The Spectator. ...H. Hughs, 1789 |
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... pieces of furniture , infomuch that fhe often refreshed her eye with them , and often fmiled with a fecret pleasure , as he looked upon them ; but , at the fame time , fhewed a very particular un- eafinefs , if the faw any thing ...
... pieces of furniture , infomuch that fhe often refreshed her eye with them , and often fmiled with a fecret pleasure , as he looked upon them ; but , at the fame time , fhewed a very particular un- eafinefs , if the faw any thing ...
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... piece ; and that the scenes which are defigned as the representations of nature should be filled with refemblances , and not with the things themselves . If one would represent a wide champaign country filled with herds and flocks , it ...
... piece ; and that the scenes which are defigned as the representations of nature should be filled with refemblances , and not with the things themselves . If one would represent a wide champaign country filled with herds and flocks , it ...
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... pieces for feveral years , till at length they came to this accommodation ; that the two bailiffs of the town fhould be annually chofen out of the two Clubs ; by which means the principal magiftrates are at this day coupled like rabbits ...
... pieces for feveral years , till at length they came to this accommodation ; that the two bailiffs of the town fhould be annually chofen out of the two Clubs ; by which means the principal magiftrates are at this day coupled like rabbits ...
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... pieces in human nature , I fhall endeavour to point out all thofe imperfections that are the blemishes , as well as thofe virtues which are the embellish- ments , of the fex . In the mean while I hope these my gentle readers , who have ...
... pieces in human nature , I fhall endeavour to point out all thofe imperfections that are the blemishes , as well as thofe virtues which are the embellish- ments , of the fex . In the mean while I hope these my gentle readers , who have ...
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... piece of raillery . C * . N ° 11. Tuesday , March 13 , 1710-11 . Dat veniam corvis , vexat cenfura columbas . Juv . Sat. ii . 63 . The doves are cenfur'd , while the crows are spar'd . ARIETTA is vifited by all persons of both fexes ...
... piece of raillery . C * . N ° 11. Tuesday , March 13 , 1710-11 . Dat veniam corvis , vexat cenfura columbas . Juv . Sat. ii . 63 . The doves are cenfur'd , while the crows are spar'd . ARIETTA is vifited by all persons of both fexes ...
Términos y frases comunes
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Pasajes populares
Página 150 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow.
Página 43 - When I lay me down to sleep, I recommend myself to his care; when I awake, I give myself up to his direction. Amidst all the evils that threaten me, I will look up to him for help, and question not but he will either avert them, or turn them to my advantage. Though I know neither the time nor the manner of the death I am to die, I am not at all solicitous about it; because I am sure that he knows them both, and that he will not fail to comfort and support me under them.
Página 72 - 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...
Página 147 - When I am in a serious humour, I very often walk by myself in Westminster Abbey; where the gloominess of the place, and the use to which it is applied, with the solemnity of the building, and the condition of the people who lie in it, are apt to fill the mind with a kind of melancholy, or rather thoughtfulness, that is not disagreeable.
Página 230 - To you, good gods, I make my last appeal ; Or clear my virtues, or my crimes reveal. If in the maze of fate I blindly run, And backward trod those paths I sought to shun, Impute my errors to your own decree : My hands are guilty, but my heart is free.
Página 410 - Scotland can witness be, I have not any captain more Of such account as he." Like tidings to King Henry came, Within as short a space, That Percy of Northumberland Was slain in Chevy-Chase. "Now God be with him...
Página 59 - I shall endeavour to point out all those imperfections that are the blemishes, as well as those virtues which are the embellishments of the sex. In the...
Página 149 - As a foreigner is very apt to conceive an idea of the ignorance or politeness of a nation from the turn of their public monuments and inscriptions, they should be submitted to the perusal of men of learning and genius before they are put in execution.
Página 271 - The truth of it is, a man is not qualified for a butt, who has not a good deal of wit and vivacity, even in the ridiculous side of his character. A stupid butt is only fit for the conversation of...
Página 5 - 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.