The Rambler. ...W. Gordon, C. Wright, and the other booksellers, 1750 |
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Strana 9
... equally ftrange , or by means equally inadequate . When we pity him , we reflect on our own disappointments ; and when we laugh , our hearts inform us that he is not more ridiculous than ourselves , except that he tells what we have ...
... equally ftrange , or by means equally inadequate . When we pity him , we reflect on our own disappointments ; and when we laugh , our hearts inform us that he is not more ridiculous than ourselves , except that he tells what we have ...
Strana 11
... equally pleafed with their own productions , equally careffed by their patrons , and flattered by their friends . But , though it should happen that an author is capable of excelling , yet his merit may pafs without notice , huddled in ...
... equally pleafed with their own productions , equally careffed by their patrons , and flattered by their friends . But , though it should happen that an author is capable of excelling , yet his merit may pafs without notice , huddled in ...
Strana 15
... equally mingled , that CRITICISM food with her fcepter poised in her hand , in doubt whether to fhed lethe , or ambrofia , upon them . These at laft increased to fo great a number , that he was weary of attending fuch doubtful claims ...
... equally mingled , that CRITICISM food with her fcepter poised in her hand , in doubt whether to fhed lethe , or ambrofia , upon them . These at laft increased to fo great a number , that he was weary of attending fuch doubtful claims ...
Strana 19
... equally beyond his fphere of activity ; and he amufed himself with heroes and with traitors , deliverers and perfecutors , as with be- ings of another fpecies , whofe actions were regu- lated upon motives of their own , and who had nei ...
... equally beyond his fphere of activity ; and he amufed himself with heroes and with traitors , deliverers and perfecutors , as with be- ings of another fpecies , whofe actions were regu- lated upon motives of their own , and who had nei ...
Strana 20
... equally confpicuous ; and as we accompany them through their adventures with delight , and are led by degrees to intereft our- felves in their favour , we lofe the abhorrence of their faults , because they do not hinder our pleasure ...
... equally confpicuous ; and as we accompany them through their adventures with delight , and are led by degrees to intereft our- felves in their favour , we lofe the abhorrence of their faults , because they do not hinder our pleasure ...
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againſt arifes becauſe caufe cauſe cenfure cife confequence confider converfation defire difcover eafily endeavour equally eſcape fafe fame fatisfaction favour fays fchemes fear fecure feem feldom felves fenfe fent fentiments fervants feven fhall fhew fhort fhould fide fince fincerity firft firſt folly fome fometimes foon ftate ftill ftudy fubject fuccefs fuch fudden fuffer fufficient fuppofe fure genius happineſs herſelf himſelf honour hope houſe imagination inftruction intereft itſelf juft labour lady laft leaft LEARNING leaſt lefs lofe loft mankind ment mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary neceffity neral never NUMB obferved occafion oppofition ourſelves OVID paffed paffions paftoral pain perfons perfuaded pleafing pleaſe pleaſure praiſe prefent promife publick purpoſe raiſed RAMBLER reafon reft ſhall ſhe ſtate thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought thouſand tion underſtanding univerfal uſe vifit virtue whofe whoſe
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Strana 13 - Yet there is a certain race of men, that either imagine it their duty, or make it their amusement, to hinder the reception of every work of learning or genius ; who stand as sentinels in the avenues of fame, and value themselves upon giving ignorance and envy the first notice of a prey.
Strana 237 - Retire with me, O rash unthinking mortal, from the vain allurements of a deceitful world, and learn that pleasure was not designed the portion of human life. Man was born to mourn and to be wretched ; this is the condition of all below the stars ; and whoever endeavours to oppose it acts in contradiction to the will of Heaven.
Strana 19 - In the romances formerly written, every transaction and sentiment was so remote from all that passes among men, that the reader was in very little danger of making any applications to himself...
Strana 18 - They are engaged in portraits of which every one knows the original, and can detect any deviation from exactness of resemblance. Other writings are safe, except from the malice of learning, but these are in danger from every common reader; as the slipper ill executed was censured by a shoemaker who happened to stop in his way at the Venus of Apelles.
Strana 17 - The works of fiction with which the present generation seems more particularly delighted are such as exhibit life in its true state, diversified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by passions and qualities which are really to be found in conversing with mankind.
Strana 18 - The task of our present writers is very different; it requires, together with that learning which is to be gained from books, that experience which can never be attained by solitary diligence, but must arise from general converse, and accurate observation of the living world.
Strana 19 - For this reason these familiar histories may perhaps be made of greater use than the solemnities of professed morality, and convey the knowledge of vice and virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions.
Strana 259 - ... never arrives. He lies down delighted with the thoughts of to-morrow, pleases his ambition with the fame he shall acquire, or his benevolence with the good he shall confer. But in the night the skies...
Strana 238 - Providence diffused such innumerable objects of delight but that all might rejoice in the privilege of existence, and be filled with gratitude to the beneficent author of it? Thus to enjoy the blessings he has sent is virtue and obedience; and to reject them merely as means of pleasure is pitiable ignorance or absurd perverseness.
Strana 22 - In narratives where historical veracity has no place, I cannot discover why there should not be exhibited the most perfect idea of virtue ; of virtue not angelical, nor above probability, for what we cannot credit, we shall never imitate, but the highest and purest that humanity can reach...