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... that they had not time to attend to any thing else ; but having at length
sufficiently adorned their lower parts , they now begin to turn their thoughts upon
the other extremity , as well remembering the old kitchen proverb , that if you light
the fire ...
... that they had not time to attend to any thing else ; but having at length
sufficiently adorned their lower parts , they now begin to turn their thoughts upon
the other extremity , as well remembering the old kitchen proverb , that if you light
the fire ...
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... is for losing the colour of the face in that of the hood , as a fire burns dimly , and
a candle goes half out , in the light of the sun . This , ' says he , ' your Ovid himself
has hinted , where he treats of these matters , when he tells us that the blue ...
... is for losing the colour of the face in that of the hood , as a fire burns dimly , and
a candle goes half out , in the light of the sun . This , ' says he , ' your Ovid himself
has hinted , where he treats of these matters , when he tells us that the blue ...
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The eye that cannot bear the light is not delicate , but sore . A good constitution
appears in the soundness and vigour of the parts , not in the squeamishness of
the stomach ; and a false delicacy is affectation , not politeness . What then can
be ...
The eye that cannot bear the light is not delicate , but sore . A good constitution
appears in the soundness and vigour of the parts , not in the squeamishness of
the stomach ; and a false delicacy is affectation , not politeness . What then can
be ...
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That all may laugh to see that glaring light , Which lately shone so fierce and
bright , End in a sink at last , and vanish into night , ANON . We are generally so
much pleased with any little accomplishments , either of body or mind , which
have ...
That all may laugh to see that glaring light , Which lately shone so fierce and
bright , End in a sink at last , and vanish into night , ANON . We are generally so
much pleased with any little accomplishments , either of body or mind , which
have ...
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Volet hæc mib luce videri , Judicis argutum quæ non formidat acumen . Hor . Ars ,
Poet , ver . 363 . Some choose the clearest light , And boldly challenge the most
piercing eye . RoscoMMON . I HAVE seen in the works of a modern philosopher ...
Volet hæc mib luce videri , Judicis argutum quæ non formidat acumen . Hor . Ars ,
Poet , ver . 363 . Some choose the clearest light , And boldly challenge the most
piercing eye . RoscoMMON . I HAVE seen in the works of a modern philosopher ...
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Página 232 - 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 234 - 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 343 - On our first father; half her swelling breast Naked met his under the flowing gold Of her loose tresses hid: he, in delight Both of her beauty and submissive charms, Smiled with superior love, as Jupiter On Juno smiles, when he impregns the clouds That shed May flowers...
Página 234 - 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 234 - Hail horrors, hail Infernal world, and thou profoundest Hell Receive thy new possessor; one who brings A mind not to be changed by place or time.
Página 165 - And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth...
Página 344 - Which they beheld, the moon's resplendent globe, And starry pole : Thou also mad'st the night, Maker Omnipotent, and thou the day...
Página 271 - To work in close design, by fraud or guile, What force effected not: that he no less At length from us may find, who overcomes By force hath overcome but half his foe. Space may produce new worlds...
Página 342 - So pass'd they naked on, nor shunn'd the sight Of God or Angel; for they thought no ill: So hand in hand they pass'd, the loveliest pair, That ever since in love's embraces met; Adam the goodliest man of men since born His sons, the fairest of her daughters Eve.
Página 60 - ¿Eneid also labours in this particular, and has episodes which may be looked upon as excrescences rather than as parts of the action. On the contrary, the poem which we have now under our consideration, hath no other episodes than such as naturally arise from the subject, and yet is filled with such a multitude of astonishing incidents...
Información bibliográfica
| Título | The British Essayists: Spectator Volumen8 de The British Essayists, James Ferguson Volumen8 de The British Essayists: With Prefaces, Biographical, Historical, and Critical, James Ferguson |
| Editor | James Ferguson |
| Colaborador | James Ferguson |
| Edición | 2 |
| Editor | J. Richardson and Company, 1823 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 11 Ene. 2006 |
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