The British Essayists;: SpectatorJ. 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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Էջ 133
Honeycomb , upon my observing his looking on a lady with some particular
attention , gave me an account of the great distresses which had laid waste that
her very fine face , and had given an air of melancholy to a very agreeable
person .
Honeycomb , upon my observing his looking on a lady with some particular
attention , gave me an account of the great distresses which had laid waste that
her very fine face , and had given an air of melancholy to a very agreeable
person .
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Being in niy temper very ambitious , I was now bent upon making a family , and
accordingly resolved that my descendants should * It has been said by some ,
that the author of this letter alluded here to — - Gore , of ' I ring , and Lady Mary ...
Being in niy temper very ambitious , I was now bent upon making a family , and
accordingly resolved that my descendants should * It has been said by some ,
that the author of this letter alluded here to — - Gore , of ' I ring , and Lady Mary ...
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In order to this , I made love to the Lady Mary Oddly , an indigent young woman of
quality . To cut short the marriage - treaty , I threw her a charte blanche , as our
news - papers call it , desiring her to write upon it her own terms . She was very ...
In order to this , I made love to the Lady Mary Oddly , an indigent young woman of
quality . To cut short the marriage - treaty , I threw her a charte blanche , as our
news - papers call it , desiring her to write upon it her own terms . She was very ...
Էջ 254
... the contrary , French truth and British policy make a conspicuous . figure in
nothing ; as the Earl of Rochester has very well observed in his admirable 254
SPECTATOR . No 305 . Letter from a Coquette to a married Lady, and Answer
Case of ...
... the contrary , French truth and British policy make a conspicuous . figure in
nothing ; as the Earl of Rochester has very well observed in his admirable 254
SPECTATOR . No 305 . Letter from a Coquette to a married Lady, and Answer
Case of ...
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I was within this half year in the possession of as much beauty and as many
lovers as any young lady in England . But my admirers have left me , and I cannot
complain of their behaviour . I have within that time had the small - pox : and this
...
I was within this half year in the possession of as much beauty and as many
lovers as any young lady in England . But my admirers have left me , and I cannot
complain of their behaviour . I have within that time had the small - pox : and this
...
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Էջ 236 - 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 238 - Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: Here we may reign secure: and in my choice. To reign is worth ambition, though in hell ; Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
Էջ 238 - Their dread commander ; he, above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent, Stood like a tower ; his form had yet not lost All her original brightness, nor appeared Less than archangel ruined, and the excess Of glory obscured...
Էջ 242 - 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 275 - Heaven that He ere long Intended to create, and therein plant A generation, whom his choice regard Should favour equal to the Sons of Heaven. Thither, if but to pry, shall be perhaps Our first eruption — thither, or elsewhere; For this infernal pit shall never hold Celestial Spirits in bondage, nor th' Abyss Long under darkness cover.
Էջ 242 - A shout, that tore Hell's concave, and beyond Frighted the reign of Chaos and old Night. All in a moment through the gloom were seen Ten thousand banners rise into the air...
Էջ 237 - 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 239 - 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 assay'd, and thrice, in spite of scorn, Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth : at last Words interwove with sighs found out their way.
Էջ 237 - He scarce had ceased, when the superior fiend Was moving toward the shore ; his ponderous shield, Ethereal temper, massy, large, and round, Behind him cast ; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb 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.
Էջ 242 - Awaiting what command their mighty chief Had to impose : he through the armed files Darts his experienced eye, and soon traverse The whole battalion views, their order due, * Their visages and stature as of gods ; Their number last he sums. And now his heart Distends with pride, and hardening in his strength Glories...
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| Վերնագիր | The British Essayists;: Spectator Հատոր 10 of The British Essayists;: With Prefaces, Historical and Biographical, F. and C. Rivington (Firm) |
| Հեղինակ | Alexander Chalmers |
| Contributors | John Johnson, John Nichols, Robert Baldwin, Andrew Strahan, Robert Faulder, Henry Bryer, F. and C. Rivington (Firm), Otridge and Son, W. J. and J. Richardson (Firm) |
| Հրատարակիչ | J. 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 |
| Original from | Օքսֆորդի համալսարան |
| Digitized | 11 Հոկտեմբեր 2007 |
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