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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It is observed among birds , that nature has lavished áll her ornaments upon the
male , who very often ap . pears in a most beautiful head - dress : whether it be a
crest , a comb , a tuft of feathers , or a natural little plume , erected like a kind of ...
It is observed among birds , that nature has lavished áll her ornaments upon the
male , who very often ap . pears in a most beautiful head - dress : whether it be a
crest , a comb , a tuft of feathers , or a natural little plume , erected like a kind of ...
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I will not presume to say , that the book of games in the Æneid , or that in the Iliad
, are not of this nature ; nor to reprehend Virgil ' s sinile of the top , and many
other of the same kind in the Iliad , as liable to any censure in this particular ; but I
...
I will not presume to say , that the book of games in the Æneid , or that in the Iliad
, are not of this nature ; nor to reprehend Virgil ' s sinile of the top , and many
other of the same kind in the Iliad , as liable to any censure in this particular ; but I
...
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In another we found a kind of powder , which set the whole company a sneezing ,
and by the scent discovered itself to be right Spanish . The several other cells
were stored with commodities of the same kind , of which it would be tedious to ...
In another we found a kind of powder , which set the whole company a sneezing ,
and by the scent discovered itself to be right Spanish . The several other cells
were stored with commodities of the same kind , of which it would be tedious to ...
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I have taken some pains in a former paper to shew , that this kind of implex fable ,
wherein the event is unhappy , is more apt to affect an audience than that of the
first kind ; notwithstanding many excellent pieces among the ancients , as well ...
I have taken some pains in a former paper to shew , that this kind of implex fable ,
wherein the event is unhappy , is more apt to affect an audience than that of the
first kind ; notwithstanding many excellent pieces among the ancients , as well ...
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A second fault in his language is , that he often affects a kind of jingle in his words
, as in the following passages and many others : And brought into the world a
world of woe . Begirt th ' Almighty throne Beseeching or besieging This tempted ...
A second fault in his language is , that he often affects a kind of jingle in his words
, as in the following passages and many others : And brought into the world a
world of woe . Begirt th ' Almighty throne Beseeching or besieging This tempted ...
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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...