The Spectator [by J. Addison and others] with sketches of the lives of the authors, and explanatory notes. 12 vols. [in 6]., Հատորներ 5-61853 |
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... observed never to relapse into that passion . Sappho tried the cure , but perished in the experiment . * After having given this short account of Sap- pho , so far as it regards the following ode , I shall subjoin the translation of it ...
... observed never to relapse into that passion . Sappho tried the cure , but perished in the experiment . * After having given this short account of Sap- pho , so far as it regards the following ode , I shall subjoin the translation of it ...
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... observation . It has , likewise , upon this account , been frequently resented as a very great slight , to leave any gentleman out of a lampoon or satire , who has as much right to be there as his neighbour , because it supposes the ...
... observation . It has , likewise , upon this account , been frequently resented as a very great slight , to leave any gentleman out of a lampoon or satire , who has as much right to be there as his neighbour , because it supposes the ...
Էջ 53
... observe that it is the discreet man , not the witty , nor the learned , nor the brave , who guides the conversation , and gives measures to the so- ciety . A man with great talents , but void of discretion , is like Polyphemus in the ...
... observe that it is the discreet man , not the witty , nor the learned , nor the brave , who guides the conversation , and gives measures to the so- ciety . A man with great talents , but void of discretion , is like Polyphemus in the ...
Էջ 61
... I am engaged thus far in antiquity , I must observe , that Theocritus , in the motto pre- fixed to my paper , describes one of his despair- ing shepherds addressing himself to his mistress . after the No. 227 . 61 THE SPECTATOR .
... I am engaged thus far in antiquity , I must observe , that Theocritus , in the motto pre- fixed to my paper , describes one of his despair- ing shepherds addressing himself to his mistress . after the No. 227 . 61 THE SPECTATOR .
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... observed this discourse was as welcome to my general inquirer as any other of more conse- quence could have been ; but somebody calling our talker to another part of the room , the in- quirer told the next man who sat by him , that Mr ...
... observed this discourse was as welcome to my general inquirer as any other of more conse- quence could have been ; but somebody calling our talker to another part of the room , the in- quirer told the next man who sat by him , that Mr ...
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Էջ 177 - 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 107 - And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
Էջ 179 - 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 181 - 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 assayed, and thrice in spite of scorn, Tears, such as Angels weep, burst forth...
Էջ 185 - 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 170 - Come, and trip it as you go On the light fantastic toe; And in thy right hand lead with thee The mountain nymph, sweet Liberty; And if I give thee honour due, Mirth, admit me of thy crew, To live with her, and live with thee In unreprove'd pleasures free...
Էջ 180 - Abject and lost lay these, covering the flood Under amazement of their hideous change. He call'd so loud that all the hollow deep Of Hell resounded.
Էջ 180 - Farewell happy fields, Where joy for ever dwells : Hail horrors, hail Infernal world, and thou profoundest Hell, Receive thy new possessor ; one who brings A mind not to be chang'd by place or time. The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n.
Էջ 3 - The figure is in the stone, and the sculptor only finds it. What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul.
Էջ 6 - It is therefore an unspeakable blessing, to be born in those parts of the world where wisdom and knowledge flourish ; though, it must be confessed, there are, even in these parts, several poor uninstructed persons, who are but little above the inhabitants of those nations of which I have been here speaking...