The British Essayists: AdventurerJ. Haddon, 1819 |
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... look with little attention upon scenes thus perpetually changing , who cannot catch some of the figures before they are made vulgar by reiterated descriptions . It has been discovered by Sir Isaac Newton , that the distinct and ...
... look with little attention upon scenes thus perpetually changing , who cannot catch some of the figures before they are made vulgar by reiterated descriptions . It has been discovered by Sir Isaac Newton , that the distinct and ...
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... looks about ! Believe me , Sir , It carries a brave form . But ' tis a spirit . Her imagining that as he was so ... look wearily . It is by selecting such little , and almost imper- ceptible circumstances , that Shakspeare has more ...
... looks about ! Believe me , Sir , It carries a brave form . But ' tis a spirit . Her imagining that as he was so ... look wearily . It is by selecting such little , and almost imper- ceptible circumstances , that Shakspeare has more ...
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... look with confidence in the face of the person to whom I spoke . About this time my father's elder brother died , and left me an estate of near five hundred pounds per annum . I now bought out the remainder of my time ; and this sudden ...
... look with confidence in the face of the person to whom I spoke . About this time my father's elder brother died , and left me an estate of near five hundred pounds per annum . I now bought out the remainder of my time ; and this sudden ...
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... look , Cut thy banks to dam thy brook ; Barefoot may no neighbour wade In thy cool streams , wife or maid , When the spawn on stones do lie , To wash their hemp , and spoil the fry . The glaring picture of Paradise is not , in my ...
... look , Cut thy banks to dam thy brook ; Barefoot may no neighbour wade In thy cool streams , wife or maid , When the spawn on stones do lie , To wash their hemp , and spoil the fry . The glaring picture of Paradise is not , in my ...
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... looks up , and perceiving that his scale mounted aloft , departs with the shades of night . To make such a use , at so critical a time , of Libra , a mere imaginary sign of the Zodiac , is scarcely justifiable in a poem founded on ...
... looks up , and perceiving that his scale mounted aloft , departs with the shades of night . To make such a use , at so critical a time , of Libra , a mere imaginary sign of the Zodiac , is scarcely justifiable in a poem founded on ...
Términos y frases comunes
acquaintance ADVENTURER Almerine Almet appearance bagnio beauty became Caprinus Catiline censure character circumstances Clodio con test considered contempt countenance danger daughters DECEMBER 18 DECEMBER 22 desire diamonds sparkle Diphilus disappointed discovered distress dreadful dress DRYDEN equal Euripides evil excellence eyes father favour fear felicity Flavilla folly fortune frequently Gonerill gratify guilt happiness hast heart Hilario honour hope hour imagination impatient insensibility kind knew labour lady Lear less look mankind manner marriage Menander ment Mercator mind misery nature ness never night Nourassin object obtain OVID passion perceived perhaps perpetual pity Plautus pleasure Plutarch Posidippus present produced Prospero Quintilian racter reason reflected SATURDAY scarce scene sentiments servant Shakspeare Shelimah shew solicitous Soliman sometimes soon Sophocles suffered superaddition tenderness thee Theocritus things thou thought tion truth TUESDAY ulmo VIRG virtue wish wretch writers
Pasajes populares
Página 34 - Were I in England now, as once I was, and had but this fish painted, not a holiday fool there but would give a piece of silver. There would this monster make a man. Any strange beast there makes a man. When they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian.
Página 194 - tis fittest. Cor. How does my royal lord? How fares your majesty? Lear. You do me wrong, to take me out o' the grave. — Thou art a soul in bliss ; but I am bound Upon a wheel of fire, that mine own tears Do scald like molten lead.
Página 135 - You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both! If it be you that stir these daughters...
Página 149 - Spit, fire ! spout, rain. Nor rain, wind, thunder, fire, are my daughters: I tax not you, you elements, with unkindness; I never gave you kingdom, call'd you children, You owe me no subscription : then let fall Your horrible pleasure; here I stand, your slave, A poor, infirm, weak and despised old man...
Página 192 - Thou must be patient; we came crying hither. Thou know'st, the first time that we smell the air, We wawl, and cry: — I will preach to thee; mark me. Glo. Alack, alack the day ! Lear. When we are born, we cry, that we are come To this great stage of fools...
Página 60 - In the midst of the street of it and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month ; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Página 195 - Why should a dog, a horse, a rat, have life, And thou no breath at all ? Thou 'It come no more, Never, never, never, never, never ! Pray you, undo this button : thank you, sir.
Página 135 - Stain my man's cheeks! — No, you unnatural hags, I will have such revenges on you both That all the world shall, — I will do such things, — What they are yet, I know not; but they shall be The terrors of the earth. You think I'll weep; No, I'll not weep: — I have full cause of weeping; but this heart Shall break into a hundred thousand flaws Or ere I'll weep. — O fool, I shall go mad!
Página 194 - Pray, do not mock me: I am a very foolish fond old man, fourscore and upward, not an hour more nor less; and, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind.
Página 134 - If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause ; send down, and take my part...