The Works of Joseph Addison: Including the Whole Contents of Bp. Hurd's Edition, with Letters and Other Pieces Not Found in Any Previous Collection; and Macaulay's Essay on His Life and WorksJ. B. Lippincott & Company, 1880 |
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... endeavour at the same end with himself , the favor of a commander . He will , however , in his way of talk , excuse generals for not dis- posing according to men's desert , or inquiring into it : for , says he , that great man who has a ...
... endeavour at the same end with himself , the favor of a commander . He will , however , in his way of talk , excuse generals for not dis- posing according to men's desert , or inquiring into it : for , says he , that great man who has a ...
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... endeavour to enliven morality with wit . and to temper wit with morality , that my readers may , if pos- sible , both ways find their account in the speculation of the day . And to the end that their virtue and discretion may not be ...
... endeavour to enliven morality with wit . and to temper wit with morality , that my readers may , if pos- sible , both ways find their account in the speculation of the day . And to the end that their virtue and discretion may not be ...
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... endeavour to make an innocent if not an improving entertainment , and by that means least divert the minds of my female readers from greater tri- fles . At the same time , as I would fain give some finishing touches to those which are ...
... endeavour to make an innocent if not an improving entertainment , and by that means least divert the minds of my female readers from greater tri- fles . At the same time , as I would fain give some finishing touches to those which are ...
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... endeavour to establish ourselves an interest in Him who holds the reins of the whole creation in his hand , and moderates them after such a manner , that it is impossible for one being to break loose upon another without his knowledge ...
... endeavour to establish ourselves an interest in Him who holds the reins of the whole creation in his hand , and moderates them after such a manner , that it is impossible for one being to break loose upon another without his knowledge ...
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... endeavour to expose ; and shall consider the crime as it appears in a species , not as it is circum- stanced in an individual . I think it was Caligula , who wished the whole city of Rome had but one neck , that he might behead them at ...
... endeavour to expose ; and shall consider the crime as it appears in a species , not as it is circum- stanced in an individual . I think it was Caligula , who wished the whole city of Rome had but one neck , that he might behead them at ...
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Página 82 - When I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.
Página 48 - Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep. All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night : how often from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to other's note, Singing their great Creator...
Página 435 - I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Página 305 - As Sir Roger is landlord to the whole congregation, he keeps them in very good order, and will suffer nobody to sleep in it besides himself ; for if by chance he has been surprised into a short nap at sermon, upon recovering out of it he stands up and looks about him, and if he sees any body else nodding, either wakes them himself, or sends his servants to them.
Página 290 - I think never happened above once or twice at most, they appeal to me. At his first settling with me I made him a present of all the good sermons which have been printed in English, and only begged of him that every Sunday he would pronounce one of them in the pulpit. Accordingly he has digested them into such a series that they follow one another naturally, and make a continued system of practical divinity.
Página 379 - The genius smiled upon me with a look of compassion and affability that familiarized him to my imagination, and at once dispelled all the fears and apprehensions with which I approached him. He lifted me from the ground, and taking me by the hand, Mirza, said he, I have heard thee in thy soliloquies ; follow me.
Página 381 - I observed some with scimitars in their hands, and others with urinals, who ran to and fro upon the bridge, thrusting several persons on trap-doors which did not seem to lie in their way, and which they might have escaped, had they not been thus forced upon them. "The genius, seeing me indulge myself in this melancholy prospect, told me I had dwelt long enough upon it. ' Take thine eyes off the bridge,' said he, ' and tell me if thou yet seest anything thou dost not comprehend.' Upon looking up,...
Página 12 - It is said he keeps himself a bachelor by reason he was crossed in love by a perverse beautiful widow of the next county to him.
Página 6 - Cocoa-tree, and in the theatres both of Drury-lane and the Haymarket. I have been taken for a merchant upon the Exchange for above these ten years, and sometimes pass for a Jew in the assembly of stockjobbers at Jonathan's.
Página 435 - 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...