The Polite Miscellany: Containing Variety of Food for the Mind; Being an Elegant Collection of Moral, Humourous, and Improving Essays, &c, Both in Prose and Verse ...R. Whitworth, 1764 - 370 էջ |
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... person than the tempter of Eve himself . At my very firft entrance into life , I gave a proof of my natural difpofition . I fqualled Difapprobation at my exift- ing , though I could not but be glad at my coming into the world . I cried ...
... person than the tempter of Eve himself . At my very firft entrance into life , I gave a proof of my natural difpofition . I fqualled Difapprobation at my exift- ing , though I could not but be glad at my coming into the world . I cried ...
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... persons just- come out of a trance . He finds by experience he fell in love with his own imaginary ideas , and fhe with her own vanity . Thus plucked from the foaring heights of their warm and irregular paffions , they are vexed at ...
... persons just- come out of a trance . He finds by experience he fell in love with his own imaginary ideas , and fhe with her own vanity . Thus plucked from the foaring heights of their warm and irregular paffions , they are vexed at ...
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... person ( for fo to be fure he thought himself ) prepared for the evening campaign with great addrefs and affiduity . He flept long , eat delicately , rubbed , bathed , aired and walked , just as much as would beft fit him for the dear ...
... person ( for fo to be fure he thought himself ) prepared for the evening campaign with great addrefs and affiduity . He flept long , eat delicately , rubbed , bathed , aired and walked , just as much as would beft fit him for the dear ...
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... person of condition has a greater number of daughters than his fortune will allow him to portion off according to their rank , to thrust the younger , or the least favourite , into a con- vent , rather than fuffer the dignity of their ...
... person of condition has a greater number of daughters than his fortune will allow him to portion off according to their rank , to thrust the younger , or the least favourite , into a con- vent , rather than fuffer the dignity of their ...
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... person of a young gentleman , by whom , as the fequel will prove , fhe was no lefs ardently beloved .--- The ftory of their mutual paffion was no fecret .---- I heard it from as many as had the least acquain- tance with either of them ...
... person of a young gentleman , by whom , as the fequel will prove , fhe was no lefs ardently beloved .--- The ftory of their mutual paffion was no fecret .---- I heard it from as many as had the least acquain- tance with either of them ...
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Էջ 203 - King, upon the commencement of the last war with France pulled down his old sign, and put up the Queen of Hungary. Under the influence of her red face and golden sceptre, he continued to sell ale till she was no longer the favourite of his customers; he changed her, therefore, some time ago, for the King of Prussia, who may probably be changed in turn for the next great man that shall be set up for vulgar admiration.
Էջ 114 - Ye mute Companions of my Toils, that bear In all my Griefs a more than equal Share!
Էջ 176 - By lust incited, or by malice led, The villain Arab ! as he prowls for prey, Oft marks with blood and...
Էջ 121 - ... more thought, memory, and application to be fools, than would serve to make them wise and useful. When I reflect on this, I cannot conceive you to be human creatures, but a...
Էջ 114 - What if the lion in his rage I meet ! — Oft in the dust I view his printed feet: And, fearful ! oft, when day's declining light Yields her pale empire to the mourner night, By hunger...
Էջ 232 - Griping misers, nightly waking, See the end of all your care ; Fled on wings of our own making, We have left our owners bare.
Էջ 205 - ... the crowd behind them to look on. The crowd takes them at their word. Patriot, philosopher, and poet, are shouted in their train. Where was there ever so much merit seen ; no times so important as our own ; ages yet unborn shall gaze with wonder and applause...
Էջ 103 - Grac'd with soft arts, the peopled world around ! The morn that lights you to your loves...
Էջ 24 - Till thou hast bless'd their memory, and paid Those thanks which God appointed the reward Of public virtue. And if chance thy home Salute thee with a father's honour'd name, Go, call thy sons; instruct them what a debt They owe their ancestors; and make them swear To pay it, by transmitting down entire Those sacred rights to which themselves were born.
Էջ 287 - Little do such men know the toil, the pains, The daily, nightly racking of the brains, To range the thoughts, the matter to digest, To cull fit phrases, and reject the rest...