Addison's humorous essays, selected from the 'Spectator'.1863 |
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Página viii
... occasion demanded . The Spectator was highly popular , and had a daily sale which must be regarded as a very large one for the period , averaging , as it seems to have done , between 1600 and 3000. The work extended to 555 numbers , of ...
... occasion demanded . The Spectator was highly popular , and had a daily sale which must be regarded as a very large one for the period , averaging , as it seems to have done , between 1600 and 3000. The work extended to 555 numbers , of ...
Página ix
... occasion drew down upon him the satire of Pope , who , anxious at the time to gain the favour of Addison , demolished his assailant in a most laughable pamphlet , entitled a " Narrative of the Madness of John Dennis . " A few political ...
... occasion drew down upon him the satire of Pope , who , anxious at the time to gain the favour of Addison , demolished his assailant in a most laughable pamphlet , entitled a " Narrative of the Madness of John Dennis . " A few political ...
Página xiv
... occasions not grovelling ; always equable and always easy , without glowing words or pointed sentences . Whoever wishes to attain an English style , familiar but not coarse , and elegant but not ostentatious , must give his days and ...
... occasions not grovelling ; always equable and always easy , without glowing words or pointed sentences . Whoever wishes to attain an English style , familiar but not coarse , and elegant but not ostentatious , must give his days and ...
Página 21
... occasion , he will tell you when the Duke of Monmouth danced at court , such a woman was then smitten , another was taken with him at the head of his troop in the Park . In all these important rela- tions , he has ever about the same ...
... occasion , he will tell you when the Duke of Monmouth danced at court , such a woman was then smitten , another was taken with him at the head of his troop in the Park . In all these important rela- tions , he has ever about the same ...
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... in this solitude , where the dusk of the evening conspired with so many other occasions of terror , I observed a cow grazing not far from me , which an imagination that was apt to startle might easily have ADDISON'S HUMOROUS ESSAYS . 29.
... in this solitude , where the dusk of the evening conspired with so many other occasions of terror , I observed a cow grazing not far from me , which an imagination that was apt to startle might easily have ADDISON'S HUMOROUS ESSAYS . 29.
Términos y frases comunes
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Página 60 - ... good use of it, and to pay the several legacies, and the gifts of charity, which he told him he had left as quit-rents upon the estate. The captain truly seems a courteous man, though he says but little. He makes much of those whom my master loved, and shows great kindness to the old house-dog, that you know my poor master was so fond of.
Página 50 - Shovel ! a very gallant man.' As we stood before Busby's tomb, the knight uttered himself again after the same manner : ' Dr. Busby ! a great man ! he whipped my grandfather ; a very great man...
Página 19 - His notions of trade are noble and generous, and (as every rich man has usually some sly way of jesting which would make no great figure were he not a rich man) he calls the sea the British Common. He is acquainted with commerce in all its parts, and will tell you that it is a stupid and barbarous way to extend dominion by arms, for true power is to be got by arts and industry. He will often argue, that if this part of our trade were well cultivated, we should gain from one nation, — and if another,...
Página 22 - I am the more at ease in Sir Roger's family, because it consists of sober and staid persons; for, as the Knight is the best master in the world, he seldom changes his servants; and as he is beloved by all about him, his servants never care for leaving him; by this means his domestics are all in years, and grown old with their master. You would take his valet...
Página 17 - His great-grandfather was inventor of that famous country-dance which is called after him. All who know that shire are very well acquainted with the parts and merits of Sir Roger. He is a gentleman that is very singular in his behaviour, tut his singularities proceed from his good sense, and are contradictions to the manners of the world only as he thinks the world is in the wrong.
Página 32 - I AM always very well pleased with a country Sunday, and think, if keeping holy the seventh day were only a -human institution, it would be the best method that could have been thought of for the polishing and civilizing of mankind.
Página 29 - The ideas of goblins and spirits have really no more to do with darkness than light; yet let but a foolish maid inculcate these often on the mind of a child, and raise them there together, possibly he shall never be able to separate them again so long as he lives, but darkness shall ever afterwards bring with it those frightful ideas, and they shall be so joined, that he can no more bear the one than the other.
Página 21 - To conclude his character, where women are not concerned, he is an honest worthy man. I cannot tell whether I am to account him whom I am next to speak of as one of our company, for he visits us but seldom ; but when he does, it adds to every man else a new enjoyment of himself. He is a clergyman, a very philosophic man, of general learning, great sanctity of life, and the most exact good breeding.
Página 71 - I have often thought there has not been sufficient pains taken in finding out proper employments and diversions for the fair ones. Their amusements seem contrived for them rather as they are women than as they are reasonable creatures, and are more adapted to the sex than to the species. The toilet is their great scene of business, and the right adjusting of their hair the principal employment of their lives.
Página 18 - He is now in his fifty-sixth year, cheerful, gay, and hearty ; keeps a good house both in town and country ; a great lover of mankind ; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed.