The Spectator [by J. Addison and others] with sketches of the lives of the authors, and explanatory notes. 12 vols. [in 6]., Zväzky 5–61853 |
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Výsledky 1 - 5 z 56.
Strana 4
... less rectified and swayed by reason . When one hears of negroes , who , upon the death of their masters , or upon changing their service , hang themselves upon the next tree , as it fre- quently happens in our American plantations , who ...
... less rectified and swayed by reason . When one hears of negroes , who , upon the death of their masters , or upon changing their service , hang themselves upon the next tree , as it fre- quently happens in our American plantations , who ...
Strana 9
... less fond of you than I in I should not have taken this way of writing to the Spectator , to inform a woman whom God and nature has placed under my direction , with what I request of her ; but since you are so indis- creet as not to ...
... less fond of you than I in I should not have taken this way of writing to the Spectator , to inform a woman whom God and nature has placed under my direction , with what I request of her ; but since you are so indis- creet as not to ...
Strana 21
... less reason to value himself upon it than on that of the body or mind , is , however , the kind of quality which makes the most shining figure in the eye of the world . As virtue is the most reasonable and genuine source of honour , we ...
... less reason to value himself upon it than on that of the body or mind , is , however , the kind of quality which makes the most shining figure in the eye of the world . As virtue is the most reasonable and genuine source of honour , we ...
Strana 45
... less actuated by it . It is indeed no uncommon thing to meet with men who , by the natural bent of their inclinations , and without the discipline of philosophy , aspire not to the heights of power and grandeur ; who never set their ...
... less actuated by it . It is indeed no uncommon thing to meet with men who , by the natural bent of their inclinations , and without the discipline of philosophy , aspire not to the heights of power and grandeur ; who never set their ...
Strana 57
... less capacity , and less expense of time , than what is taught by writings ; but the use of it is generally perverted , and that admirable skill prostituted to the basest and most unworthy ends . Who is the better man for beholding the ...
... less capacity , and less expense of time , than what is taught by writings ; but the use of it is generally perverted , and that admirable skill prostituted to the basest and most unworthy ends . Who is the better man for beholding the ...
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Strana 177 - OF man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat, Sing, heavenly Muse...
Strana 107 - And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
Strana 179 - Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views At evening from the top of Fesole Or in Valdarno to descry new lands, .Rivers or mountains in her spotty globe; His spear, to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills to be the mast Of some great ammiral, were but a wand.
Strana 181 - To speak; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose him round With all his peers: attention held them mute. Thrice he assayed, and thrice in spite of scorn, Tears, such as Angels weep, burst forth...
Strana 185 - Anon, out of the earth a fabric huge Rose like an exhalation, with the sound Of dulcet symphonies and voices sweet, Built like a temple...
Strana 170 - Come, and trip it as you go On the light fantastic toe; And in thy right hand lead with thee The mountain nymph, sweet Liberty; And if I give thee honour due, Mirth, admit me of thy crew, To live with her, and live with thee In unreprove'd pleasures free...
Strana 180 - Abject and lost lay these, covering the flood Under amazement of their hideous change. He call'd so loud that all the hollow deep Of Hell resounded.
Strana 180 - Farewell happy fields, Where joy for ever dwells : Hail horrors, hail Infernal world, and thou profoundest Hell, Receive thy new possessor ; one who brings A mind not to be chang'd by place or time. The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n.
Strana 3 - The figure is in the stone, and the sculptor only finds it. What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul.
Strana 6 - It is therefore an unspeakable blessing, to be born in those parts of the world where wisdom and knowledge flourish ; though, it must be confessed, there are, even in these parts, several poor uninstructed persons, who are but little above the inhabitants of those nations of which I have been here speaking...