The British Essayists;: TatlerJ. Johnson, J. Nichols and son, R. Baldwin, F. and C. Rivington, W. Otridge and son, W.J. and J. Richardson, A. Strahan, R. Faulder, ... [and 40 others], 1808 |
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Pàgina x
... Petticoat ADDISON 117. On the Pleasure derived from the De- liverance of the Good from Danger -The Author's Dream 118. Irregular conduct of the Dead - Let- ters from Partridge , & c . - Petition of Penelope Prim . • · ! STEELE 119 ...
... Petticoat ADDISON 117. On the Pleasure derived from the De- liverance of the Good from Danger -The Author's Dream 118. Irregular conduct of the Dead - Let- ters from Partridge , & c . - Petition of Penelope Prim . • · ! STEELE 119 ...
Pàgina 149
... , all those of the fair sex began to appear pregnant who had run any hazard of it ; as was manifest by a particular swell- ing in the petticoats of several ladies in and about this great city . " I must confess , I 03 No.110 . 149 TATLER .
... , all those of the fair sex began to appear pregnant who had run any hazard of it ; as was manifest by a particular swell- ing in the petticoats of several ladies in and about this great city . " I must confess , I 03 No.110 . 149 TATLER .
Pàgina 164
... petticoats aforesaid . " And your petitioner , & c . " I have likewise received a female petition , signed by several thousands , praying that I would not any longer defer giving judgement in the case of the petticoat , many of them ...
... petticoats aforesaid . " And your petitioner , & c . " I have likewise received a female petition , signed by several thousands , praying that I would not any longer defer giving judgement in the case of the petticoat , many of them ...
Pàgina 172
... petticoats , when on a sud- den I received information from all parts , that they run gadding after a puppet - show . I know very well , that what I here say will be thought by some malicious persons to flow from envy to Mr. Powell ...
... petticoats , when on a sud- den I received information from all parts , that they run gadding after a puppet - show . I know very well , that what I here say will be thought by some malicious persons to flow from envy to Mr. Powell ...
Pàgina 176
... petticoat , I gave orders to bring in a criminal , who was taken up as she went out of the puppet - show about three nights ago , and was now standing in the street , with a great concourse of peo- ple about her . Word was brought me ...
... petticoat , I gave orders to bring in a criminal , who was taken up as she went out of the puppet - show about three nights ago , and was now standing in the street , with a great concourse of peo- ple about her . Word was brought me ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 123 - So excellent a king; that was, to this, Hyperion to a satyr; so loving to my mother That he might not beteem the winds of heaven Visit her face too roughly. Heaven and earth! Must I remember? why, she would hang on him, As if increase of appetite had grown By what it fed on; and yet, within a month, Let me not think on't: Frailty, thy name is woman!
Pàgina 150 - gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long...
Pàgina 63 - ... for which reason, I found he had very much turned his studies, for about a twelvemonth past, into the lives and adventures of Don Bellianis of Greece, Guy of Warwick, the Seven Champions, and other historians of that age. I could not but observe the satisfaction the father took in the forwardness of his son; and that these diversions might turn to some profit, I found the boy had made remarks, which might be of service to him during the course of his whole life. He would tell you the mismanagements...
Pàgina 80 - Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude ; Where, with her best nurse, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. He that has light within his own clear breast, May sit i...
Pàgina 168 - With charm of earliest birds; pleasant the sun When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and...
Pàgina 62 - He would have gone on in this tender way, when the good lady entered, and, with an inexpressible sweetness in her countenance, told us she had been searching her closet for something very good, to treat such an old friend as I was. Her husband's eyes sparkled with pleasure at the cheerfulness of her countenance; and I saw all his fears vanish in an instant. The lady observing something in our looks which showed we had been more serious than ordinary, and seeing her husband receive her with great...
Pàgina 123 - Would have mourn'd longer, — married with my uncle, My father's brother, but no more like my father Than I to Hercules: within a month, Ere yet the salt of most unrighteous tears Had left the flushing in her galled eyes, She married.
Pàgina 59 - I cannot indeed express the pleasure it is to be met by the children with so much joy as I am when I go thither. The boys and girls strive who shall come first when they think it is I that am knocking at the door ; and that child which loses the race to me runs back again to tell the father it is Mr.
Pàgina 102 - O'er other creatures : yet, when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems And in herself complete, so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, best...
Pàgina 60 - With such reflections on little passages which happened long ago, we passed our time, during a cheerful and elegant meal. After dinner, his lady left the room, as did also the children. As soon as we were alone, he took me by the hand: "Well, my good friend...