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The 15. of Iune there rowed a scute called a Prawen harde vnder the lande by vs, wee called him, but not against his will, and shewed him siluer, and other wares that liked him well, he bad vs make towards the strand, and told vs of Bantam, saying that there we should haue al kinds of Marchandise.
There is no need to criticise Mr Klaw's style: still it is rather amusing to think that he sometimes discusses the literary quality of his wares. If there be any chance of our theatres becoming subject to a syndicate which replies officially to its critics in such a fashion there is serious danger to be considered.
As men, we exaggerate our wares, we exaggerate our feelings, we exaggerate our incomes except to the tax-collector, and to him we exaggerate our "outgoings"; we exaggerate our virtues; we even exaggerate our vices, and, being in reality the mildest of men, pretend we are dare-devil scamps. We have sunk so low now that we try to act our exaggerations, and to live up to our lies.
As he was the author of a book on 'The Human Mind, envious persons may meanly conceive that his statement was but a subtly-disguised advertisement of his literary wares. 'Were I so tall to reach the Pole, Or grasp the ocean in my span, I must be measured by my soul: The mind's the standard of the man. The fact of Dr.
On either side of the road, the barrows of the costermongers the wandering tradesmen of the highway were drawn up in rows; and every man was advertising his wares, by means of the cheap publicity of his own voice.
But before this they had cast all their wares and merchandise over-board to lighten the vessel, while Jonah, like a stupid fellow, was fast asleep in the hold. After the lot had designated Jonah to be the offender, they questioned him to know who and what he was? and he told them he was an Hebrew; and the story implies that he confessed himself to be guilty.
Volero," he exclaimed, as they reached the door of a booth, or little shop, with neat leathern curtains festooned up in front, glittering with polished cutlery and wares of steel and silver, to a middle aged man, who was busy burnishing a knife within, "what ho! my Volero, some spurs—I want some spurs; show me some of your sharpest and brightest."
The land and its people are a marvel and a mystery; the great wonder is how all this vast multitude can be reached and helped. The rivers teem with all sorts of junks filled with all sorts of wares going to market, and it was upon the quays that we found for sale the finest carved things, the richest embroideries, the most delicately wrought wares.
All those and many other delightful wares the fairies had given him at his christening, and the prince had found them in the dark garret. But the prince was so extremely wise, and learned, and scientific, that he did not believe in fairies, nor in fairy gifts. "It is indigestion," he said to himself: "those sausages were not of the best; and that Burgundy was extremely strong.
He experienced the usual fate of authors who seek to introduce into the market literary wares of a new and better sort. His productions did not follow conventional lines. Publishers were ready to examine what he offered, and were just as ready to declare that these new wares were of a nature in which they were not inclined to deal.
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