The Four Ages; Together with Essays on Various SubjectsCadell and Davies, 1798 - 454 pàgines |
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... honour of living in the pre- fent state of society . War and fuperftition furnish the prin- cipal events of their history.— As the elegant arts , philofophy , ma · thematics , and all the train of fciences do do not exist in the Brazen ...
... honour of living in the pre- fent state of society . War and fuperftition furnish the prin- cipal events of their history.— As the elegant arts , philofophy , ma · thematics , and all the train of fciences do do not exist in the Brazen ...
Pàgina 32
... honoured with the birth of Conftantine the Great , and with the noble library of Egbert - and afterwards twice burned- and yet the births , lives , and deaths of emperors are not fo much for the honour of York , as that the private ...
... honoured with the birth of Conftantine the Great , and with the noble library of Egbert - and afterwards twice burned- and yet the births , lives , and deaths of emperors are not fo much for the honour of York , as that the private ...
Pàgina 126
... Honours change Man- ners . A perfon being asked for a toaft , gave the beginning of the third Pfalm - which was found to be- " Lord How . " " I Punning then confifts in the dexterous change of the meaning of the fame word , or of ...
... Honours change Man- ners . A perfon being asked for a toaft , gave the beginning of the third Pfalm - which was found to be- " Lord How . " " I Punning then confifts in the dexterous change of the meaning of the fame word , or of ...
Pàgina 138
... honour as I am , " replied Zadib , his eyes fparkling with pleasure ; yet fhall thy flave en- deavour to discharge the duties of fo great a function . " " But doft thou reflect , " said Timur , " that the higher the station , the ...
... honour as I am , " replied Zadib , his eyes fparkling with pleasure ; yet fhall thy flave en- deavour to discharge the duties of fo great a function . " " But doft thou reflect , " said Timur , " that the higher the station , the ...
Pàgina 139
... honour , and be confident of my obedience to thy high commands . " " Zadib , " returned Timur , " thou must now be convinced , that original pride , and a wish for greatness , lay lurk- ing within thee , and was never effaced— that thy ...
... honour , and be confident of my obedience to thy high commands . " " Zadib , " returned Timur , " thou must now be convinced , that original pride , and a wish for greatness , lay lurk- ing within thee , and was never effaced— that thy ...
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Æneid againſt alfo alſo artiſt becauſe beſt Brazen-Age cauſe circumſtances confequence confidered confift converfation courſe cuſtom effect Epitaph eſtabliſhed exifts exiſt expreffed faid fame fays feems fenfation fhall fhew firft firſt fociety fome fomething fometimes foon fource ftate ftill fubject fublime fuch fufficient fuperior fuppofe furely genius Gothic Gothic Architecture greateſt himſelf honour houſe idea increaſed inftances inftrument inſtead Iron-Age laft laſt leaſt lefs liberty meaſure ment modern moſt mufic muft muſical muſt myſelf nature neceffary never obferved occafion ourſelves paffages painting perfection perfons perhaps philofopher pleaſe pleaſure poet poffeffion poffefs Pope preſent principle produced progrefs purpoſe reaſon refpect replied reſemblance ſay ſcarce Schâh ſcience ſeems ſhall ſhort ſhould Silver-Age ſmall ſome ſpeaking ſtate ſtill ſtyle ſuch ſuppoſe tafte taſte thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou Timur tion ture ufual uſe Voltaire wiſh worfe worſe Zadib