The British Essayists: AdventurerNichols and Son, 1817 |
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Pàgina xxvii
... passed in perfect security and repose , amidst the smiles of society and the profusion of plenty . " And this hope , " so extravagant and ridicu- lous , uttered with such solemnity of diction and man- ner , " is followed by the writer's ...
... passed in perfect security and repose , amidst the smiles of society and the profusion of plenty . " And this hope , " so extravagant and ridicu- lous , uttered with such solemnity of diction and man- ner , " is followed by the writer's ...
Pàgina xxxv
... passed in London , or in occa- onal visits to her friends , among whom she had the ppiness to number many distinguished characters of th sexes , LORD LYTTELTON , Mrs. MONTAGUE , and e circle who usually visited her house . In 1770 she ...
... passed in London , or in occa- onal visits to her friends , among whom she had the ppiness to number many distinguished characters of th sexes , LORD LYTTELTON , Mrs. MONTAGUE , and e circle who usually visited her house . In 1770 she ...
Pàgina 9
... passed in solitude and anxiety ; that his hours glide away unnoticed , and the day like the night is contracted to a moment by the intense application of the mind to its object ; locked up from every eye , and lost even to him- self ...
... passed in solitude and anxiety ; that his hours glide away unnoticed , and the day like the night is contracted to a moment by the intense application of the mind to its object ; locked up from every eye , and lost even to him- self ...
Pàgina 10
... passed his time in penury and labour ; his mind was abstracted in the recollection of sentiment , and perplexed in the arrangement of his ideas and the choice of expression . George in the mean time became a master in his trade , kept ...
... passed his time in penury and labour ; his mind was abstracted in the recollection of sentiment , and perplexed in the arrangement of his ideas and the choice of expression . George in the mean time became a master in his trade , kept ...
Pàgina 19
... passed in review ; yet fancy re- quires new gratifications , and curiosity is still un- satisfied . The resources of art yet remain : the simple beau- ties of nature , if they cannot be multiplied , may be compounded , and an infinite ...
... passed in review ; yet fancy re- quires new gratifications , and curiosity is still un- satisfied . The resources of art yet remain : the simple beau- ties of nature , if they cannot be multiplied , may be compounded , and an infinite ...
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acquaintance admitted advantages ADVENTURER Alibeg Amurath appear astonishment bagnio BATHURST beauty CALIFORN ceived character cockchafer contempt curiosity death Deianira Deists delight disappointed discovered distress dreadful effect enjoy entertainment equal evil expected expence eyes fable father fear felicity folly genius gentleman gratify happiness hast HAWKESWORTH honour hope husband imagination immediately indulged intended invisible agent JOHN JOHN HAWKESWORTH JOHNSON JOSEPH WARTON kind labour lady lence less live lover mankind marriage Melissa ment mind misery moral morning nature never night NOVEMBER 25 object Opsinous pain pantomime paper passions perceived perpetual person Phidyle pleasure present procure produced racter reason received regarded regret religion rendered restrained scarce scene Selima seraglio servant sir JOHN HAWKINS sleep soon story suffered thee thou thought tion told truth TUESDAY vice VIRG virtue wife Winchester College wish wretched write XXIII young