Harrison's British Classicks, Zväzok 6Harrison and Company, 1786 |
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Strana 7
... these , I have employed an in- genious artist here to execute a design of my own . It is a picture of Fortune ; not standing ( as in the common stile ) upon a kind of cart - wheel , but on the two wheels of the lottery , with a repre ...
... these , I have employed an in- genious artist here to execute a design of my own . It is a picture of Fortune ; not standing ( as in the common stile ) upon a kind of cart - wheel , but on the two wheels of the lottery , with a repre ...
Strana 8
... these occafions to be lulled to ileep by fome book ; and most of my brethren pay that compliment to Virgil or Shake- fpeare : but as I could never difcover any opiate qualities in thofe authors , I chofe rather to doze over fome modern ...
... these occafions to be lulled to ileep by fome book ; and most of my brethren pay that compliment to Virgil or Shake- fpeare : but as I could never difcover any opiate qualities in thofe authors , I chofe rather to doze over fome modern ...
Strana 9
... these turbulent waves . The fea that you now behold is the Ocean of Ink . Those towers , at a great distance , ' whose bases are founded upon rocks , and whofe tops feem loft in the clouds , are fituated in the Ifle of Fame . Con ...
... these turbulent waves . The fea that you now behold is the Ocean of Ink . Those towers , at a great distance , ' whose bases are founded upon rocks , and whofe tops feem loft in the clouds , are fituated in the Ifle of Fame . Con ...
Strana 10
... these were endeavouring to make the Coaft of Gain by hanging out falfe co- lours , or by forging their paffports , and pretending to be freighted out by the moft reputable traders . My eyes were at last fixed , I know not how , on a ...
... these were endeavouring to make the Coaft of Gain by hanging out falfe co- lours , or by forging their paffports , and pretending to be freighted out by the moft reputable traders . My eyes were at last fixed , I know not how , on a ...
Strana 16
... These were followed by a multitude of little pieces ; which , like other fruits that come be- fore their season , had nothing to recom- mend them but their early appearance . Filled , however , with great concep- tions of my genius and ...
... These were followed by a multitude of little pieces ; which , like other fruits that come be- fore their season , had nothing to recom- mend them but their early appearance . Filled , however , with great concep- tions of my genius and ...
Obsah
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Časté výrazy a frázy
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Populárne pasáže
Strana 7 - I am a Jew: hath not a Jew eyes? hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by' the same means, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer, as a Christian is?
Strana 313 - Mr. Town is a fair, black, middle-sized, very short man. He wears his own hair, and a periwig. He is about thirty years of age, and not more than four and twenty. He is a student of the law, and a bachelor of physic.
Strana 196 - The misfortunes of the great are held up to engage our attention ; are enlarged upon in tones of declamation ; and the world is called upon to gaze at the noble sufferers...
Strana 198 - Our crew was carried into a French prison, and many of them died because they were not used to live in a jail ; but for my part it was nothing to me, for I was seasoned. One night...
Strana 44 - He told the story of the ivy-tree, and that was laughed at; he repeated the jest of the two scholars and one pair of breeches, and the company laughed at that; but the story of Taffy in the sedan-chair, was sure to set the table in a roar.
Strana 220 - Umbrae, or shadows; and, indeed, this appellation conveys a very full idea of the nature of these humble retainers to the wealthy, since they not only follow them like their shadows, but ' like a shadow prove the substance true...
Strana 29 - ... you are to be drawn on hurdles to the place of execution, where you are to be hanged by the neck, but not until you are dead...
Strana 143 - The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read over a book I have perused before, it resembles the meeting with an old one.
Strana 43 - Some affect humanity and tenderness, others boast of having such dispositions from nature ; but he is the only man I ever knew who seemed ashamed of his natural benevolence. He takes as much pains to hide his feelings, as any hypocrite would to conceal his indifference ; but on every unguarded moment the mask drops off, and reveals him to the most superficial observer.
Strana 253 - ... of horses, let six bright bays, blacks, or greys prance down one side of her head ; and according to the rank she insists upon, let a ducal or an earl's coronet, or a bloody hand be distinguished upon her capriole.