The British Essayists: AdventurerNichols and Son, 1817 |
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Pàgina xvi
... took a pleasure in ruminating upon riddles , and puzzling questions and calculations : and he seems to have carried something of the same temper into his moral and theological researches . His Almoran and Hamet is a strange confused ...
... took a pleasure in ruminating upon riddles , and puzzling questions and calculations : and he seems to have carried something of the same temper into his moral and theological researches . His Almoran and Hamet is a strange confused ...
Pàgina xvii
... took no active share : his health was indeed now declining ; and he expired at the house of his friend , Dr. GRANT , of Lime - street , Nov. 17 , 1773 . Immediately on his death , his friends began to rouse from the apathy with which ...
... took no active share : his health was indeed now declining ; and he expired at the house of his friend , Dr. GRANT , of Lime - street , Nov. 17 , 1773 . Immediately on his death , his friends began to rouse from the apathy with which ...
Pàgina xxiii
... took " an active part in the composition of the ADVENTURER , in which he began to write April 10 , marking his essays with the signa- ture T. by which most of his papers in that collection are distinguished ; " and then adds , " those ...
... took " an active part in the composition of the ADVENTURER , in which he began to write April 10 , marking his essays with the signa- ture T. by which most of his papers in that collection are distinguished ; " and then adds , " those ...
Pàgina xxxiv
... took no pleasure in the progress which Hester seemed to make ; and if she did not obstruct , took at least no extraor- dinary pains in promoting her education . This mother , however , died when her daughter was yet young ; and a ...
... took no pleasure in the progress which Hester seemed to make ; and if she did not obstruct , took at least no extraor- dinary pains in promoting her education . This mother , however , died when her daughter was yet young ; and a ...
Pàgina 13
... took up whole men as their prey . I have got a flock of them formed of leather covered with ravens ' fea- thers : they are a little unwieldy , I must confess ; but I have disposed my wires , so as to play them about tolerably well , and ...
... took up whole men as their prey . I have got a flock of them formed of leather covered with ravens ' fea- thers : they are a little unwieldy , I must confess ; but I have disposed my wires , so as to play them about tolerably well , and ...
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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