The British Essayists;: ObserverJ. 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], 1807 |
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... nature , which though not absolutely to be termed a moral attribute , is nevertheless so grateful to society at large , and so recommendatory of those who possess it , that even the best and worthiest characters can- not be truly ...
... nature , which though not absolutely to be termed a moral attribute , is nevertheless so grateful to society at large , and so recommendatory of those who possess it , that even the best and worthiest characters can- not be truly ...
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... natural to us to think favourably of such a disposition , and although much of his discernment may be the effect of a good judg- ment and proper knowledge of the world , yet there must be a great proportion of sensibility , candour ...
... natural to us to think favourably of such a disposition , and although much of his discernment may be the effect of a good judg- ment and proper knowledge of the world , yet there must be a great proportion of sensibility , candour ...
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... Nature formed him in straight lines , habit has stiffened him into an unrelenting rigidity , and no familiarity can bend him out of the upright . The uneducated squire of rustic manners forms a contrast to this character , but he is ...
... Nature formed him in straight lines , habit has stiffened him into an unrelenting rigidity , and no familiarity can bend him out of the upright . The uneducated squire of rustic manners forms a contrast to this character , but he is ...
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... nature to check festivity in any degree , but there is nothing sinks the spirits so effectually as boisterous mirth , nobody so apt to overact his character as a jolly fellow , and stunned with the vociferation of his own tongue to ...
... nature to check festivity in any degree , but there is nothing sinks the spirits so effectually as boisterous mirth , nobody so apt to overact his character as a jolly fellow , and stunned with the vociferation of his own tongue to ...
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... nature man is made . " THOUGH I think our nation can never be accused of want of charity , yet I have observed with ... nature . ' Now if these proud men to whom I ad- dress myself , and for whose miserable situation I have such ...
... nature man is made . " THOUGH I think our nation can never be accused of want of charity , yet I have observed with ... nature . ' Now if these proud men to whom I ad- dress myself , and for whose miserable situation I have such ...
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Էջ 119 - I am thane of Cawdor : If good, why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair, And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, • Against the use of nature...
Էջ 94 - And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: 13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon : and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves ; for the time of figs was not yet.
Էջ 127 - I have given suck, and know How tender 'tis to love the babe that milks me: I would, while it was smiling in my face, Have pluck'd my nipple from his boneless gums, And dash'd the brains out, had I so sworn as you Have done to this.
Էջ 157 - Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog...
Էջ 134 - Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day ; And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond "Which keeps me pale...
Էջ 129 - I hear a knocking At the south entry : retire we to our chamber : A little water clears us of this deed : How easy is it, then ! Your constancy Hath left you unattended.
Էջ 110 - I may define it to be that faculty of the soul which discerns the beauties of an author with pleasure and the imperfections with dislike.
Էջ 99 - Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
Էջ 213 - But there is nothing that makes its way more directly to the soul than beauty, which immediately diffuses a secret satisfaction and complacency through the imagination, and gives a finishing to any thing that is great or uncommon. The very first discovery of it strikes the mind with an inward joy, and spreads a cheerfulness and delight through all its faculties.
Էջ 93 - They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.