The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.G. Walker ... [and 9 others], 1820 |
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Pàgina 3
... heart with a de- gree of solicitude next that of an author , it has been held a maxim , that success is most easily obtained by indirect and unperceived approaches ; he who too soon professes himself a lover , raises obstacles to his ...
... heart with a de- gree of solicitude next that of an author , it has been held a maxim , that success is most easily obtained by indirect and unperceived approaches ; he who too soon professes himself a lover , raises obstacles to his ...
Pàgina 10
... hearts inform us that he is not more ridiculous than ourselves , except that he tells what we have only thought . The understanding of a man naturally sanguine , may , indeed , be easily vitiated by the luxurious indulgence of hope ...
... hearts inform us that he is not more ridiculous than ourselves , except that he tells what we have only thought . The understanding of a man naturally sanguine , may , indeed , be easily vitiated by the luxurious indulgence of hope ...
Pàgina 37
... heart to prevent much desire of acquaintance with a man , by whom we are sure to be neglected , how- ever his reputation for science or virtue may ex- cite our curiosity or esteem ; so that the lover of re- tirement needs not be afraid ...
... heart to prevent much desire of acquaintance with a man , by whom we are sure to be neglected , how- ever his reputation for science or virtue may ex- cite our curiosity or esteem ; so that the lover of re- tirement needs not be afraid ...
Pàgina 49
... heart , and revived the viper by too warm a fondness . Such , therefore , is the importance of keeping rea- son a constant guard over imagination , that we have otherwise no security for our own virtue , but may corrupt our hearts in ...
... heart , and revived the viper by too warm a fondness . Such , therefore , is the importance of keeping rea- son a constant guard over imagination , that we have otherwise no security for our own virtue , but may corrupt our hearts in ...
Pàgina 52
... heart , and remember that the pleasures of fancy , and the emotions of desire , are more dan- gerous as they are more hidden , since they escape the awe of observation , and operate equally in every situation , without the concurrence ...
... heart , and remember that the pleasures of fancy , and the emotions of desire , are more dan- gerous as they are more hidden , since they escape the awe of observation , and operate equally in every situation , without the concurrence ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 419 - To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labour tends, and of which every desire prompts the prosecution.
Pàgina 51 - Evil into the mind of God or man May come and go, so unapproved, and leave No spot or blame behind...
Pàgina 404 - Here the heart softens, and vigilance subsides; we are then willing to inquire whether another advance cannot be made, and whether we may not, at least, turn our eyes upon the gardens of pleasure; we approach them with scruple...
Pàgina 404 - Obidah then related the occurrences of his journey, without any concealment or palliation. "Son," said the hermit, "let the errors and follies, the dangers and escape of this day, sink deep into thy heart. Remember, my son, that human life is the journey of a day. We rise in the morning of youth, full of vigour, and full of expectation ; we set forward with spirit and hope, with gaiety and with diligence, and travel on a while in the direct road of piety towards the mansions of rest.
Pàgina 40 - THE love of RETIREMENT has, in all ages, adhered closely to those minds, which have been most enlarged by knowledge, or elevated by genius. Those who enjoyed every thing generally supposed to confer happiness, have been forced to seek it in the shades of privacy.
Pàgina 23 - But when an adventurer is levelled with the rest of the world, and acts in such scenes of the universal drama, as may be the lot of any other man ; young spectators fix their eyes upon him with closer attention, and hope, by observing his behaviour and No. 4. THE RAMBLER. 23 success, to regulate their own practices, when they shall be engaged in the like part.
Pàgina 401 - He did not, however, forget whither he was travelling, but found a narrow way bordered with flowers, which appeared to have the same direction with the main road, and was pleased that, by this happy experiment, he had found means to unite pleasure with business, and to gain the rewards of diligence without suffering its fatigues.
Pàgina 26 - The Roman tyrant was content to be hated, if he was but feared; and there are thousands of the readers of romances willing to be thought wicked, if they may be allowed to be wits. It is therefore to be steadily inculcated, that virtue is the highest proof of understanding, and the only solid basis of greatness; and that vice is the natural consequence of narrow thoughts, that it begins in mistake, and ends in ignominy.
Pàgina 40 - Tis thine alone to calm the pious breast With silent confidence and holy rest : From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend, Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
Pàgina 403 - Thus, forlorn and distressed, he wandered through the wild, without knowing whither he was going, or whether he was every moment drawing nearer to safety or to destruction. At length, not fear, but labour, began to overcome him ; his breath grew short, and his knees trembled, and he was on the point of lying down, in resignation to his fate, when he beheld, through the brambles, the glimmer of a taper. "He advanced towards the light, and, finding that it proceeded from the cottage of a hermit, he...