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... consuming , fires , Which on my inmost vitals prey , And melt my very soul away
. The jealous man is not indeed angry if you dislike another : but if you find those
faults which are to be found in his own character , you discover not only L 3 No.
... consuming , fires , Which on my inmost vitals prey , And melt my very soul away
. The jealous man is not indeed angry if you dislike another : but if you find those
faults which are to be found in his own character , you discover not only L 3 No.
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... him “ that might overcomes right ' - if it does not discover “ his reason to be
depraved , ' and · that he is either fool or mad , as the choleric old gentleman tells
him , we may at least allow that the father will do very well in endeavouring to
better ...
... him “ that might overcomes right ' - if it does not discover “ his reason to be
depraved , ' and · that he is either fool or mad , as the choleric old gentleman tells
him , we may at least allow that the father will do very well in endeavouring to
better ...
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... and are not taken any notice of those parts which seem to be met with in
common heads . As for the skull , the face , and , indeed , the whole outward
shape and figure of the head , we could not discover any difference from what we
observe ...
... and are not taken any notice of those parts which seem to be met with in
common heads . As for the skull , the face , and , indeed , the whole outward
shape and figure of the head , we could not discover any difference from what we
observe ...
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One thing we thought very observable , namely , that upon examining all the
vessels which came into it , or issued out of it , we could not discover any
communication that it had with the tongue . We could not but take notice likewise ,
that ...
One thing we thought very observable , namely , that upon examining all the
vessels which came into it , or issued out of it , we could not discover any
communication that it had with the tongue . We could not but take notice likewise ,
that ...
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One great mark , by which you may discover a critic who has neither taste nor
learning , is this , that he seldom ventures to praise any passage in an author
which has not been before received and applauded by the public , and that his ...
One great mark , by which you may discover a critic who has neither taste nor
learning , is this , that he seldom ventures to praise any passage in an author
which has not been before received and applauded by the public , and that his ...
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Página 95 - Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar. When Ajax strives some rock's vast weight to throw, The line too labours, and the words move slow; Not so, when swift Camilla scours the plain, Flies o'er th' unbending corn, and skims along the main.
Página 65 - ... seas that ran among them. I could see persons dressed in glorious habits with garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by the sides of fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony of singing birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness grew in me upon the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for the wings of an eagle, that I might fly away to those happy seats ; but the genius told me there was no passage...
Página 202 - For joy of offer'd peace : But I suppose, If our proposals once again were heard, We should compel them to a quick result.
Página 65 - These are the mansions of good men after death, who, according to the degree and kinds of virtue in which they excelled, are distributed among these several islands, which abound with pleasures of different kinds and degrees, suitable to the relishes and perfections of those who are settled in them ; every island is a paradise accommodated to its respective inhabitants. Are not these...
Página 80 - In the first rank of these did Zimri stand ; A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome...
Página 148 - If I did despise the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant, when they contended with me; What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him? Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
Página 353 - Their rising all at once was as the sound Of thunder heard remote. Towards him they bend With awful reverence prone, and as a God Extol him equal to the Highest in Heaven.
Página 315 - Their dread commander ; he, above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent, Stood like a tower ; his form had yet not lost All her original brightness, nor appeared Less than archangel ruined, and the excess Of glory obscured...
Página 317 - Thammuz came next behind, Whose annual wound in Lebanon allured The Syrian damsels to lament his fate In amorous ditties all a summer's day, While smooth Adonis from his native rock Ran purple to the sea, supposed with blood Of Thammuz yearly wounded...
Página 66 - The genius making me no answer, I turned about to address myself to him a second time, but I found that he had left me ; I then turned again to the vision which I had been so long contemplating : but instead of the rolling tide, the arched bridge, and the happy...
Información bibliográfica
| Título | The British essayists, with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volúmenes7-8 The British essayists, with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Alexander Chalmers |
| Autor | British essayists |
| Editor | Alexander Chalmers |
| Publicado | 1823 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Oxford |
| Digitalizado | 31 Jul. 2006 |
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