The British Essayists; with Prefaces, Historical and Biographical,: The SpectatorE. Sargeant, and M. & W. Ward; and Munroe, Francis & Parker, and Edward Cotton, Boston., 1810 |
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... speak , the officer , with an incredible agility , threw himself on the earth , and kissed his feet . The body is very little concerned in the pleasure or sufferings of souls truly great ; and the repa- ration , when an honour was ...
... speak , the officer , with an incredible agility , threw himself on the earth , and kissed his feet . The body is very little concerned in the pleasure or sufferings of souls truly great ; and the repa- ration , when an honour was ...
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... speak honourably of them . ' The sermon that was preached upon the duke of Gloucester's death was printed quickly after , and is now , because the subject was so suitable , joined to the others . The loss of that most promis- ing and ...
... speak honourably of them . ' The sermon that was preached upon the duke of Gloucester's death was printed quickly after , and is now , because the subject was so suitable , joined to the others . The loss of that most promis- ing and ...
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... speaking . This extraordinary person , amidst . the civil wars of his country , when he saw the designs of all parties equally tended to the sub- version of liberty , by constantly preserving the VOL . VIL D esteem and affection of both ...
... speaking . This extraordinary person , amidst . the civil wars of his country , when he saw the designs of all parties equally tended to the sub- version of liberty , by constantly preserving the VOL . VIL D esteem and affection of both ...
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... speak of obsequious behaviour as it sits upon a companion in pleasure , not a man of design and intrigue . To vary with every hu- mour in this manner cannot be agreeable , except it comes from a man's own temper and natural complexion ...
... speak of obsequious behaviour as it sits upon a companion in pleasure , not a man of design and intrigue . To vary with every hu- mour in this manner cannot be agreeable , except it comes from a man's own temper and natural complexion ...
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... speaking , I think , of Anto- ny , says , that , In eo facetiæ erant , quæ nullâ arte tradi possunt : He had a witty mirth , which could be acquired by no art . ' This quality must be of the kind of which I am now speaking ; for all ...
... speaking , I think , of Anto- ny , says , that , In eo facetiæ erant , quæ nullâ arte tradi possunt : He had a witty mirth , which could be acquired by no art . ' This quality must be of the kind of which I am now speaking ; for all ...
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acquaintance admirable Æneid affected agreeable Ann Boleyn appear beautiful behaviour behold called Callisthenes character cheerfulness Cicero colours consider CORNELIUS NEPOS Cotton library creature Cynthio dauphin of France delight desire discourse endeavour entertainment Epig eyes fancy fault Fidelio Flavia gentle gentleman give Gloriana grace greatest hand happy heart honour human humble servant humour ideas Iliad imagination impertinent infirmary innocence Julius Cæsar JULY 24 JUNE JUNE 18 Jupiter kind lady letter live look lover Lupercus man's mankind manner Menippus ment mind nature never objects observed occasion OVID paper particular pass passions persons pleased pleasure Plutarch poet present reader reason received reflections Robin secret Sempronia sense sight sions soul SPECTATOR spirit temper thing thou thought tion town VIRG virtue voice whole woman women words writ writing young
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Página 281 - THE Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care ; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye ; My noonday walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend.
Página 79 - I rightly conceived your meaning ; and if, as you say, confessing a truth indeed may procure my safety, I shall with all willingness and duty perform your command.
Página 155 - If the Products of Nature rise in Value, according as they more or less resemble those of Art, we may be sure that artificial Works receive a greater Advantage from their Resemblance of such as are natural ; because here the Similitude is not only pleasant, but the Pattern more perfect.
Página 80 - My last and only request shall be, that myself may only bear the burden of your Grace's displeasure, and that it may not touch the innocent souls of those poor gentlemen who, as I understand, are likewise in strait imprisonment for my sake. If ever I have found favour in your sight, if ever the name of Anne Boleyn hath been pleasing in your ears, then let me obtain this request...
Página 177 - When we look on such hideous objects, we are not a little pleased to think we are in no danger of them. We consider them, at the same time, as dreadful and harmless; so that the more frightful appearance they make, the greater is the pleasure we receive from the sense of our own safety.
Página 186 - But if we yet rise higher, and consider the fixed stars as so many vast oceans of flame, that are each of them attended with a different set of planets, and still discover new firmaments and...
Página 181 - Men of cold fancies, and philosophical dispositions, object to this kind of poetry, that it has not probability enough to affect the imagination. But to this it may be answered, that we are sure in general, there are many intellectual beings in the world besides ourselves, and. several species of spirits, who are subject to different laws and oeconomies from those of mankind; when we see, therefore, any of these represented naturally...
Página 138 - I here mean such as arise from visible Objects, either when we have them actually in our View, or when we call up their Ideas into our Minds by Paintings, Statues, Descriptions, or any the like Occasion...
Página 9 - Those are often raised into the greatest transports of mirth who are subject to the greatest depressions of melancholy. On the contrary, cheerfulness, though it docs not give the mind such an exquisite gladness, prevents us from falling into any depths of sorrow. Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment ; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity.
Página 150 - ... delightfully lost and bewildered in a pleasing delusion, and we walk about like the enchanted hero of a romance, who sees beautiful castles, woods., and meadows, and at the same time hears the warbling of birds and the purling of streams ; but upon the finishing of some secret spell the fantastic scene breaks up, and the disconsolate knight finds himself on a barren heath or in a solitary desert.