The Spectator: With Sketches of the Lives of the Authors, an Index, and Explanatory Notes, Volumen 8J. Crissy, 1824 |
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... sight . The third feast which this merry gentleman exhibited was to the stammerers , whom he got together in a sufficient body to fill his table . He Irad ordered one of his servants , who was placed behind a screen to write down their ...
... sight . The third feast which this merry gentleman exhibited was to the stammerers , whom he got together in a sufficient body to fill his table . He Irad ordered one of his servants , who was placed behind a screen to write down their ...
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... sight of mankind . But when we thus put a value upon ourselves for what we have already done , any further than to explain ourselves in order to assist our future conduct , that will give us an over - weening opinion of our merit to the ...
... sight of mankind . But when we thus put a value upon ourselves for what we have already done , any further than to explain ourselves in order to assist our future conduct , that will give us an over - weening opinion of our merit to the ...
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... sight of the whole army , and ask his pardon . When the prince touched his stirrup , and was going to speak , the officer , with an incredible agility , threw himself on the earth , and kissed his feet . The body is very little ...
... sight of the whole army , and ask his pardon . When the prince touched his stirrup , and was going to speak , the officer , with an incredible agility , threw himself on the earth , and kissed his feet . The body is very little ...
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... sight ! says Sir Ro- ger : there is no religion at this end of the town.- The fifty new churches will very much mend the prospect ; but church - work is slow , church - work is slow . ' I do not remember I have any where mentioned in ...
... sight ! says Sir Ro- ger : there is no religion at this end of the town.- The fifty new churches will very much mend the prospect ; but church - work is slow , church - work is slow . ' I do not remember I have any where mentioned in ...
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... sight ; on the contrary , those that are more ob- scure do not give the animal spirits a sufficient exercise ; whereas the rays that produce in us the idea of green , fall upon the eye in such a due pro- portion , that they give the ...
... sight ; on the contrary , those that are more ob- scure do not give the animal spirits a sufficient exercise ; whereas the rays that produce in us the idea of green , fall upon the eye in such a due pro- portion , that they give the ...
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Página 48 - The lambs with wolves shall graze the verdant mead, And boys in flowery bands the tiger lead; The steer and lion at one crib shall meet, And harmless serpents lick the pilgrim's feet.
Página 188 - tis sweet to visit first Untouch'd and virgin streams, and quench my thirst. CREECB. Ouu sight is the most perfect and most delightful of all our senses: it fills the mind with the largest variety of ideas, converses with its objects at the greatest distance, and continues the longest in action without being tired or satiated with its proper enjoyments.
Página 9 - They hand in hand with wand'ring steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way.
Página 7 - Which he hath sent propitious some great good Presaging, since, with sorrow and heart's distress Wearied, I fell asleep : but now lead on ; In me is no delay ; with thee to go Is to stay here ; without thee here to stay Is to go hence unwilling ; thou to me Art all things under heaven, all places thou. Who for my wilful crime art banish'd hence This further consolation yet secure I carry hence ; though all by me is lost, Such favour I unworthy am vouchsafed, By me the promised Seed shall all restore.
Página 189 - We cannot indeed have a single image in the fancy that did not make its first entrance through the sight; but we have the power of retaining, altering, and compounding those images, which we have once received, into all the varieties of picture and vision...
Página 128 - Boleyn ; with which name and place I could willingly have contented myself, if God and your grace's pleasure had been so pleased. Neither did I at any time so...
Página 129 - ... mine enemies, withdraw your princely favour from me; neither let that stain, that unworthy stain of a disloyal heart towards your good grace, ever cast so foul a blot on your most dutiful wife, and the infant princess your daughter.
Página 7 - Risen from a river o'er the marish glides, And gathers ground fast at the labourer's heel Homeward returning. High in front...
Página 206 - Our British Gardeners, on the contrary, instead of humouring Nature, love to deviate from it as much as possible, Our Trees rise in Cones, Globes, and Pyramids, We see the Marks of the Scissars upon every Plant and Bush...
Página 49 - O'erflow thy courts : the Light himself shall shine Reveal'd, and God's eternal day be thine ! The seas shall waste, the skies in smoke decay, Rocks fall to dust, and mountains melt away ; But fix'd his word, his saving power remains; Thy realm for ever lasts, thy own MESSIAH reigns !" My dear children, make this king of Zion your friend, by sweetly submitting to the sceptre of his grace.