The Works of Richard Savage, Esq., Son of the Earl Rivers: With an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author,William Whitestone, 1777 - 275 עמודים |
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עמוד xx
... turns each fix Effays , and the character of the work was observed regularly to rife in Mr. Hill's weeks , and fall in Mr. Bond's . + Hopeless , abandon'd , aimless , and opprefs'd , Loft to delight , and , ev'ry way diftrefs'd ; Crofs ...
... turns each fix Effays , and the character of the work was observed regularly to rife in Mr. Hill's weeks , and fall in Mr. Bond's . + Hopeless , abandon'd , aimless , and opprefs'd , Loft to delight , and , ev'ry way diftrefs'd ; Crofs ...
עמוד xxii
... turn of this beginning , if they knew but how little reason . I ' have to be merry - It was my misfortune to be the fon of the above - mentioned Earl , by the late Countess of Mac- clesfield , ( now widow of Colonel Henry Bret ) whofe ...
... turn of this beginning , if they knew but how little reason . I ' have to be merry - It was my misfortune to be the fon of the above - mentioned Earl , by the late Countess of Mac- clesfield , ( now widow of Colonel Henry Bret ) whofe ...
עמוד xxx
... turn the fcale , where it was doubtful ; and that though , when two men attack each other , the death of either is only manflaughter ; but where one is the aggreffor , as in the cafe before them , and in pursuance of his first attack ...
... turn the fcale , where it was doubtful ; and that though , when two men attack each other , the death of either is only manflaughter ; but where one is the aggreffor , as in the cafe before them , and in pursuance of his first attack ...
עמוד li
... turn , with the fame injuftice , and to imagine that they have a right to treat others as they have themselves been treated . That Mr. Savage was too much elevated by any good fortune , is generally known ; and fome paffa- ges of his ...
... turn , with the fame injuftice , and to imagine that they have a right to treat others as they have themselves been treated . That Mr. Savage was too much elevated by any good fortune , is generally known ; and fome paffa- ges of his ...
עמוד 5
... turns , wou'd your diverfion raise . To please gay fancies , he at humour strove , At plot for critics , for the ladies love . Yet life's low fcenes he owns may here feem fcarce , But well - wrought business makes amends for farce . Not ...
... turns , wou'd your diverfion raise . To please gay fancies , he at humour strove , At plot for critics , for the ladies love . Yet life's low fcenes he owns may here feem fcarce , But well - wrought business makes amends for farce . Not ...
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
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קטעים בולטים
עמוד xi - ... the inhumanity of his mother had given him a right to find every good man his father*.
עמוד xxx - Gentlemen of the jury, you are to consider that Mr. Savage is a very great man, a much greater man than you or I, gentlemen of the jury ; that he wears very fine clothes, much finer clothes than you or I, gentlemen of the jury...
עמוד ciii - ... the want of prudence, and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.
עמוד xii - Savage then imagined his task over, and expected that Sir Richard would call for the reckoning, and return home; but his expectations deceived him, for Sir Richard told him that he was without money, and that the pamphlet must be sold before the dinner could be paid for; and Savage was therefore obliged to go and offer their new production to sale for two guineas, which with some difficulty he obtained.
עמוד xli - Should Dennis publish, you had stabb'd your brother, Lampoon'd your Monarch, or debauch'd your mother ; Say, what revenge on Dennis can be had ? Too dull for laughter, for reply too mad : On one so poor you cannot take the law ; On one so old your sword you scorn to draw ; Uncag'd then let the harmless monster rage, Secure in dulness, madness, want, and age.
עמוד xi - They soon sat down to the work. Sir Richard dictated and Savage wrote, till the dinner that had been ordered was put upon the table. Savage was surprised at the meanness of the entertainment, and after...