 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 338 էջ
...LETTER CXIX. To tie same. THE misfortunes of the great, my friend, arc held up to engage our attention, are enlarged upon in tones of declamation, and the world is called upon to gaze at the noble sufferers; they have at once the comfort of admiration and pity. Yet, where is the magnanimity of bearing... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1765 - 252 էջ
...ignorant how .the other half lives. The misfortunes of the great are held up to engage our attention; are enlarged upon in tones of declamation; and the...world is called upon to gaze at the noble fufferers: the great, under the preffure of calamity, are confcious of feveral others fympathizing with their... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1765 - 260 էջ
...ignorant how the other half lives. The misfortunes of the great are held up to engage our attention ; are enlarged upon in tones of declamation ; and the world is called upon to gaze at the noble fuffcrers : the great, under the preflure of calamity, are confcious of feveral others fympathizing... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1767 - 632 էջ
...ignorant how thç other half lives. The misfortunes of the great are held up to engage our attention ; are enlarged upon in tones of declamation ; and the...world is called upon to gaze at the noble fufferers : the great, under the preflure of calamity, are confcious of feveral others fympathifing with their... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 308 էջ
...ignorant how the other half lives. The misfortunes of the great are held ujrtp engage our attention ; are enlarged upon in tones of declamation : and the world is called upon to gaze at the noble fuffarers. The great, under the preffure of calacalamity, are confcious of fcveral others fympathizing... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1793 - 620 էջ
...ignorant how the other half lives. The misfortunes of the great are held up to engage our attention : are enlarged upon in tones of declamation ; and the...world is called upon to gaze at the noble fufferers : the great, under the prerture of calamity, are confcious of feveral others fympathifing with their... | |
 | 1797 - 522 էջ
...ignorant how the other half lives. The misfortune? of the grrat are held up to engaje our attention; are enlarged upon in tones of declamation; and the world is called upon to gaze at the noble fufterers : the great, under the preffure of calamity, are confcious of fcve'sl others fympath'i/ing... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 էջ
...ignorant how the other half lives. The misfortunes of the great are held up to engage our attention; are enlarged upon in tones of declamation ; and the world is called upon to gaze at the noble fufterers : the great, under the preffure of calamity, are confcious of feveral others fympathizing... | |
 | Mrs. Pilkington (Mary) - 1799 - 274 էջ
...ignorant how the other half liveSi The misfortunes of the great are held up to engage our attention, are enlarged .upon in tones of declamation, and the...world is called upon to gaze at the noble fufferers. There is nothing magnanimous in bearing misfortunes with fortitude, when the whole world is looking... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 258 էջ
...ACADEMY AT PEKIN, IN CHINA. HE misfortunes of the great, my friend, are held up to engage our attention, are enlarged upon in tones of declamation, and the...gaze at the noble fufferers ; they have at once the comforts of admiration and pity. Yet where is the magnanimity of bearing misfortunes, »N when the... | |
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The misfortunes of the great are held up to engage our attention ; are enlarged upon in tones of declamation ; and the world is called upon to gaze at the noble sufferers... 
