The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers from the SpectatorB.H. Sanborn, 1902 - 256 páginas |
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... seem to have been happy and profitable , and memorable chiefly for the beginning of the friendship with Joseph Addison ... seems not to know , or not to remember , that Steele entered two years before Addison . ) “ He ran on Addison's ...
... seem to have been happy and profitable , and memorable chiefly for the beginning of the friendship with Joseph Addison ... seems not to know , or not to remember , that Steele entered two years before Addison . ) “ He ran on Addison's ...
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... seems to have been cursed with a wayward disposition . While he was under the guidance of Addison , who loved him , his life was fairly well regulated , but , after Addison's death , became sadly entangled . Finan- cial difficulties ...
... seems to have been cursed with a wayward disposition . While he was under the guidance of Addison , who loved him , his life was fairly well regulated , but , after Addison's death , became sadly entangled . Finan- cial difficulties ...
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... seem attentive to nothing but The Post- man , overhear the conversation of every table in the room . I appear on Sunday nights at St. 5 James's Coffee - house , and sometimes join the little committee of politics in the inner room , as ...
... seem attentive to nothing but The Post- man , overhear the conversation of every table in the room . I appear on Sunday nights at St. 5 James's Coffee - house , and sometimes join the little committee of politics in the inner room , as ...
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... seems he had promised such a present for above this half year . Sir Roger's back was no sooner turned , but honest Will began to tell me of a large cock pheasant that he had sprung in one of the neighboring woods , with two or three ...
... seems he had promised such a present for above this half year . Sir Roger's back was no sooner turned , but honest Will began to tell me of a large cock pheasant that he had sprung in one of the neighboring woods , with two or three ...
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... seem 5 to be cawing in another region . I am very much delighted with this sort of noise , which I consider as a kind of natural prayer to that Being who supplies the wants of his whole creation , and who , in the beautiful language of ...
... seem 5 to be cawing in another region . I am very much delighted with this sort of noise , which I consider as a kind of natural prayer to that Being who supplies the wants of his whole creation , and who , in the beautiful language of ...
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Sir Roger de Coverley Papers in the Spectator Joseph Addison,Sir Richard Steele,Eustace Budgell Vista completa - 1906 |
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Página 118 - Better to hunt in fields for health unbought Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught. The wise for cure on exercise depend : God never made His work for man to mend.
Página xxvi - It was said of Socrates that he brought Philosophy down from heaven, to inhabit among men ; and I shall be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought Philosophy out of closets and libraries, schools and colleges, to dwell in clubs and assemblies, at tea-tables and in coffeehouses.
Página 81 - As Sir Roger is landlord to the whole congregation, he keeps them in very good order, and will suffer nobody to sleep in it besides himself; for if by chance he has been surprised into a short nap at sermon, upon recovering out of it he stands up and looks about him and, if he sees anybody else nodding, either wakes them himself or sends his servants to them.
Página 213 - As soon as the house was full, and the candles lighted, my old friend stood up, and looked about him with that pleasure which a mind seasoned with humanity naturally feels in itself, at the sight of a multitude of people who seem pleased with one another, and partake of the same common entertainment.
Página 84 - The squire has made all his tenants atheists and tithe-stealers ; while the parson instructs them every Sunday in the dignity of his order, and insinuates to them in almost every sermon that he is a better man than his patron. In short, matters are come to such an extremity, that the squire has not said his prayers either in public or private this half year; and that the parson threatens him, if he does not mend his manners, to pray for him in the face of the whole congregation.
Página 222 - ... my good master was always the poor man's friend. Upon his coming home, the first complaint he made was, that he had lost his roast-beef stomach, not being able to touch a sirloin, which was served up according to custom ; and you know he used to take great delight in it. From that time, forward he grew worse and worse, but still kept a good heart to the last. Indeed we were once in great hope of his recovery, upon a kind message that was sent him from the widow lady whom he had made love to the...
Página 83 - ... than blemish his good qualities. As soon as the sermon is finished, nobody presumes to stir till Sir Roger is gone out of the church. The knight walks down from his seat in the chancel between a double row of his tenants, that stand bowing to him on each side : and every now and then inquires how...
Página 120 - In short, when I consider the question, whether there are such persons in the world as those we call witches, my mind is divided between the two opposite opinions, or rather (to speak my thoughts freely) I believe in general that there is, and has been such a thing as witchcraft ; but at the same time can give no credit to any particular instance of it.
Página 51 - As I was walking with him last night, he asked me how I liked the good man whom I have just now mentioned ? and without staying for my answer told me, that he was afraid of being insulted with Latin and Greek at his own table; for which reason he desired a particular friend of his at the university to find him out a clergyman rather of plain sense than much learning, of a good aspect, a clear voice, a sociable temper, and, if possible, a man that understood a little of back-gammon.
Página 150 - I was listening to the proceedings of the court with much attention, and infinitely pleased with that great appearance and solemnity which so properly accompanies such a public administration of our laws; when, after about an hour's sitting, I observed, to my great surprise, in the midst of a trial, that my friend sir Roger was getting up to speak. I was in some pain for him...