The British Essayists: TatlerJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 |
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... whole art of beating the door of the house next to me , and ended his rattle with the true finishing rap . This did not only bring one to the door at which he knocked , but to that of every one in the lane in an instant . Among the rest ...
... whole art of beating the door of the house next to me , and ended his rattle with the true finishing rap . This did not only bring one to the door at which he knocked , but to that of every one in the lane in an instant . Among the rest ...
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... whole of such as she had denied herself to before she kept a day ; and after taking those proper ar- ticles of credit on her side , she was in arrear but five hundred . She ordered her husband to buy in a couple of fresh coach - horses ...
... whole of such as she had denied herself to before she kept a day ; and after taking those proper ar- ticles of credit on her side , she was in arrear but five hundred . She ordered her husband to buy in a couple of fresh coach - horses ...
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... whole frame of it hangs together , beating down his passions , or swelling his thoughts with magnificent ideas of Providence , makes a nobler figure in the eye of an intelligent being , than the greatest con- queror amidst all the pomps ...
... whole frame of it hangs together , beating down his passions , or swelling his thoughts with magnificent ideas of Providence , makes a nobler figure in the eye of an intelligent being , than the greatest con- queror amidst all the pomps ...
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... whole estate , to spare the life of a Tom - tit . These are at present the matters of great moment within my observation , and I know are too trifling to be communicated to any but so wise a man as yourself , and from one who has the ...
... whole estate , to spare the life of a Tom - tit . These are at present the matters of great moment within my observation , and I know are too trifling to be communicated to any but so wise a man as yourself , and from one who has the ...
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... whole time ; there will still be chasms and empty spaces , in which a work- ing mind will employ itself to its own prejudice , or that of others , unless it can be at ease in the ex- ercise of such actions as are in themselves ...
... whole time ; there will still be chasms and empty spaces , in which a work- ing mind will employ itself to its own prejudice , or that of others , unless it can be at ease in the ex- ercise of such actions as are in themselves ...
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Página 47 - But neither breath of Morn when she ascends With charm of earliest birds ; nor rising sun On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glistering with dew ; nor fragrance, after showers ; Nor grateful evening mild ; nor silent Night, With this her solemn bird, nor walk by moon, Or glittering star-light, without thee is sweet.
Página 5 - So excellent a king; that was, to this, Hyperion to a satyr; so loving to my mother That he might not beteem the winds of heaven Visit her face too roughly. Heaven and earth! Must I remember? why, she would hang on him, As if increase of appetite had grown By what it fed on; and yet, within a month, Let me not think on't: Frailty, thy name is woman!
Página 5 - Visit her face too roughly. Heaven and earth ! Must I remember? why, she would hang on him, As if increase of appetite had grown By what it fed on; and yet, within a month, Let me not think on't: Frailty, thy name is woman! A little month, or ere those shoes were old With which she follow'd my poor father's body...
Página 6 - Like Niobe, all tears, why she, even she — O God ! a beast that wants discourse of reason, Would have mourn'd longer — married with mine uncle, My father's brother, but no more like my father Than I to Hercules...
Página 47 - With charm of earliest birds; pleasant the sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and...
Página 62 - Come on, sir; here's the place: — stand still. — How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows, and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon...
Página 48 - Others apart sat on a hill retir'd, In thoughts more elevate, and reason'd high Of providence, foreknowledge, will, and fate; Fix'd fate, free will, foreknowledge absolute, And found no end, in wandering mazes lost.
Página 30 - gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long...
Página 198 - Two urns by Jove's high throne have ever stood, The source of evil one, and one of good ; From thence the cup of mortal man he fills, Blessings to these, to those distributes ills ; To most, he mingles both : the wretch decreed To taste the bad, unmix'd, is curst indeed ; Pursued by wrongs, by meagre famine driven, He wanders, outcast both of Earth and Heaven.
Página 366 - She was a very beautiful woman, of a noble spirit, and there was a dignity in her grief amidst all the wildness of her transport; which, methought, struck me with an instinct of sorrow, that, before I was sensible of what it was to grieve, seized my very soul, and has made pity the weakness of my heart ever since.