Letters Concerning the English NationL. Davis and C. Reymers; R. Baldwin, and S. Crowder and Company, 1760 - 255 pàgines |
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Pàgina iv
... , by a judicious people who abhor flat- tery . The English are pleased to have their faults pointed out to them , be- cause this fhews at the fame time , that the the writer is able to distinguish their merit . We iv PREFACE .
... , by a judicious people who abhor flat- tery . The English are pleased to have their faults pointed out to them , be- cause this fhews at the fame time , that the the writer is able to distinguish their merit . We iv PREFACE .
Pàgina v
Voltaire. the writer is able to distinguish their merit . We must however confefs , that these letters were not defigned for the public . They are the refult of the author's complacency and Friendship for Mr. Thiriot , who had defired ...
Voltaire. the writer is able to distinguish their merit . We must however confefs , that these letters were not defigned for the public . They are the refult of the author's complacency and Friendship for Mr. Thiriot , who had defired ...
Pàgina 13
... of a true apostle , that is , without being able either to read or write . He was about twenty five * years of age , irreproachable Fox could read at that age . in in his life and conduct , and a holy mad- the ENGLISH NATION . 13.
... of a true apostle , that is , without being able either to read or write . He was about twenty five * years of age , irreproachable Fox could read at that age . in in his life and conduct , and a holy mad- the ENGLISH NATION . 13.
Pàgina 27
... able to guess what fate Qua- kerifm may have in America , but I perceive it dwindles away daily in England . In all countries where liberty of confcience is al- low'd , the establish'd religion will at last fwallow up all the all the ...
... able to guess what fate Qua- kerifm may have in America , but I perceive it dwindles away daily in England . In all countries where liberty of confcience is al- low'd , the establish'd religion will at last fwallow up all the all the ...
Pàgina 41
... able to raise a little flock , which even decreases daily ? THIS it is to be born at a proper period of time . Where Cardinal de Retz to return again into the world , neither his eloquence nor his intrigues would draw together ten women ...
... able to raise a little flock , which even decreases daily ? THIS it is to be born at a proper period of time . Where Cardinal de Retz to return again into the world , neither his eloquence nor his intrigues would draw together ten women ...
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Frases i termes més freqüents
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 171 - And screen'd in shades from day's detested glare, She sighs for ever on her pensive bed, Pain at her, side, and Megrim at her head.
Pàgina 139 - Yet, fooled with hope, men favour the deceit; Trust on, and think to-morrow will repay: To-morrow's falser than the former day; Lies worse, and, while it says, we shall be blest With some new joys, cuts off what we possest.
Pàgina 149 - He spoke of his works as of trifles that were beneath him ; and hinted to me, in our first conversation, that I should visit him upon no other foot than that of a gentleman, who led a life of plainness and simplicity.
Pàgina 170 - For, that sad moment, when the sylphs withdrew, And Ariel weeping from Belinda flew, Umbriel, a dusky, melancholy sprite, As ever sullied the fair face of light, Down to the central earth, his proper scene, Repair'd to search the gloomy cave of Spleen.
Pàgina 18 - ... is both to God and man : If after all these warnings and advertisements, thou dost not turn unto the Lord with all thy heart, but forget him, who remembered thee in thy distress, and give up thyself to follow lust and vanity; surely great will be thy condemnation.
Pàgina 136 - No Traveller returns) puzzles the Will ; And makes us rather bear thofe Ills we have, Than fly to others that we know not of. Thus...
Pàgina 148 - He was infirm and come to the verge of life when I knew him. Mr. Congreve had one defect, which was his entertaining too mean an idea of his first profession (that of a writer), though it was to this he owed his fame and fortune.
Pàgina 18 - Against which snare as well as the temptation of those that may or do feed thee, and prompt thee to evil, the most excellent and prevalent remedy will be, to apply thyself to that Light of Christ, which shineth in thy...
Pàgina 135 - To be, or not to be : that is the queftion— — — Whether 'tis nobler in the mind, to fuffer The flings and arrows of outragious fortune j Or to take arms againft a fea of troubles, * And by oppofing end them.
Pàgina 171 - She sighs for ever on her pensive bed, Pain at her side, and Megrim at her head. Two handmaids wait the throne: alike in place, But differing far in figure and in face.