Select British Classics, Volumen25J. Conrad, 1803 |
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... pleasure ; but it is certain , they are too fine for the gross of mankind , who are more struck with the description of every thing that is great and bulky . Accordingly we find the best judge of human nature setting forth his wisdom ...
... pleasure ; but it is certain , they are too fine for the gross of mankind , who are more struck with the description of every thing that is great and bulky . Accordingly we find the best judge of human nature setting forth his wisdom ...
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... pleasure . We had not been long here , before every man singled out some woman to whom he offered his addresses , and profess- ed himself a lover ; when on a sudden we perceived this delicious walk to grow more narrow as we advanc- ed ...
... pleasure . We had not been long here , before every man singled out some woman to whom he offered his addresses , and profess- ed himself a lover ; when on a sudden we perceived this delicious walk to grow more narrow as we advanc- ed ...
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... pleasure which led to it all who passed through the ceremonies of the place , went out at an iron wicket , which was kept by a dreadful giant called Remorse , that held a scourge of scorpions in his hand , and drove them into the only ...
... pleasure which led to it all who passed through the ceremonies of the place , went out at an iron wicket , which was kept by a dreadful giant called Remorse , that held a scourge of scorpions in his hand , and drove them into the only ...
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... pleasure in the possession of wealth , " than in that of parents , children , wife , or friends . " The audience were very much provoked by the first words of this speech ; but when the actor came to the close of it , they could bear no ...
... pleasure in the possession of wealth , " than in that of parents , children , wife , or friends . " The audience were very much provoked by the first words of this speech ; but when the actor came to the close of it , they could bear no ...
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tention and pleasure to see an example made of so odious a criminal . It is with shame and concern that I speak it ; but I very much question , whether it is possible to make a speech so impious , as to raise such a laudable horror and ...
tention and pleasure to see an example made of so odious a criminal . It is with shame and concern that I speak it ; but I very much question , whether it is possible to make a speech so impious , as to raise such a laudable horror and ...
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acquaintance admired agreeable Anticyra Apartment appear bag-pipes beautiful behaviour Bickerstaff called character Cicero confess death delight desire discourse dress entertain esteem eyes father favour February 27 fortune Gascon gentleman give Great-Britain greatest hand happy hath heart honour humble servant humour husband imagination impertinent Isaac Bickerstaff kind King of Sweden lady lately learned letter live look lover mankind manner marriage ment mind Nando's nation nature never night observe occasion OVID particular pass passion persons petitioner petticoat pleased pleasure poet present proper Pyrrha racter reader reason received Roman censors Rome says sense Sheer-lane shew sion soul speak spirit Stratonice Styx Tatler Telemachus tell temper Terentia thing thought THURSDAY Timoleon tion told town turn Ulysses upholsterer VIRG Virgil virtue walk whole wife woman words write young