Dialogues on Some Important Subjects, Drawn Up After the Manner of Socrates, for the Use of His Serene Highness the Prince of Saxe-GothaA. Millar, 1753 - 213 páginas |
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... give it in his own words , which are as follows . Thefe Dialogues were compofed at Geneva , by Mr. VERNET , profeffor in Hiftory and Belles Lettres , for the in- Atruction of bis Serene Highness the be- bereditary Prince of Saxe - Gotha ...
... give it in his own words , which are as follows . Thefe Dialogues were compofed at Geneva , by Mr. VERNET , profeffor in Hiftory and Belles Lettres , for the in- Atruction of bis Serene Highness the be- bereditary Prince of Saxe - Gotha ...
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... give his work the eafy air of an original , fhould follow the thought of his Author only , un- lefs it be in thofe cafes , where his ex- preffions are capable of being literally rendered , and that with elegance . Thefe cafes happen ...
... give his work the eafy air of an original , fhould follow the thought of his Author only , un- lefs it be in thofe cafes , where his ex- preffions are capable of being literally rendered , and that with elegance . Thefe cafes happen ...
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... give the preference to a bird that could fing ; is it not so ? EVA GORA S. Without comparison : for though it is natural to be ftruck with a fine figure , and a rich plumage , yet , I muft own , one tires foon of this , when there is no ...
... give the preference to a bird that could fing ; is it not so ? EVA GORA S. Without comparison : for though it is natural to be ftruck with a fine figure , and a rich plumage , yet , I muft own , one tires foon of this , when there is no ...
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... give them an additional force and majesty in his example : he must make them to be refpected by the punishment of guilt , the protection of innocence , and the en- couragement they afford to merit and virtue he must endeavour to render ...
... give them an additional force and majesty in his example : he must make them to be refpected by the punishment of guilt , the protection of innocence , and the en- couragement they afford to merit and virtue he must endeavour to render ...
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... give me the most pleasing hopes of your future progrefs in noble attainments . - You don't think then , that a Prince fhould reft fatisfied with the acquifition of an ordinary kind of merit ? EVAGORAS . An ordinary merit is fuitable to ...
... give me the most pleasing hopes of your future progrefs in noble attainments . - You don't think then , that a Prince fhould reft fatisfied with the acquifition of an ordinary kind of merit ? EVAGORAS . An ordinary merit is fuitable to ...
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Términos y frases comunes
againſt agreeable ALCIBIADES alfo alſo arife aſk authority becauſe beſt cafe confequence converfation defigned defire Dialogue diftinction diſcover effential eſtabliſhed eſteem EVAGORAS exerciſe fame father fatisfaction fecret feek feem felves fentiments ferve fervice fhall fhew fhould fince fincerity firſt fociety fome fomething fpeak friends friendſhip fubject fubordination fuch fuperior fupport furely glory GORA greateſt happineſs higheſt himſelf honour inftruction itſelf juft juſt leaſt lefs lofe matter merit MICROPHILUS mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary noble obferved occafion ourſelves paffion paſs perceive perfons Philofopher PHILUS pleaſe pleaſure poffeffed poffible praiſe pray prefent Prince profeffion PROTHY MUS Prothymus purpoſe purſue purſuit queſtion racter raiſe rank reaſon refpect render ſay ſcience ſee ſhall SOCRATES ſpeaking ſtate ſtation ſuch taſte thefe THEMISTOCLES themſelves theſe things thofe Thomas Birch thoſe tion trifles true truth URANIUS uſe virtue whofe whoſe wife wiſdom yourſelf
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Página 97 - Whilft all the ftars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And fpread the truth from pole to pole. What though, in folemn filence, all Move round the dark terreftrial ball ! What tho...
Página 97 - And nightly to the lift'ning Earth Repeats the ftory of her birth. • While all the Stars that round her burn, And all the Planets, in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they...