The Spectator [by J. Addison and others] with sketches of the lives of the authors, and explanatory notes. 12 vols. [in 6]., Հատորներ 5-61853 |
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... appear in different kinds of actions , according as they are more or less rectified and swayed by reason . When one hears of negroes , who , upon the death of their masters , or upon changing their service , hang themselves upon the ...
... appear in different kinds of actions , according as they are more or less rectified and swayed by reason . When one hears of negroes , who , upon the death of their masters , or upon changing their service , hang themselves upon the ...
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... appearing distinctly in all his limbs and fea- tures ; sometimes we find the figure wrought up to a great elegancy , but seldom meet with any to which the hand of a Phidias or Praxiteles could not give several nice touches and ...
... appearing distinctly in all his limbs and fea- tures ; sometimes we find the figure wrought up to a great elegancy , but seldom meet with any to which the hand of a Phidias or Praxiteles could not give several nice touches and ...
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... appear to the eye somewhat like a fortune - telling * * This is no fiction of the Spectator's , as might naturally be imagined . There was a projector of this kind named John Peter , who published a very thin pamphlet in 8vo . entitled ...
... appear to the eye somewhat like a fortune - telling * * This is no fiction of the Spectator's , as might naturally be imagined . There was a projector of this kind named John Peter , who published a very thin pamphlet in 8vo . entitled ...
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... appear a paradox to vulgar minds , as it shows that he is supported by good authorities , and is not singular in his opinion . I must confess , the motto is of little use to an unlearned reader , for which reason I consider it only as a ...
... appear a paradox to vulgar minds , as it shows that he is supported by good authorities , and is not singular in his opinion . I must confess , the motto is of little use to an unlearned reader , for which reason I consider it only as a ...
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... appears at the head of them ; and what the more encourages me in the use of quotations in an unknown tongue , is , that I hear the ladies , whose approbation I value more than that of the whole learned world , declare themselves in a ...
... appears at the head of them ; and what the more encourages me in the use of quotations in an unknown tongue , is , that I hear the ladies , whose approbation I value more than that of the whole learned world , declare themselves in a ...
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Էջ 177 - 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...
Էջ 107 - And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
Էջ 179 - Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views At evening from the top of Fesole Or in Valdarno to descry new lands, .Rivers or mountains in her spotty globe; His spear, to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills to be the mast Of some great ammiral, were but a wand.
Էջ 181 - To speak; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose him round With all his peers: attention held them mute. Thrice he assayed, and thrice in spite of scorn, Tears, such as Angels weep, burst forth...
Էջ 185 - 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...
Էջ 170 - Come, and trip it as you go On the light fantastic toe; And in thy right hand lead with thee The mountain nymph, sweet Liberty; And if I give thee honour due, Mirth, admit me of thy crew, To live with her, and live with thee In unreprove'd pleasures free...
Էջ 180 - 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.
Էջ 180 - Farewell happy fields, Where joy for ever dwells : Hail horrors, hail Infernal world, and thou profoundest Hell, Receive thy new possessor ; one who brings A mind not to be chang'd by place or time. The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n.
Էջ 3 - The figure is in the stone, and the sculptor only finds it. What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul.
Էջ 6 - It is therefore an unspeakable blessing, to be born in those parts of the world where wisdom and knowledge flourish ; though, it must be confessed, there are, even in these parts, several poor uninstructed persons, who are but little above the inhabitants of those nations of which I have been here speaking...