The Spectator; in Miniature: Being a Collection of the Principal Religious, Moral, Humorous, Satyrical & Critical Essays Contained in that Celebrated Publication, Volumen1W. Suttaby, 1808 |
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... Ovid for the first , and Horace for the latter , are the best originals we have left . He that is ambitious of succeeding in the Ovidian way , should first examine his heart well , and feel whe ther his passions ( especially those of ...
... Ovid for the first , and Horace for the latter , are the best originals we have left . He that is ambitious of succeeding in the Ovidian way , should first examine his heart well , and feel whe ther his passions ( especially those of ...
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... OVID . How in the looks does conscious guilt appear ! ADDISON . are several arts which all men are in some THERE measure masters of , without having been at the pains of learning them . Every one that speaks or rea- sons is a grammarian ...
... OVID . How in the looks does conscious guilt appear ! ADDISON . are several arts which all men are in some THERE measure masters of , without having been at the pains of learning them . Every one that speaks or rea- sons is a grammarian ...
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... OVID . Met . 1. ix . v . 163 . With wonted fortitude she bore the smart , And not a groan confess'd her burning heart . " Sir , GAY . " I AM a woman loaded with injuries , and the ag gravation of my misfortune is , that they are such ...
... OVID . Met . 1. ix . v . 163 . With wonted fortitude she bore the smart , And not a groan confess'd her burning heart . " Sir , GAY . " I AM a woman loaded with injuries , and the ag gravation of my misfortune is , that they are such ...
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... OVID . I steer against their motions , nor am I Borne back by all the current of the sky . ADDISON . REMEMBER a young man of very lively parts , and of a sprightly turn in conversation , who had only one fault , which was an inordinate ...
... OVID . I steer against their motions , nor am I Borne back by all the current of the sky . ADDISON . REMEMBER a young man of very lively parts , and of a sprightly turn in conversation , who had only one fault , which was an inordinate ...
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... OVID . MOST foreign writers who have given any charac- ter of the English nation , whatever vices they ascribe to it , allow , in general , that the people are na- turally modest . It proceeds perhaps from this our na tional virtue ...
... OVID . MOST foreign writers who have given any charac- ter of the English nation , whatever vices they ascribe to it , allow , in general , that the people are na- turally modest . It proceeds perhaps from this our na tional virtue ...
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Página 123 - Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him : The third day comes a frost, a killing frost ; And,— when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do.
Página 150 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
Página 190 - On the contrary, foolish men are more apt to consider what they have lost than what they possess; and to fix their eyes upon those who are richer than themselves, rather than on those who are under greater difficulties. All the real pleasures and...
Página 147 - When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys; Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise.
Página 105 - God and separate spirits, are made up of the simple ideas we receive from reflection: vg having, from what we experiment in ourselves, got the ideas of existence and duration, of knowledge and power, of pleasure and happiness, and of several other qualities and powers, which it is better to have, than to be without; when we would frame an idea the most suitable we can to the Supreme Being, we enlarge every one of these with our idea of infinity; and so putting them together, make our complex idea...
Página 31 - How are Thy servants blest, O Lord How sure is their defence ! Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help, Omnipotence. 2 In foreign realms and lands remote, Supported by Thy care, Through burning climes they pass unhurt, And breathe in tainted air.
Página 185 - I could not but observe that there were many more imaginary than real. One little packet I could not but take notice of, which was a complication of all the diseases incident to human nature, and was in the hand of a great many fine people: this was called the Spleen.
Página 31 - They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths : their soul is melted because of trouble : they reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.
Página 32 - For though in dreadful whirls we hung High on the broken wave, I knew thou wert not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save. " The storm was laid, the winds retired, Obedient to thy will; The sea that roar'd at thy command, At thy command was still.
Página 173 - The rocks proclaim the approaching Deity. Lo, earth receives him from the bending skies ! Sink down, ye mountains ; and ye valleys, rise ! With heads declined, ye cedars, homage pay ; Be smooth, ye rocks ; ye rapid floods, give way. The Saviour comes ! by ancient bards foretold ! Hear Him, ye deaf; and all ye blind, behold...