The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The RamblerJ. Buckland [and 40 others], 1787 |
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... state . 400 135 The folly of annual retreats into the country . 405 136 The meanness and mischiefs of indiscriminate dedica- tion . 411 137 The neceffity of literary courage . 417 138 Original characters to be found in the country . The ...
... state . 400 135 The folly of annual retreats into the country . 405 136 The meanness and mischiefs of indiscriminate dedica- tion . 411 137 The neceffity of literary courage . 417 138 Original characters to be found in the country . The ...
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... state between gaiety and unconcern ; the act or emana- tion of a mind , at leifure to regard the gratification of another . It is imagined by many , that whenever they aspire to please , they are required to be merry , and to fhew the ...
... state between gaiety and unconcern ; the act or emana- tion of a mind , at leifure to regard the gratification of another . It is imagined by many , that whenever they aspire to please , they are required to be merry , and to fhew the ...
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... state of fuperiority to all about her . Having no fuperfluity of understanding , the was foon intoxicated by the flatteries of her maid , who informed her that ladies , fuch as fhe , had no- thing to do but take pleasure their own way ...
... state of fuperiority to all about her . Having no fuperfluity of understanding , the was foon intoxicated by the flatteries of her maid , who informed her that ladies , fuch as fhe , had no- thing to do but take pleasure their own way ...
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... state , that pain should be more fixed and permanent than pleasure . Uneafiness gives way by flow de- grees , and is long before it quits its poffeffion of the fenfory ; but all our gratifications are volatile , va- grant , and easily ...
... state , that pain should be more fixed and permanent than pleasure . Uneafiness gives way by flow de- grees , and is long before it quits its poffeffion of the fenfory ; but all our gratifications are volatile , va- grant , and easily ...
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... state the time at which young ladies may judge for them- felves , which I am fure you cannot but think ought to begin before fixteen ; if you are inclined to de- lay it longer , I fhall have very little regard to your opinion . My aunt ...
... state the time at which young ladies may judge for them- felves , which I am fure you cannot but think ought to begin before fixteen ; if you are inclined to de- lay it longer , I fhall have very little regard to your opinion . My aunt ...
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affiftance againſt amufements beauty becauſe caufe cauſe cenfure confefs confequence confidered converfation curiofity defign defire delight difcover eafily eafy endeavoured enquiry equally eſtabliſhed fafely fame fatire fatisfaction fcarcely fecurity feems feldom felves fenfe fentiments fhall fhew fhort fhould filks fince fingle firft firſt folly fome fometimes foon fortune fpecies ftate ftill ftudy fubject fuccefs fuch fuffer fufficient fuperiority fupply furely fyllables happineſs herſelf himſelf honour hope imagination increaſe inftruction intereft knowledge labour ladies laft laſt learning lefs lofe loft mankind meaſure ment mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary neceffity nefs never NUMB numbers obferved occafion oppofition ourſelves paffage paffed paffions pleafing pleaſe pleaſure praife praiſe prefent publick purpoſe raiſe RAMBLER reafon refolved reft reprefented ſcarcely ſhe ſtate thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thought thouſand tion truth underſtanding univerfal uſeful verfe vifit virtue whofe
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Էջ 111 - Adam, well may we labour still to dress This garden, still to tend plant, herb, and flower, Our pleasant task enjoin'd ; but, till more hands Aid us, the work under our labour grows, Luxurious by restraint ; what we by day Lop overgrown, or prune, or prop, or bind, One night or two with wanton growth derides, Tending to wild.
Էջ 142 - Up to our native seat: descent and fall To us is adverse. Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear Insulting, and pursued us through the deep, With what compulsion and laborious flight We sunk thus low...
Էջ 289 - The nations between the tropics are known to be fiery, inconstant, inventive, and fanciful; because, living at the utmost length of the earth's diameter, they are carried about with more swiftness than those whom nature has placed nearer to the poles ; and therefore, as it becomes a wise man to struggle with the...
Էջ 192 - The only advantage which, in the voyage of life, the cautious had above the negligent, was, that they...
Էջ 137 - 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 336 - The works and operations of nature are too great in their extent, or too much diffused in their relations, and the performances of art too inconstant and uncertain, to be reduced to any determinate idea.
Էջ 86 - Ordain'd by thee; and this delicious place For us too large, where thy abundance wants Partakers, and uncropt falls to the ground. But thou hast promis'd from us two a race To fill the earth, who shall with us extol Thy goodness infinite, both when we wake, And when we seek, as now, thy gift of sleep.
Էջ 192 - Reason was able to extricate generally suffered so many shocks upon the points which shot out from the rocks of Pleasure, that they were unable to continue their...
Էջ 141 - Thine own begotten, breaking violent way Tore through my entrails, that with fear and...
Էջ 317 - His stanza is at once difficult and unpleasing ; tiresome to the ear by its uniformity, and to the attention by its length.