The British Essayists: AdventurerJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 |
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... whole universe is repre- sented as nothing , nay , less than nothing , and va- nity , introduced making the following sublime in- quiry ! Who hath measured the waters in the hol- low of his hand , and meted out heaven with a span , and ...
... whole universe is repre- sented as nothing , nay , less than nothing , and va- nity , introduced making the following sublime in- quiry ! Who hath measured the waters in the hol- low of his hand , and meted out heaven with a span , and ...
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... - sents the horrors of a conquered city , by saying that her heroes should be slain , her palaces over- thrown , her matrons ravished , and her whole race enslaved . But one of these Jewish poets , by 28 51 . ADVENTURER .
... - sents the horrors of a conquered city , by saying that her heroes should be slain , her palaces over- thrown , her matrons ravished , and her whole race enslaved . But one of these Jewish poets , by 28 51 . ADVENTURER .
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... and found to be a razure of the skin the whole length of one of his fore - legs . After some topical application , his cushion was placed in the corner by his lady , upon which he lay down , and indeed whined piteously 34 52 . ADVENTURER .
... and found to be a razure of the skin the whole length of one of his fore - legs . After some topical application , his cushion was placed in the corner by his lady , upon which he lay down , and indeed whined piteously 34 52 . ADVENTURER .
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... whole fortune upon Bay Lincoln . He mounted with beating heart , started fair and won the first heat ; but in the second , as he was pushing against the foremost of his rivals , his girth broke , his shoulder was dislocated , and before ...
... whole fortune upon Bay Lincoln . He mounted with beating heart , started fair and won the first heat ; but in the second , as he was pushing against the foremost of his rivals , his girth broke , his shoulder was dislocated , and before ...
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... assistance , tore up the floors and laid them anew , stripped off the wainscot , drew the windows from their frames , altered the disposition of doors and fireplaces , and cast the whole fabric into a 53 . 43 ADVENTURER .
... assistance , tore up the floors and laid them anew , stripped off the wainscot , drew the windows from their frames , altered the disposition of doors and fireplaces , and cast the whole fabric into a 53 . 43 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