The British Essayists;: RamblerJ. 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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... Surely such persons have sold the esteem of the world at too low a price , since they have lost one of the rewards of virtue , without gain- ing the profits of wickedness . This ill economy of fame is sometimes the effect of stupidity ...
... Surely such persons have sold the esteem of the world at too low a price , since they have lost one of the rewards of virtue , without gain- ing the profits of wickedness . This ill economy of fame is sometimes the effect of stupidity ...
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... surely reasonable to learn , for who would want that love which is so easily to be gained ? And such injuries are to be avoided ; for who would be hated without profit ? Some , indeed , there are , for whom the excuse of ignorance or ...
... surely reasonable to learn , for who would want that love which is so easily to be gained ? And such injuries are to be avoided ; for who would be hated without profit ? Some , indeed , there are , for whom the excuse of ignorance or ...
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... surely be so much alarmed by the suc- cessive admonitions of those , whose experience and sagacity have recommended them as the guides of mankind , as to stop and consider whether he is about to engage in an undertaking that will reward ...
... surely be so much alarmed by the suc- cessive admonitions of those , whose experience and sagacity have recommended them as the guides of mankind , as to stop and consider whether he is about to engage in an undertaking that will reward ...
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... perhaps , those whom we thus scorn or de- test have more claim to tenderness than has been yet allowed them . Before we permit our severity to break loose upon any fault or error , we ought surely 63 N® 66 . THE RAMBLER .
... perhaps , those whom we thus scorn or de- test have more claim to tenderness than has been yet allowed them . Before we permit our severity to break loose upon any fault or error , we ought surely 63 N® 66 . THE RAMBLER .
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Alexander Chalmers. loose upon any fault or error , we ought surely to con- sider how much we have countenanced or promoted it . We see multitudes busy in the pursuit of riches , at the expence of wisdom and of virtue ; but we see the ...
Alexander Chalmers. loose upon any fault or error , we ought surely to con- sider how much we have countenanced or promoted it . We see multitudes busy in the pursuit of riches , at the expence of wisdom and of virtue ; but we see the ...
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Էջ 214 - His praise, ye Winds, that from four quarters blow, Breathe soft or loud ; and, wave your tops, ye Pines, With every plant, in sign of worship wave. Fountains, and ye that warble, as ye flow, Melodious murmurs, warbling tune his praise.
Էջ 34 - I have often thought that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful. For, not only every man has, in the mighty mass of the world, great numbers in the same condition with himself, to whom his mistakes and miscarriages, escapes and expedients, would be of immediate and apparent use; but there is such an uniformity in the state of man, considered apart from adventitious and separable decorations and disguises, that there is scarce any possibility...
Էջ 64 - Happy are they, my son, who shall learn from thy example not to despair, but shall remember, that though the day is past, and their strength is wasted, there yet remains one effort to be made ; that reformation is never hopeless, nor sincere...
Էջ 192 - Olympian hill I soar, Above the flight of Pegasean wing ! The meaning, not the name, I call ; for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old Olympus dwell'st ; but...
Էջ 77 - To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labour tends, and of which every desire prompts the prosecution.
Էջ 36 - But biography has often been allotted to writers, who seem very little acquainted with the nature of their task, or very negligent about the performance.
Էջ 141 - Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do unto them ; for this is the law and the prophets.
Էջ 62 - In these amusements the hours passed away uncounted, his deviations had perplexed his memory, and he knew not towards what point to travel. He stood pensive and confused, afraid to go forward lest he should go wrong, yet conscious that the time of loitering was now past.
Էջ 262 - HOPE, who was the constant associate of the voyage of life. Yet all that HOPE ventured to promise, even to those whom she favoured most, was, not that they should escape, but that they should sink last; and with this promise every one was satisfied, though he laughed at the rest for seeming to believe it. HOPE, indeed, apparently mocked the credulity of her companions ; for, in proportion as their vessels grew leaky...
Էջ 19 - Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty. He that is extravagant will quickly become poor, and poverty will enforce dependence, and invite corruption...