Noctes Atticæ, or Reveries in a garret; containing observations on men and books |
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... powers , whenever an opportunity occurred of shewing his parts and learning , he would , no doubt , appear a more able man than a modest person could possibly seem ; yet he would gain the name , which Dr. Johnson bore , of being a ...
... powers , whenever an opportunity occurred of shewing his parts and learning , he would , no doubt , appear a more able man than a modest person could possibly seem ; yet he would gain the name , which Dr. Johnson bore , of being a ...
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... works of fancy will doubtless find himself , in the various states of weather , under a different disposition to write or read . With respect to poets of uncommon powers , they may resemble • the Harps of Milton , and always be in tune 16.
... works of fancy will doubtless find himself , in the various states of weather , under a different disposition to write or read . With respect to poets of uncommon powers , they may resemble • the Harps of Milton , and always be in tune 16.
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... powers of poetry to add dignity to sacred subjects , in his observation on the Davideis ' of that author . From the good sense of Johnson it is not safe to depart . A critic of equal eminence , and of not less erudition , has strongly ...
... powers of poetry to add dignity to sacred subjects , in his observation on the Davideis ' of that author . From the good sense of Johnson it is not safe to depart . A critic of equal eminence , and of not less erudition , has strongly ...
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... powers and his province - plain truth . A village beau is as much a man of intrigue , as much of a " perfidious swain , " as a town dandy ; and for other rural purities , the nearest justice will prove the most faithful and accurate ...
... powers and his province - plain truth . A village beau is as much a man of intrigue , as much of a " perfidious swain , " as a town dandy ; and for other rural purities , the nearest justice will prove the most faithful and accurate ...
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... power attend to the general good , instead of their places , I might " affect the studies of the state : " till then I must join the poet in his plaint- " Half a patriot , half a coward grown , " I fly from petty tyrants to the Throne ...
... power attend to the general good , instead of their places , I might " affect the studies of the state : " till then I must join the poet in his plaint- " Half a patriot , half a coward grown , " I fly from petty tyrants to the Throne ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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Página 96 - I'll give thee this plague for thy dowry : be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny.
Página 153 - FRIENDS. Friendship, like love, is but a name, Unless to one you stint the flame. The child, whom many fathers share, Hath seldom known a father's care. Tis thus in friendships; who depend On many, rarely find a friend. A hare, who in a civil way, Complied with everything, like Gay, Was known by all the bestial train Who haunt the wood, or graze the plain.
Página 21 - Pillag'd from slaves to purchase slaves at home; Fear, pity, justice, indignation start, Tear off reserve, and bare my swelling heart ; Till half a patriot, half a coward grown, I fly from petty tyrants to the throne.
Página 28 - twixt south and southwest side; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute. He'd undertake to prove by force Of argument, a man's no horse; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an owl; A calf an alderman, a goose a justice, And rooks committee-men and trustees.
Página 45 - How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immovable, Looking tranquillity. It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a dullness to my trembling heart.
Página 129 - For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby; but if it work upon itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is endless, and brings forth indeed cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit.
Página 153 - The purest treasure mortal times afford Is spotless reputation ; that away, Men are but gilded loam or painted clay.
Página 5 - I do not know whether I am singular in my opinion, but, for my own part, I would rather look upon a tree in all its luxuriancy and diffusion of boughs and branches, than when it is thus cut and trimmed into a mathematical figure; and cannot but fancy that an orchard in flower looks infinitely more delightful than all the little labyrinths of the most finished parterre.
Página 68 - In that bright eminence, and with his good Upbraided none; nor was his service hard. What could be less than to afford him praise, The easiest recompense, and pay him thanks, How due! yet all his good...
Página 38 - Or, like a mountebank, did wound And stab herself with doubts profound, Only to show with how small pain The sores of faith are cured again; Although by woeful proof we find They always leave a scar behind.