The Spectator, Volumen6W. Wilson, 1778 |
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... themselves under that melancholy view ,. in which Chamont regards his fifter , in thofe beautiful lines : -Long fhe flourish'd , Grew fweet to fenfe , and lovely to the eye : " Till at the last a cruel spoiler came , Cropt this fair ...
... themselves under that melancholy view ,. in which Chamont regards his fifter , in thofe beautiful lines : -Long fhe flourish'd , Grew fweet to fenfe , and lovely to the eye : " Till at the last a cruel spoiler came , Cropt this fair ...
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... themselves upon an uncommon mastery in the more humane and polite part of letters . A conqueft by one of this fpecies of females gives a very odd turn .. to the intellectuals of the captivated perfon , and very different from that way ...
... themselves upon an uncommon mastery in the more humane and polite part of letters . A conqueft by one of this fpecies of females gives a very odd turn .. to the intellectuals of the captivated perfon , and very different from that way ...
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... themselves engaged in a courfe of virtue ! I fhall endeavour , therefore , to lay down fome rules for the discovery of thofe vices that lurk in the fecret corners of the foul , and to fhew my reader those methods by which he may arrive ...
... themselves engaged in a courfe of virtue ! I fhall endeavour , therefore , to lay down fome rules for the discovery of thofe vices that lurk in the fecret corners of the foul , and to fhew my reader those methods by which he may arrive ...
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... themselves . too In the first place , let them confider well what are the characters which they bear among their enemies . Our friends very often flatter us , as much as our own hearts . They either do not fee our faults , or conceal ...
... themselves . too In the first place , let them confider well what are the characters which they bear among their enemies . Our friends very often flatter us , as much as our own hearts . They either do not fee our faults , or conceal ...
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... themselves , I proceeded on my intended pro- grefs . Upon my arrival at Jenny Man's , I faw an alert young fellow that cock'd his hat upon a friend of his who entered juft at the fame time with myfelf , and accofted him after the ...
... themselves , I proceeded on my intended pro- grefs . Upon my arrival at Jenny Man's , I faw an alert young fellow that cock'd his hat upon a friend of his who entered juft at the fame time with myfelf , and accofted him after the ...
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Página 267 - Two things have I required of thee ; deny me them not before I die: Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for me: lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Página 48 - Our words flow from us in a smooth continued stream, without those strainings of the voice, motions of the body, and majesty of the hand, which are so much celebrated in the orators of Greece and Rome. We can talk of life and death in cold blood, and keep our temper in a discourse which turns upon every thing that is dear to us.
Página 15 - ... for whose sake I am now as I am, whose name I could some good while since...
Página 14 - But let not your grace ever imagine that your poor wife will ever be brought to acknowledge a fault, where not so much as a thought thereof preceded. And to speak a truth, never prince had wife more loyal in all duty, and in all true affection, than you have ever found in Anne Boleyn...
Página 76 - I do not know whether I am singular in my opinion, but, for my own part, I would rather look upon a tree in all its luxuriancy and diffusion of boughs and branches, than when it is thus cut and trimmed into a mathematical figure ; and cannot but fancy that an orchard in flower looks infinitely more delightful than all the little labyrinths of the most finished parterre.
Página 74 - Unvex'd with quarrels, undisturb'd with noise, The country king his peaceful realm enjoys — Cool grots, and living lakes, the flow'ry pride Of meads, and streams that through the valley glide And shady groves that easy sleep invite, And, after toilsome days, a soft repose at night.
Página 69 - There is a second kind of beauty that we find in the several products of art and nature, which does not work in the imagination with that warmth and violence as the beauty that appears in our proper species, but is apt however to raise in us a secret delight, and a kind of fondness for the places or objects in which we discover it.
Página 93 - He is at no more expense in a long vista than a short one, and can as easily throw his cascades from a precipice of half a mile high, as from one of twenty yards. He has his choice of the winds, and can turn the course of his rivers in all the variety of meanders that are most delightful to the reader's imagination.
Página 71 - He has annexed a secret pleasure to the idea of any thing that is new or uncommon, that he might encourage us in the pursuit after knowledge, and engage us to search into the wonders of his creation ; for every new idea brings such a pleasure along with it as rewards any pains we have taken in its acquisition, and consequently serves as a motive to put us upon fresh discoveries.
Página 22 - They either do not see our faults, or conceal them from us, or soften them by their representations, after such a manner, that we think them too trivial to be taken notice of. An adversary, on the contrary, makes a stricter search into us, discovers every flaw and imperfection in our tempers, and though his malice may...