparing
By economy and good management -- by a sparing use of ready money and by paying scarcely anybody, -- people can manage to make a great show with very little means.
ears hath stuff
He that hath ears to hear, let him stuff them with cotton.
box played shut
Come, children, let us shut up the box and the puppets, for our play is played out.
fool fools-and-foolishness life loves luther martin sing
Then sing as Martin Luther sang:"Who loves not wine, woman, and song,He is a fool his whole life long!