Critical and Miscellaneous Essays: To which are Added a Few Poems, Volumen2J. Munroe, 1845 - 563 páginas |
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... considered polite in her time , are now obsolete . As regards the substance , there is no unfavorable judgment of much authority , excepting that of Lady Mary Wortley Montague , who pronounces the letters to be mere tittle - tattle ...
... considered polite in her time , are now obsolete . As regards the substance , there is no unfavorable judgment of much authority , excepting that of Lady Mary Wortley Montague , who pronounces the letters to be mere tittle - tattle ...
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... considered merely as a sketch of the pri- vate adventures of the parties , revolve round the circle of incidents , which made up , at that time , the history of every family of the same class . The son's achievements in the wars , the ...
... considered merely as a sketch of the pri- vate adventures of the parties , revolve round the circle of incidents , which made up , at that time , the history of every family of the same class . The son's achievements in the wars , the ...
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... considered as a proof of bad taste , but was probably owing to the circumstance , that she did not hear the oration of Fléchier , having been at the time ill in the country . In general , as we said before , she speaks fre- quently of ...
... considered as a proof of bad taste , but was probably owing to the circumstance , that she did not hear the oration of Fléchier , having been at the time ill in the country . In general , as we said before , she speaks fre- quently of ...
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... considered as one of the brightest periods in the history of civilization . What gave it this splendid pre - eminence ? Louis XIV . himself , although , as Mad- ame de Sévigné justly remarks , he possessed great qualities and eclipsed ...
... considered as one of the brightest periods in the history of civilization . What gave it this splendid pre - eminence ? Louis XIV . himself , although , as Mad- ame de Sévigné justly remarks , he possessed great qualities and eclipsed ...
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... considered as possessing a moral value very little higher than that of the squirrels and snakes , which they not inappropriately assumed as their emblems . But the maxims of La Rochefoucault will never lose their point , nor the poetry ...
... considered as possessing a moral value very little higher than that of the squirrels and snakes , which they not inappropriately assumed as their emblems . But the maxims of La Rochefoucault will never lose their point , nor the poetry ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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Pasajes populares
Página 205 - I' the commonwealth I would by contraries Execute all things ; for no kind of traffic Would I admit ; no name of magistrate ; Letters should not be known : riches, poverty, And use of service, none ; contract, succession, Bourn, bound of land, tilth, vineyard, none : No use of metal, corn, or wine, or oil : No occupation ; all men idle, all ; And women too ; but innocent and pure : No sovereignty : — Seb.
Página 205 - Treason, felony, Sword, pike, knife, gun, or need of any engine Would I not have ; but nature should bring forth Of its own kind, all foison, all abundance, To feed my innocent people.
Página 208 - Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep ; so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Página 402 - That the influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished"?
Página 458 - I had rather believe all the fables in the legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind ; and, therefore, God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it.
Página 316 - Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day — Time's noblest offspring is the last.
Página 246 - WHILE, lost to all his former mirth, Britannia's genius bends to earth, And mourns the fatal day : While stain'd with blood he strives to tear Unseemly from his sea-green hair The wreaths of cheerful May...
Página 208 - She riseth while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. She maketh herself coverings of tapestry, her clothing is silk and purple. Strength and honour are in her clothing, and she shall rejoice in time to come.
Página 315 - Ancient learning, exact science, polished society, modern literature, and the fine arts, contributed to adorn and enrich the mind of this accomplished man. All his contemporaries agreed with the satirist in ascribing To Berkeley every virtue under heaven.
Página 56 - J'écoute avec attention ; je n'entends plus rien ; je crois que c'est un songe. Mais un instant après mon oreille fut frappée du son du même instrument et de la même voix qui chantait les vers suivants : Ay de mi ! un ano felice Parece un soplo ligero ; Pero sin dicha, un instante Es un siglo de tormento.