The British Essayists; with Prefaces, Historical and Biographical,: The RamblerE. Sargeant, and M. & W. Ward; and Munroe, Francis & Parker, and Edward Cotton, Boston., 1811 |
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Strana 36
... honours , must re- solve to encounter not only the opposition of in- terest , but the malignity of envy . He that is too eager to be rich , generally endangers his fortune in wild adventures , and uncertain projects ; and he that ...
... honours , must re- solve to encounter not only the opposition of in- terest , but the malignity of envy . He that is too eager to be rich , generally endangers his fortune in wild adventures , and uncertain projects ; and he that ...
Strana 37
... honour . He whom success has made confident of his abilities , quickly claims the pri- vilege of negligence , and looks contemptuously on the gradual advances of a rival , whom he ima- gines himself able to leave behind whenever he ...
... honour . He whom success has made confident of his abilities , quickly claims the pri- vilege of negligence , and looks contemptuously on the gradual advances of a rival , whom he ima- gines himself able to leave behind whenever he ...
Strana 42
... honour of the family , and overtopping his elder brother . He had a natural ductility of mind without much warmth of affection , or elevation of sentiment ; and therefore readily complied with every varie- ty of caprice ; patiently ...
... honour of the family , and overtopping his elder brother . He had a natural ductility of mind without much warmth of affection , or elevation of sentiment ; and therefore readily complied with every varie- ty of caprice ; patiently ...
Strana 59
... , seemed to think me at least worthy of the honour of captivity ; and exerted the power , both of her eyes and wit , with so much art and spirit , that though I had been too often deceived by appear- ances No. 115 . 59 RAMBLER .
... , seemed to think me at least worthy of the honour of captivity ; and exerted the power , both of her eyes and wit , with so much art and spirit , that though I had been too often deceived by appear- ances No. 115 . 59 RAMBLER .
Strana 61
... honour to be entrusted to such audacious virtue as was hourly courting danger , and solicit- ing assault . My next mistress was Nitella , a lady of gentle mien and soft voice , always speaking to approve , and ready to receive direction ...
... honour to be entrusted to such audacious virtue as was hourly courting danger , and solicit- ing assault . My next mistress was Nitella , a lady of gentle mien and soft voice , always speaking to approve , and ready to receive direction ...
Časté výrazy a frázy
Ajax alac amusement Arim Aristotle attention Aureng-Zebe beauty calamity celebrated censure common considered contempt cowardice curiosity Dagon danger daugh delight desire dignity discovered dread easily elegance eminence endeavour envy equal excellence expected eyes fame favour fear felicity fill folly force fortune frequently gain genius gratify happiness heart honour hope hour human idle ignorance Iliad imagination inclination indulgence inquiry JUNE 25 justly knowledge labour ladies learning lence less lest Long con mankind medicated gloves ment mind minth miscarriage misery nature necessary negligence nerally ness never observed once opinion OVID passions perhaps perpetual pleasure portunity praise produce prudence publick raise RAMBLER reason regard reproach Samson SATURDAY scarcely seldom sentiments shew sion solicited sometimes soon suffer sufficient superaddition surely tain thing thou thought tion TUESDAY Virgil virtue wars of Troy writers
Populárne pasáže
Strana 190 - Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree ? The sun to me is dark And silent as the moon, When she deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave.
Strana 182 - Be of good courage, I begin to feel Some rousing motions in me, which dispose To something extraordinary my thoughts.
Strana 189 - Nor the other light of life continue long, But yield to double darkness nigh at hand : So much I feel my genial spirits droop, My hopes all flat, nature within me seems In all her functions weary of herself ; My race of glory run, and race of shame, And I shall shortly be with them that rest.
Strana 102 - To imitate the fictions and sentiments of Spenser can incur no reproach, for allegory is perhaps one of the most pleasing vehicles of instruction. But I am very far from extending the same respect to his diction or his stanza. His style was in his own time allowed to be vicious, so darkened with old words and peculiarities of phrase, and so remote from common use, that Jonson boldly pronounces him
Strana 188 - No strength of man or fiercest wild beast could withstand ; Who tore the lion...
Strana 50 - For, who can congratulate himself upon a life passed 'without some act more mischievous to the peace or prosperity of others, than the theft of...
Strana 189 - Out, out, hyaena! these are thy wonted arts, And arts of every woman false like thee...
Strana 271 - The wits of these happy days have discovered a way to fame, which the dull caution of our laborious ancestors durst never attempt; they cut the knots of sophistry which it was formerly the business of years to untie, solve difficulties by sudden irradiations of intelligence, and comprehend long processes of argument by immediate intuition.
Strana 163 - Who dares think one thing, and another tell, My heart detests him as the gates of hell.
Strana 186 - Depress'd and overthrown as seem'd, Like that self-begotten bird In the Arabian woods embost, That no second knows, nor third, And lay erewhile a holocaust.