The British Essayists;: SpectatorJ. Johnson, J. Nichols and son, R. Baldwin, F. and C. Rivington, W. Otridge and son, W.J. and J. Richardson, A. Strahan, R. Faulder, ... [and 40 others], 1808 |
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fame and reputation of an action , to ascribe it to vainglory , and a desire of fame
in the actor . Nor is this common judgment and opinion of mankind ill - founded :
for certainly it denotes no great bravery of mind , to be worked up to any noble ...
fame and reputation of an action , to ascribe it to vainglory , and a desire of fame
in the actor . Nor is this common judgment and opinion of mankind ill - founded :
for certainly it denotes no great bravery of mind , to be worked up to any noble ...
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There must be always a noble train of actions to preserve his fame in life and
motion . For when it is once at a stand , it naturally flags and languishes .
Admiration is a very short - lived passion , that immediately decays upon growing
familiar ...
There must be always a noble train of actions to preserve his fame in life and
motion . For when it is once at a stand , it naturally flags and languishes .
Admiration is a very short - lived passion , that immediately decays upon growing
familiar ...
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For how few ambitious men are there , who have got as much fame as they
desired , and whose thirst after it has not been as eager in the very height of their
reputation , as it was before they because known and eminent among men ?
There is ...
For how few ambitious men are there , who have got as much fame as they
desired , and whose thirst after it has not been as eager in the very height of their
reputation , as it was before they because known and eminent among men ?
There is ...
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same temper of mind which makes him desire fame , makes him hate reproach . If
he can be transported with the extraordinary praises of men , he will be as much
dejected by their censures . How little therefore is the happiness of an ...
same temper of mind which makes him desire fame , makes him hate reproach . If
he can be transported with the extraordinary praises of men , he will be as much
dejected by their censures . How little therefore is the happiness of an ...
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That I might not lose myself upon a subject of so great extent as that of fame , I
have treated it in a particular order and method . I have first of all considered the
reasons why Providence may have implanted in our mind such a principle of
action ...
That I might not lose myself upon a subject of so great extent as that of fame , I
have treated it in a particular order and method . I have first of all considered the
reasons why Providence may have implanted in our mind such a principle of
action ...
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Página 236 - OF man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat, Sing, heavenly Muse...
Página 238 - Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: Here we may reign secure: and in my choice. To reign is worth ambition, though in hell ; Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
Página 238 - 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 242 - Anon, out of the earth a fabric huge Rose like an exhalation, with the sound Of dulcet symphonies and voices sweet, Built like a temple...
Página 275 - Heaven that He ere long Intended to create, and therein plant A generation, whom his choice regard Should favour equal to the Sons of Heaven. Thither, if but to pry, shall be perhaps Our first eruption — thither, or elsewhere; For this infernal pit shall never hold Celestial Spirits in bondage, nor th' Abyss Long under darkness cover.
Página 242 - A shout, that tore Hell's concave, and beyond Frighted the reign of Chaos and old Night. All in a moment through the gloom were seen Ten thousand banners rise into the air...
Página 237 - Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views, At evening, from the top of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Rivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe. His spear, to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great ammiral, were but a wand...
Página 239 - To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose him round With all his peers : attention held them mute. Thrice he assay'd, and thrice, in spite of scorn, Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth : at last Words interwove with sighs found out their way.
Página 237 - He scarce had ceased, when the superior fiend Was moving toward the shore ; his ponderous shield, Ethereal temper, massy, large, and round, Behind him cast ; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views At evening from the top of Fesole Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Rivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe.
Página 242 - Awaiting what command their mighty chief Had to impose : he through the armed files Darts his experienced eye, and soon traverse The whole battalion views, their order due, * Their visages and stature as of gods ; Their number last he sums. And now his heart Distends with pride, and hardening in his strength Glories...
Información bibliográfica
| Título | The British Essayists;: Spectator Volumen10 de The British Essayists;: With Prefaces, Historical and Biographical, F. and C. Rivington (Firm) |
| Autor | Alexander Chalmers |
| Colaboradores | John Johnson, John Nichols, Robert Baldwin, Andrew Strahan, Robert Faulder, Henry Bryer, F. and C. Rivington (Firm), Otridge and Son, W. J. and J. Richardson (Firm) |
| Editor | J. Johnson, J. Nichols and son, R. Baldwin, F. and C. Rivington, W. Otridge and son, W.J. and J. Richardson, A. Strahan, R. Faulder, ... [and 40 others], 1808 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Oxford |
| Digitalizado | 11 Oct. 2007 |
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