The British Essayists; with Prefaces, Historical and Biographical,: The SpectatorE. Sargeant, and M. & W. Ward; and Munroe, Francis & Parker, and Edward Cotton, Boston., 1810 |
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עמוד 16
... raise him too high in his own imagination , and by consequence remove him to a greater dis- tance from themselves . But further , this desire of fame naturally be- trays the ambitious man into such indecencies as are a lessening to his ...
... raise him too high in his own imagination , and by consequence remove him to a greater dis- tance from themselves . But further , this desire of fame naturally be- trays the ambitious man into such indecencies as are a lessening to his ...
עמוד 20
... raise an imaginary applause to themselves , for resem- bling a person of an exalted reputation , though in the ... raised himself above us , in the reports and opinions of mankind . For Thus we see how many dark and intricate mo- tives ...
... raise an imaginary applause to themselves , for resem- bling a person of an exalted reputation , though in the ... raised himself above us , in the reports and opinions of mankind . For Thus we see how many dark and intricate mo- tives ...
עמוד 22
... raise the repu- tation of another , they are a diminution to his . One would think there should be something ... raises a secret tumult in the soul , it inflames the mind , and puts it into a violent hurry of thought . It is still ...
... raise the repu- tation of another , they are a diminution to his . One would think there should be something ... raises a secret tumult in the soul , it inflames the mind , and puts it into a violent hurry of thought . It is still ...
עמוד 44
... good person does not only raise but continue love , and breeds a secret plea- sure and complacency in the beholder , when the first heats of desire are extinguished . It puts the wife or husband in countenance both among friends and.
... good person does not only raise but continue love , and breeds a secret plea- sure and complacency in the beholder , when the first heats of desire are extinguished . It puts the wife or husband in countenance both among friends and.
עמוד 46
... raise in you all the tenderness of compassion and humanity , and by degrees soften those very imperfections into beauties . Marriage enlarges the scene of our happiness and miseries . A marriage of love is pleasant ; a marriage of ...
... raise in you all the tenderness of compassion and humanity , and by degrees soften those very imperfections into beauties . Marriage enlarges the scene of our happiness and miseries . A marriage of love is pleasant ; a marriage of ...
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above-mentioned acquainted action Adam and Eve admirer Æneid agreeable appear Aristotle beauty behaviour character CHARLES DIEUPART circumstances consider consul represented Cottius critics desire discourse dress endeavour entertainment Enville epic poem fable fame father faults favour fortune give greatest happy head heart Homer honour hope humble servant humour husband Iliad innocent Julius Cæsar kind lady language late learning letter lived look lover mankind manner marriage ment Milton mind mistress nature never obliged observed occasion Ovid paper Paradise Lost particular pass passage passion person PETER MOTTEUX pin-money pleased pleasure poet pray present prince proper racters reader reason sentiments shew speak SPECTATOR spirit sublime Suetonius tell Thammuz thing thou thoughts tion told town ture turn utmost VIRG Virgil virtue whole woman words young
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עמוד 246 - Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views At evening from the top of Fesole Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Rivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe. His spear, to equal which the tallest pine, Hewn on Norwegian hills to be the mast Of some great ammiral, were but a wand...
עמוד 246 - He scarce had ceased, when the superior fiend Was moving toward the shore ; his ponderous shield, Ethereal temper, massy, large, and round, Behind him cast ; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views At evening from the top of Fesole Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Rivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe.
עמוד 248 - Thrice he assay'd, and thrice, in spite of scorn, Tears, such as Angels weep, burst forth: at last Words, interwove with sighs, found out their way.
עמוד 251 - Anon, out of the earth a fabric huge Rose like an exhalation, with the sound Of dulcet symphonies and voices sweet, Built like a temple...
עמוד 133 - For joy of offer'd peace: but I suppose, If our proposals once again were heard, We should compel them to a quick result.
עמוד 250 - Though without number still, amidst the hall Of that infernal court. But far within, And in their own dimensions like themselves, The great seraphic lords and cherubim In close recess and secret conclave sat, A thousand demigods on golden seats, Frequent and full.
עמוד 218 - Milton's sentiments and ideas were so wonderfully sublime, that it would have been impossible for him to have represented them in their full strength and beauty, without having recourse to these foreign assistances. Our language sunk under him, and was unequal to that greatness of soul which furnished him with such glorious conceptions.
עמוד 284 - Man, about this time To be created like to us, though less In power and excellence, but favour'd more Of him who rules above ; so was his will Pronounced among the gods, and by an oath, That shook Heaven's whole circumference, confirm'd.
עמוד 247 - His sentiments are every way answerable to his character, and suitable to a created being of the most exalted and most depraved nature. Such is that in which he takes possession of his place of torments : -Hail horrors ! hail Infernal world ! and thou profoundest hell Receive thy new possessor, one who brings A mind not to be chang"d by place or time. And afterwards : , Here at least We shall be free ! th...
עמוד 247 - What matter where, if I be still the same, And what I should be, all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater? here at least We shall be free ; th...