The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Հատոր 42 |
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... period now between me and happiness would by any other person but myself be termed a very short one . ' Thus am I on the very eve of being blest with the loveliest , the divinest object upon earth , and No 46 . 23 OBSERVER .
... period now between me and happiness would by any other person but myself be termed a very short one . ' Thus am I on the very eve of being blest with the loveliest , the divinest object upon earth , and No 46 . 23 OBSERVER .
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British essayists Alexander Chalmers. the loveliest , the divinest object upon earth , and thus have I by the good counsel of my friends ( in which number I shall ever reckon you ) broke the shackles of that unmanly indolence , under ...
British essayists Alexander Chalmers. the loveliest , the divinest object upon earth , and thus have I by the good counsel of my friends ( in which number I shall ever reckon you ) broke the shackles of that unmanly indolence , under ...
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... earth and ashes proud ? ' says the Son of Sirach ; Pride was not made for men . ' 6 6 As I am determined to put these poor men upon their guard in all points , I shall remind them of an- other error they are in , which sadly aggravates ...
... earth and ashes proud ? ' says the Son of Sirach ; Pride was not made for men . ' 6 6 As I am determined to put these poor men upon their guard in all points , I shall remind them of an- other error they are in , which sadly aggravates ...
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... earth he moves over ; but if he carries his head in the air here , and expects the croud to make way for him , he will soon run foul of somebody that will make him repent of his stateliness . Pride then , it seems , not only exposes a ...
... earth he moves over ; but if he carries his head in the air here , and expects the croud to make way for him , he will soon run foul of somebody that will make him repent of his stateliness . Pride then , it seems , not only exposes a ...
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... earth ; for there no youth , No sturdy peasant , who with limbs and strength Might fill the gaps of battle , dares approach ; Old age instead , with weak and trembling hand Feebly solicits the indiguant soil For a precarious meal , poor ...
... earth ; for there no youth , No sturdy peasant , who with limbs and strength Might fill the gaps of battle , dares approach ; Old age instead , with weak and trembling hand Feebly solicits the indiguant soil For a precarious meal , poor ...
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Էջ 139 - And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Էջ 173 - This supernatural soliciting Cannot be ill ; cannot be good : — If ill, Why hath it given me earnest of success, Commencing in a truth ? 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 211 - 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 284 - On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard and hoary hair, Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air,) And with a master's hand and prophet's fire Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre...
Էջ 147 - Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments ; which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels ; 5 Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me ; for I am holier than thou.
Էջ 174 - And hate the idle pleasures of these days. Plots have I laid, inductions dangerous, By drunken prophecies, libels, and dreams, To set my brother Clarence and the King In deadly hate the one against the other...
Էջ 178 - The effect and it ! Come to my woman's breasts, And take my milk for gall, you murth'ring ministers, Wherever in your sightless substances You wait on nature's mischief ! Come, thick night, And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, That my keen knife see not the wound it makes, Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark, To cry "Hold, hold!
Էջ 183 - 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 140 - And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph...
Էջ 153 - 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.