The British Essayists;: SpectatorJ. Johnson, J. Nichols and son, R. Baldwin, F. and C. Rivington, W. Otridge and son, W.J. and J. Richardson, A. Strahan, R. Faulder, ... [and 40 others], 1808 |
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... present , that they may still keep him on the same level with themselves . The like kind of consideration often stirs up the envy of such as were once his superiors , who think it a detraction from their merit to see another get ground ...
... present , that they may still keep him on the same level with themselves . The like kind of consideration often stirs up the envy of such as were once his superiors , who think it a detraction from their merit to see another get ground ...
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... present thirst , as it excites fresh desires , and sets the soul on new enterprises . For how few ambitious men are there , who have got as much fame as they desired , and whose thirst after it has not been as eager in the very height ...
... present thirst , as it excites fresh desires , and sets the soul on new enterprises . For how few ambitious men are there , who have got as much fame as they desired , and whose thirst after it has not been as eager in the very height ...
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... Present to every action we commence . THAT I might not lose myself upon a subject of so great extent as that of fame , I have treated it in a particular order and method . I have first of all considered the reasons why Providence may ...
... Present to every action we commence . THAT I might not lose myself upon a subject of so great extent as that of fame , I have treated it in a particular order and method . I have first of all considered the reasons why Providence may ...
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... and sanctifies a virtuous man ? That secret rest and contentedness of mind , which gives him a perfect enjoyment of his present condition ? That inward pleasure and complacency which he feels in doing C 2 N ° 257 . 17 SPECTATOR .
... and sanctifies a virtuous man ? That secret rest and contentedness of mind , which gives him a perfect enjoyment of his present condition ? That inward pleasure and complacency which he feels in doing C 2 N ° 257 . 17 SPECTATOR .
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... present the reader shall have from my correspondents . The first of the letters with which I acquit myself for this day , is written by one who proposes to improve our entertainments of dramatic poetry , and the other comes from three ...
... present the reader shall have from my correspondents . The first of the letters with which I acquit myself for this day , is written by one who proposes to improve our entertainments of dramatic poetry , and the other comes from three ...
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Стр. 236 - OF man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat, Sing, heavenly Muse...
Стр. 242 - Anon, out of the earth a fabric huge Rose like an exhalation, with the sound Of dulcet symphonies and voices sweet, Built like a temple...
Стр. 238 - Hail horrors, hail Infernal world, and thou profoundest Hell Receive thy new possessor; one who brings A mind not to be changed by place or time.
Стр. 242 - A shout, that tore Hell's concave, and beyond Frighted the reign of Chaos and old Night.
Стр. 276 - Rocks, caves, lakes, fens, bogs, dens, and shades of death, A universe of death, which God by curse Created evil, for evil only good, Where all life dies, death lives, and nature breeds, Perverse, all monstrous, all prodigious things, Abominable, inutterable, and worse Than fables yet have feigned, or fear conceived, Gorgons and hydras, and chimeras dire.
Стр. 179 - Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls, must dive below.
Стр. 184 - So spake the cherub; and his grave rebuke, Severe in youthful beauty, added grace Invincible: abash'd the devil stood, And felt how awful goodness is, and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely; saw, and pined His loss: but chiefly to find here observed His lustre visibly impair'd; yet seem'd Undaunted. If I must contend...
Стр. 242 - Had to impose : he through the armed files Darts his experienced eye, and soon traverse The whole battalion views, their order due, Their visages and stature as of gods ; Their number last he sums. And now his heart Distends with pride, and, hardening in his strength, Glories...
Стр. 240 - ... rises. Something like this we saw actually come to pass; for the water was stained to a surprising redness; and as we observed in travelling, had discoloured the sea a great way into a reddish hue; occasioned doubtless by a sort of minium, or red earth, washed into the river by the violence of the rain, and not by any stain from Adonis's blood.
Стр. 238 - Abject and lost lay these, covering the flood Under amazement of their hideous change. He call'd so loud that all the hollow deep Of Hell resounded.