The British Essayists: a Vol. 1-5. TatlerT. and J. Allman, 1823 |
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Página 265 - the town-crier spoke my lines. Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus ; but use all gently : for in the very torrent, tempest, and (as I may say) whirlwind, of your passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance, that may give it smoothness. O, it offends me to the soul, to hear a
Página xii - Twas then great Marlbro's mighty soul was prov'd, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmov'd, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Examin'd all the dreadful scenes of war; In peaceful thought the field of death survey'd, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspir'd repuls'd battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So
Página xii - an Angel, by divine command, With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia past, Calm and serene he drives the furious blast ; And, pleas'd the Almighty's orders to perform, Hides in the whirlwind, and directs the storm
Página 281 - else. By thee adult'rous lust was driven from men Among the bestial herds to range ; by thee, Founded in reason, loyal, just, and pure, Relations dear, and al! the charities Of father, son, and brother first were known. Perpetual fountain of domestic sweets,
Página 16 - in action or discourse throughout this town, as well as elsewhere, under such dates of places as may prepare you for the matter you are to expect in the following manner. ' All accounts of gallantry, pleasure, and entertainment, shall be under the article of White's Chocolate-housef ; poetry, under that of Will's Coffeehouse
Página xii - look, so woe-begone, Drew Priam's curtain at the dead of night, And would have told him half his Troy was burnt ; But Priam found the fire, ere he his tongue, And 1 my Percy's death, ere thou report'st it.
Página 51 - and stray'dI knew not whither, From whence I first drew air, and first beheld This happy light; when answer none return'd, On a green shady bank, profuse of flowers. Pensive I sat me down ; there gentle sleep First found me, and with soft oppression seiz'd My
Página 13 - the most entertaining pieces of this nature. This good office he performed with such force of genius, humour, wit, and learning, that I fared like a distressed prince, who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid; I was undone by my auxiliary ; when I had once called him in, I could not subsist without dependence on him. The same hand writ the
Página 76 - to scrub the entry and the stairs. The youth with broomy stumps began to trace The kennel-edge, where wheels had worn the place. The small-coal man was heard with cadence deep. Till drown'd in shriller notes of chimney-sweep : And brick-dust Moll had scream'd thro
Página viii - the subject be slight, the treatise is short. The busy may find time, and the idle may find patience. ' This mode of conveying cheap and easy knowledge began among us in the civil war, when it was much the interest of either party to raise and fix the prejudices of the people. At that