The Gleaner: A Series of Periodical Essays, Հատոր 3Nathan Drake Suttaby, Evance, and Company, 1811 |
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... person small ! what then ? Great heroes may be little men . COLMAN NOTWITHSTANDING the eminent advantages re- sulting from the many rare talents and qualities necessarily included in the illustrious character of a genius , I am , I must ...
... person small ! what then ? Great heroes may be little men . COLMAN NOTWITHSTANDING the eminent advantages re- sulting from the many rare talents and qualities necessarily included in the illustrious character of a genius , I am , I must ...
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... person . Peculiarities of figure , whe- ther in make , size , or complexion , have always been deemed an inexhaustible source of ridicule to the associates of the man who possesses possesses them . He , whose person is remarkable ...
... person . Peculiarities of figure , whe- ther in make , size , or complexion , have always been deemed an inexhaustible source of ridicule to the associates of the man who possesses possesses them . He , whose person is remarkable ...
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... person this native fund of pleasantry , if he could say with Falstaff , and with equal justice too , " I am not only witty myself , but also the cause of wit in other men . " Let not , however , the partial reader conclude too hastily ...
... person this native fund of pleasantry , if he could say with Falstaff , and with equal justice too , " I am not only witty myself , but also the cause of wit in other men . " Let not , however , the partial reader conclude too hastily ...
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... person presents itself among strange company , the first idea that strikes the beholders is the minuteness of the figure , and a whisper instantly buzzes round the room , " Lord , what a little creature ! " As I walk along the street ...
... person presents itself among strange company , the first idea that strikes the beholders is the minuteness of the figure , and a whisper instantly buzzes round the room , " Lord , what a little creature ! " As I walk along the street ...
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... persons taking their places before me ; -not to dwell , I say , on these and several other circumstances of the same ... person so entirely governs their idea of my character , that they are not able to detach the contempla- tion of one ...
... persons taking their places before me ; -not to dwell , I say , on these and several other circumstances of the same ... person so entirely governs their idea of my character , that they are not able to detach the contempla- tion of one ...
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Էջ 236 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tomb-stone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow...
Էջ 236 - When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together.
Էջ 236 - When I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.
Էջ 149 - What he attempted, he performed ; he is never feeble, and he did not wish to be energetic ; he is never rapid, and he never stagnates. His sentences have neither studied amplitude, nor affected brevity ; his periods, though not diligently rounded, are voluble and easy. Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison, HUGHES.
Էջ 160 - That reaching home, the night, they said, is near, We must not now be parted, sojourn here — The new acquaintance soon became a guest, -And made so welcome at their simple feast...
Էջ 149 - His prose is the model of the middle style; on grave subjects not formal, on light occasions not grovelling; pure without scrupulosity, and exact without apparent elaboration; always equable, and always easy, without glowing words or pointed sentences.
Էջ 201 - And Abraham arose and met him, and said unto him, Turn in, I pray thee, and wash thy feet, and tarry all night ; and thou shalt arise early in the morning, and go on thy way.
Էջ 54 - For forms of government let fools contest, Whate'er is best administered is best.
Էջ 151 - To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, Is wasteful, and ridiculous excess.
Էջ 37 - And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.