The British Essayists: AdventurerJ. Richardson and Company, 1823 |
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Pàgina xii
... perhaps , the most unexcep- tionable treatise that can be put into the hands of female youth . These Letters are particularly excellent in what relates to regulating the tem- per and feelings . Their style is pure and un- affected , and ...
... perhaps , the most unexcep- tionable treatise that can be put into the hands of female youth . These Letters are particularly excellent in what relates to regulating the tem- per and feelings . Their style is pure and un- affected , and ...
Pàgina 2
... perhaps , more reproachful than any other , that does not imply much greater turpitude : he who patiently suffers that which he cannot without guilt avoid escapes infamy , but does not obtain praise . It is the man who provokes danger ...
... perhaps , more reproachful than any other , that does not imply much greater turpitude : he who patiently suffers that which he cannot without guilt avoid escapes infamy , but does not obtain praise . It is the man who provokes danger ...
Pàgina 19
... perhaps the most generally pleasing of all literary performances , are those in which supernatural events are every moment produced by Genii and Fairies : such are the Arabian Nights ' Entertainment , the Tales of the Countess d'Anois ...
... perhaps the most generally pleasing of all literary performances , are those in which supernatural events are every moment produced by Genii and Fairies : such are the Arabian Nights ' Entertainment , the Tales of the Countess d'Anois ...
Pàgina 20
... perhaps , the mere violation of truth or of pro- bability that offends , but such a violation only as perpetually recurs . The mind is satisfied if every event appears to have an adequate cause ; and when the agency of Genii and Fairies ...
... perhaps , the mere violation of truth or of pro- bability that offends , but such a violation only as perpetually recurs . The mind is satisfied if every event appears to have an adequate cause ; and when the agency of Genii and Fairies ...
Pàgina 40
... perhaps to relieve herself from an in- conveniency than in compassion to the orphan , put it to her breast ; but whatever was her motive , she believed that the affording sustenance to the living conferred a right to the apparel of the ...
... perhaps to relieve herself from an in- conveniency than in compassion to the orphan , put it to her breast ; but whatever was her motive , she believed that the affording sustenance to the living conferred a right to the apparel of the ...
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acquaintance advantage Adventurer Alibeg Amurath appear astonishment bagnio beauty became blasphemy character cockchafer contempt cousin Covent Garden curiosity death Deianira delight desire disappointed discovered distress dreadful effect endeavoured enjoyment entertainment envy equally evil expected eyes fable father fear felicity folly fore gentleman gibbet gratify greater guilt happiness Harlequin hast heard honour hope human husband imagination immediately indulged JOHN HAWKESWORTH kind knew labour lady less libertine live lost for love mankind marriage Melissa ment mind misery Mohocks moral morning nature neral never night Nymph object Ovid pain pantomime passions perceived perhaps perpetual person Phidyle pleasure portunity present procure produced punishment quired racter reason received reflections regard regret religion rendered restrained SATURDAY scarce Selima seraglio servant sleep soon suffered thee thou thought tion told truth TUESDAY vice VIRG virtue wife wish wretched young
Passatges populars
Pàgina 274 - ... and miscarriage will be equally destructive : after the conquest of a province, they will quarrel in the division ; after the loss of a battle, all will be endeavouring to secure themselves by abandoning the rest. From the impossibility of confining numbers to the constant and uniform prosecution of a common interest, arises the difficulty of securing subjects against the encroachment of governors.
Pàgina 232 - At him the gunner took his aim; The aim he took was much too true ; O ! had he chose some other game, Or shot as he...
Pàgina 237 - I looked earnestly for the first beam of day, a dark spot appeared to intercept* it. I perceived that it was in motion ; it increased in size as it drew near, and at length I discovered it to be an eagle.
Pàgina 4 - Knights have been deemed worse than death ; and who is more truly a candidate for public praise than an author ? But as the Knights were without fear of death, the Adventurer is without fear of disgrace or disappointment: he confides, like them, in the temper of his weapon and the justice of his cause ; he knows he has not far to go before he will meet with some fortress that has been raised by sophistry for the asylum of error, some enchanter who lies in wait to ensnare innocence, or some dragon...
Pàgina 255 - Just in the gate and in the jaws of hell, Revengeful Cares and sullen Sorrows dwell, And pale Diseases, and repining Age, Want, Fear, and Famine's unresisted rage; Here Toils, and Death, and Death's half-brother, Sleep, Forms terrible to view, their sentry keep; With anxious Pleasures of a guilty mind, Deep Frauds before, and open Force behind; The Furies' iron beds; and Strife, that shakes Her hissing tresses and unfolds her snakes.
Pàgina 12 - I have got a flock of them formed of leather covered with ravens' feathers: they are a little unwieldy, I must confess ; but I have disposed my wires, so as to play them about tolerably well, and make them flap out the candles ; and two of the largest are to gulp down the grenadier, stationed at each door of the stage, with their caps, muskets, bayonets, and all their accoutrements.
Pàgina 238 - I boast of no knowledge that I have not received : As the sands of the desert drink up the drops of rain or the dew of the morning, so do I also, who am but dust, imbibe the instructions of the Prophet. Believe then that it is he who tells...
Pàgina 238 - At these words I was not less astonished than if a mountain had been overturned at my feet : I humbled myself in the dust ; I returned to the city ; I dug up my treasure ; I was liberal, yet I became rich. My skill in restoring health to the body gave me frequent opportunities of curing the diseases of the soul. I...
Pàgina 141 - In books the various scenes of life he drew, As votive tablets give the wreck to view. AMONG the many Pocket Companions, New Memorandum Books, Gentlemen and Tradesmen's Daily Assistants, and other productions of the like. nature, calculated for the use of those who mix in the bustle of the world, I cannot but applaud those polite and elegant inventions, The Ladies...
Pàgina 38 - ... flattered by the hope of carrying off a young lady under the disguise of a common soldier without revealing his birth or boasting of his expectations. In 'this attempt he became very assiduous, and succeeded. The company being ordered to another place, Betty and her young mistress departed early in the morning with their gallants; and there being a privileged chapel in the next town, they were married. The old gentleman, as soon as he was informed that his daughter was missing, made so diligent...