The British Essayists: AdventurerJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 |
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... opinions are often absurd , and the prevailing principles of action ridiculous . It may , however , be allowed , that if in these in- stances reason always appeared to be overborne by the importunity of appetite ; if the future was ...
... opinions are often absurd , and the prevailing principles of action ridiculous . It may , however , be allowed , that if in these in- stances reason always appeared to be overborne by the importunity of appetite ; if the future was ...
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... 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 weak- ness or vanity , which is common to all mankind : the character ...
... 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 weak- ness or vanity , which is common to all mankind : the character ...
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... opinions of men usually contract a tincture from the circumstances and conditions of their lives , it is easy to discern the chagrined courtier in the satire which this polite misanthrope has com- posed on his own species . According to ...
... opinions of men usually contract a tincture from the circumstances and conditions of their lives , it is easy to discern the chagrined courtier in the satire which this polite misanthrope has com- posed on his own species . According to ...
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... opinion . And of such con- tradictions many instances might be alleged in this admired writer , which evidently show that he had not digested his thoughts with philosophical exact- ness and precision . But the characters of La Bruyere ...
... opinion . And of such con- tradictions many instances might be alleged in this admired writer , which evidently show that he had not digested his thoughts with philosophical exact- ness and precision . But the characters of La Bruyere ...
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... the commendations this writer bestows are general and indiscriminate ; without specifying the reasons of his approbation or dislike , and without alleging the passages that may support his opinion : whereas C 2 49 . 17 ADVENTURER .
... the commendations this writer bestows are general and indiscriminate ; without specifying the reasons of his approbation or dislike , and without alleging the passages that may support his opinion : whereas C 2 49 . 17 ADVENTURER .
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Стр. 104 - Chaos of thought and passion all confused, Still by himself abused, or disabused ; 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. PoPE.
Стр. 67 - 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? Whereon are the foundations thereof fastened, or who laid the corner stone? When the morning stars sang together, and
Стр. 288 - that shall pen thy breath up: urchins Shall, for that vast of night that they may work, All exercise on thee; thou shalt be pinch'd As thick as honeycombs, each pinch more stinging Than bees that made 'em. If thou neglect'st or dost unwillingly What I command, I'll rack thee with
Стр. 286 - of this nature in the drama before us. The poet artfully acquaints us that Prospero is a magician, by the very first words which his daughter Miranda speaks to him : If by your art, my dearest father, you have Put the wild waters in this roar, allay them i
Стр. 67 - stone? When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy ? Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth as if it had issued out of the womb ? When I brake it up for my decreed place, and set bars and doors, and said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no
Стр. 67 - and here shall the pride of thy waves be stayed.' How can we reply to these sublime inquiries but in the words that follow - ? ' Behold, I am vile, what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.'
Стр. 67 - brake it up for my decreed place, and set bars and doors, and said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no farther, and here shall the pride of thy waves be stayed.' How can we reply to these sublime inquiries but in the words that follow - ? ' Behold, I am vile, what shall I answer thee? I will lay
Стр. 104 - While man exclaims," See all things for my use!" " See man for mine!" replies a pamper'd goose. PoPE. " Man scruples not to say, that he enjoyeth the heavens and the elements; as if all had been made, and still move only for him. In this sense a gosling
Стр. 69 - divine favour is painted by the following similitudes: ' I will be as the dew unto Judea; he shall grow as the lily; his branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell like