Select British Classics, Zväzok 29J. Conrad, 1803 |
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Strana 6
... elegant ballads : but it must be confessed , to the ho- nour of the present age , that it was reserved for our modern writers to bring this kind of poetry to perfec- tion . Song - writing is now reduced to certain rules of art ; and the ...
... elegant ballads : but it must be confessed , to the ho- nour of the present age , that it was reserved for our modern writers to bring this kind of poetry to perfec- tion . Song - writing is now reduced to certain rules of art ; and the ...
Strana 9
... elegant piece than that of compiler . It is a cento from our most cele- brated new songs ; from which I have carefully cull- ed all the sweetest flowers of poetry , and bound them up together . As all the lines are taken from different ...
... elegant piece than that of compiler . It is a cento from our most cele- brated new songs ; from which I have carefully cull- ed all the sweetest flowers of poetry , and bound them up together . As all the lines are taken from different ...
Strana 13
... elegant , were at least not indecent : but now the Three Fatal Sisters , mentioned in the heathen my- thology , must be introduced spinning , drawing , and cutting the thread of life . Could one of the last cen- tury see a winged figure ...
... elegant , were at least not indecent : but now the Three Fatal Sisters , mentioned in the heathen my- thology , must be introduced spinning , drawing , and cutting the thread of life . Could one of the last cen- tury see a winged figure ...
Strana 15
... elegant must a monument ap- pear , which is erected in the Chinese taste , and em- bellished with dragons , bells , pagods , and mandarins ? No. LXXIV . THURSDAY , JUNE 26 , Non ita Romuli Præscriptum , et intonsi Catonis Auspiciis ...
... elegant must a monument ap- pear , which is erected in the Chinese taste , and em- bellished with dragons , bells , pagods , and mandarins ? No. LXXIV . THURSDAY , JUNE 26 , Non ita Romuli Præscriptum , et intonsi Catonis Auspiciis ...
Strana 23
... elegant in the Covenant - belt ; but pray what a pox are those damned Strings of " Wampum ? I cannot find any account of them in " Chambers's Dictionary . " He then entered into a dissertation on the War - whoop ; and turning to the ...
... elegant in the Covenant - belt ; but pray what a pox are those damned Strings of " Wampum ? I cannot find any account of them in " Chambers's Dictionary . " He then entered into a dissertation on the War - whoop ; and turning to the ...
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acquaintance acrostics admiral alliteration ancient apothecary baronet beauty behaviour body British lion cake called character Cheapside chuse cloaths common contrived conversation country squire Cupid dear cousin Demosthenes dinner dress drink elegant endeavour entertainment fashion father fond fortune French frequently gentleman give good-nature head honour horses humble servant imagine indulge Inns of Court kind lady letter Lincoln's Inn Fields liquor live London look lord lord Bolingbroke maid manner marriage married mind modern modesty morning natural never obliged observed occasion once perhaps periwig person Plutus poetry present pride reader reason received reflect ridiculous Robin Hood ruined Sachem says scarce shew Sir Politic soon spirit sure tabby cat taste thermometer thing thought THURSDAY tion town turn Vauxhall virtue Westminster Abbey whole wife wine word young
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Strana 164 - An expedient was therefore offered, that since words are only names for things, it would be more convenient for all men to carry about them such things as were necessary to express the particular business they are to discourse on.
Strana 165 - I have often beheld two of those sages almost sinking under the weight of their packs, like pedlars among us ; who, when they met in the streets, would lay down their loads, open their sacks, and hold conversation for an hour together ; then put up their implements, help each other to resume their burthens, and take their leave.
Strana 48 - ... with thick crust, extremely baked. His table cost him not much, though it was good to eat at. "His sports supplied all but beef and mutton; except...
Strana 48 - ... hearth paved with brick lay some terriers and the choicest hounds and spaniels; seldom but two of the great chairs had litters of young cats in them which were not to be disturbed, he having always three or four attending him at dinner, and a little white round stick of fourteen inches long lying by his trencher that he might defend such meat as he had no mind to part with to them.
Strana 70 - Wisdom crieth without ; she uttereth her voice in the streets : she crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates : in the city she uttereth her words...
Strana 94 - twere vain to follow, For dog and horse he'd beat them hollow ; — Nay, if he put forth all his strength, Outstrip his brethren half a length. A tortoise heard his vain oration, And vented thus his indignation : " O puss ! it bodes thee dire disgrace When I defy thee to the race. Come, 'tis a match ; nay, no denial, I lay my shell upon the trial.
Strana 48 - ... that had been used. On one side of this end of the room was the door of a closet, wherein stood the strong beer and the wine, which never came...
Strana 23 - As to his body there can be no dispute; but examine even the acquirements of his mind, you will find them all contribute in their order towards furnishing out an exact dress : to instance no more ; is not religion a cloak, honesty a pair of shoes worn out in the dirt, selflove a surtout, vanity a shirt, and conscience a pair of breeches...
Strana 47 - ... poles in great abundance. The parlour was a large room as properly furnished; on a great hearth paved with brick, lay some terriers, and the choicest hounds and spaniels. Seldom but two of the great chairs had litters of...
Strana 111 - Arthur's out of their estates, and to take in all the knowing-ones on the turf at Newmarket. He accordingly bespoke his liveries, settled the fashion of his chariot, and had already pitched upon the lady, whose good luck it should be to fall in love with him: but so uncertain is the state of a gamester, that since the drawing of the lottery he has advertised for charitable contributions to a distressed gentleman, who knows the world, and has had the honour to be intimate with most of the nobility...