The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, 24. cilt |
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Sayfa 2
... opinion which they now opposed ; and acted upon that very principle which they de- rided as absurd , and appeared to detest as im- pious . The company consisted of Mr. Traffic , a wealthy merchant ; Mr. Courtly , a commissioner of a pub ...
... opinion which they now opposed ; and acted upon that very principle which they de- rided as absurd , and appeared to detest as im- pious . The company consisted of Mr. Traffic , a wealthy merchant ; Mr. Courtly , a commissioner of a pub ...
Sayfa 6
... opinion proceeded from a consciousness , that he was himself the slave of some or all of these vices and follies ; and that he was prompted by something like benevolence , to communicate to others a discovery , by which alone he had ...
... opinion proceeded from a consciousness , that he was himself the slave of some or all of these vices and follies ; and that he was prompted by something like benevolence , to communicate to others a discovery , by which alone he had ...
Sayfa 38
... considered , to love him is impos- sible . But thus to consider him , is at once a folly and a fault : each ought to reflect , that he is , at 1 least in the opinion of the other , incurring the 38 N ° 48 . ADVENTURER .
... considered , to love him is impos- sible . But thus to consider him , is at once a folly and a fault : each ought to reflect , that he is , at 1 least in the opinion of the other , incurring the 38 N ° 48 . ADVENTURER .
Sayfa 39
British essayists Alexander Chalmers. least in the opinion of the other , incurring the crimes that he imputes ; that the foundation of their enmity is no more than a mistake ; and that this mistake is the effect of weakness or vanity ...
British essayists Alexander Chalmers. least in the opinion of the other , incurring the crimes that he imputes ; that the foundation of their enmity is no more than a mistake ; and that this mistake is the effect of weakness or vanity ...
Sayfa 44
... opinion . And of such contradictions many instances might be alleged in this admired writer , which evidently shew that he had not digested his thoughts with philosophical exactness and precision . But the characters of La Bruyere ...
... opinion . And of such contradictions many instances might be alleged in this admired writer , which evidently shew that he had not digested his thoughts with philosophical exactness and precision . But the characters of La Bruyere ...
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absurd acquainted ADVENTURER Agrestis Amana Amelia Amphinomus Anticlea appear Aristotle Bagshot beauty behold believe Boileau Caliph Captain character conceal conduct consider contempt countenance death desire dignity discovered distress dreadful effect equally Eugenio Euripides Eutyches evil excellence expence expressed eyes falsehood father favour folly fortune Freeman genius gentleman gratify guilt hand happiness heard heart Homer honour hope human Iliad imagination immediately kind labour Lady Forrest less Longinus looked mankind Mantua marriage ment mind misery morning nature neral ness never Nouraddin object Odyssey opinion Osmin OVID passion perceived perhaps person pleasure poet POPE present principles produced Prosopopoeia punish Quintilian racter reason received rusal SATURDAY says scarce sensibility sentiments servant shew Sir James Socrates soon Sophocles suffered tain tears tenderness thou thought Tibullus tion tosus truth TUESDAY Ulysses vanity Ventosus vice VIRG virtue wife wish wretched writers XXIV
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Sayfa 95 - Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
Sayfa 132 - Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of Truth, in endless Error hurl'd: The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!
Sayfa 91 - When he gave to the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment. When he appointed the foundations of the earth., then I was by him, as one brought up with him, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him, rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights were with the sons of men.
Sayfa 53 - And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him for they saw that his grief was very great.
Sayfa 130 - VITAL spark of heavenly flame! Quit, O quit this mortal frame ! Trembling, hoping, lingering, flying, O, the pain, the bliss of dying ! Cease, fond nature, cease thy strife, And let me languish into life! Hark! they whisper; angels say, Sister spirit, come away!
Sayfa 52 - Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit? or whither shall I go then from thy presence ? If I climb up into heaven, thou art there ; if I go down to hell, thou art there also.
Sayfa 92 - Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding. . ' Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest ? Or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Sayfa 44 - Tasso, Mazzoni, and others, teaches what the laws are of a true epic poem, what of a dramatic, what of a lyric, what decorum is, which is the grand masterpiece to observe.
Sayfa 52 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Sayfa 55 - Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.