The Museum of Foreign Literature, Science and Art, Volumen6E. Littell, 1825 |
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... never at any period of his life could easily re- sist . The opportunities of gambling were frequent , -he seldom declined them , and was at length stripped of every shilling . In this hopeless condition Goldsmith commenced his travels ...
... never at any period of his life could easily re- sist . The opportunities of gambling were frequent , -he seldom declined them , and was at length stripped of every shilling . In this hopeless condition Goldsmith commenced his travels ...
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... never permitted to stir out , to seek civility abroad . " This state of slavery he underwent at Peckham Academy , and had such bitter recollection thereof , as to be offended at the slightest allusion to it . An acquaintance hap- pening ...
... never permitted to stir out , to seek civility abroad . " This state of slavery he underwent at Peckham Academy , and had such bitter recollection thereof , as to be offended at the slightest allusion to it . An acquaintance hap- pening ...
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... Never . They should not be so thin - skinned , for it is a bad feature . Let them laugh at jest , and despise malignity . Many of the things which offend them are true - it would be better to correct them , than to quarrel with those ...
... Never . They should not be so thin - skinned , for it is a bad feature . Let them laugh at jest , and despise malignity . Many of the things which offend them are true - it would be better to correct them , than to quarrel with those ...
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... never would have been suspected . That Gibbon , particularly in his famous fifteenth and sixteenth chapters , was anxious to throw a slur upon Christianity , we have no doubt , but he has managed it so as not to be offensive . Watson ...
... never would have been suspected . That Gibbon , particularly in his famous fifteenth and sixteenth chapters , was anxious to throw a slur upon Christianity , we have no doubt , but he has managed it so as not to be offensive . Watson ...
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... never become otherwise , however minced . There is another source of error on this head ; one , I must se- riously observe , which is the grand prevailing source of mistake in practical punctuation . It is this : the consideration of ...
... never become otherwise , however minced . There is another source of error on this head ; one , I must se- riously observe , which is the grand prevailing source of mistake in practical punctuation . It is this : the consideration of ...
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Página 102 - Yet, when the sense of sacred presence fires, And strong devotion to the skies aspires, Pour forth thy fervours for a healthful mind, Obedient passions, and a will resigned ; For love, which scarce collective man can fill ; For patience, sovereign o'er transmuted ill ; For faith, that, panting for a happier seat, Counts death kind nature's signal of retreat...
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Página 2 - tis certain, handsome women here ; and 'tis as certain, they have handsome men to keep them company. An ugly and a poor man is society only for himself ; and such society the world lets me enjoy in great abundance. Fortune has given you circumstances, and Nature a person to look charming in the eyes of the fair. Nor do I envy, my dear Bob, such blessings, while I may sit down and laugh at the world, and at myself — the most ridiculous object in it.
Página 395 - I shall detain you no longer in the demonstration of what we should not do, but straight conduct you to a hill-side, where I will point you out the right path of a virtuous and noble education; laborious indeed at the first ascent, but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospect and melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming.
Página 171 - Of men than beasts ; but oh ! the exceeding grace Of highest God ! that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercy doth embrace. That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe.