The British Essayists;: SpectatorJ. 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 8
... greater distance from themselves . But further , this desire of fame naturally betrays the ambitious man into such indecencies as are a les- sening to his reputation . He is still afraid lest any of his actions should be thrown away in ...
... greater distance from themselves . But further , this desire of fame naturally betrays the ambitious man into such indecencies as are a les- sening to his reputation . He is still afraid lest any of his actions should be thrown away in ...
Pàgina 11
... greater art to expose and turn to ridicule a man whose character seems so improper a subject for it , or that we are pleased by some implicit kind of revenge , to see him taken down and humbled in his reputation , and in some measure ...
... greater art to expose and turn to ridicule a man whose character seems so improper a subject for it , or that we are pleased by some implicit kind of revenge , to see him taken down and humbled in his reputation , and in some measure ...
Pàgina 14
... greater idea of him , than a saying which Cicero tells us he frequently made use of in private conversation , That he was satisfied with his share of life and fame . ' Se satis vel ad naturam , vel ad gloriam vixisse . Many indeed have ...
... greater idea of him , than a saying which Cicero tells us he frequently made use of in private conversation , That he was satisfied with his share of life and fame . ' Se satis vel ad naturam , vel ad gloriam vixisse . Many indeed have ...
Pàgina 29
... , РОРЕ . I AM now in the sixty - fifth year of may age , and having been the greater part of my days a man of pleasure , the decay of my faculties is a stagnation of my life . But how is it , sir , D 2 No 260 . 29 SPECTATOR .
... , РОРЕ . I AM now in the sixty - fifth year of may age , and having been the greater part of my days a man of pleasure , the decay of my faculties is a stagnation of my life . But how is it , sir , D 2 No 260 . 29 SPECTATOR .
Pàgina 36
... greater pains to appear easy and happy to others , than really to make ourselves so . Of all disparities , that in humour makes the most unhappy marriages , yet scarce enters into our thoughts at the contract- ing of them . Several that ...
... greater pains to appear easy and happy to others , than really to make ourselves so . Of all disparities , that in humour makes the most unhappy marriages , yet scarce enters into our thoughts at the contract- ing of them . Several that ...
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Pàgina 236 - OF man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat, Sing, heavenly Muse...
Pàgina 238 - Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: Here we may reign secure: and in my choice. To reign is worth ambition, though in hell ; Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
Pàgina 238 - Their dread commander ; he, above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent, Stood like a tower ; his form had yet not lost All her original brightness, nor appeared Less than archangel ruined, and the excess Of glory obscured...
Pàgina 242 - Anon, out of the earth a fabric huge Rose like an exhalation, with the sound Of dulcet symphonies and voices sweet, Built like a temple...
Pàgina 275 - Heaven that He ere long Intended to create, and therein plant A generation, whom his choice regard Should favour equal to the Sons of Heaven. Thither, if but to pry, shall be perhaps Our first eruption — thither, or elsewhere; For this infernal pit shall never hold Celestial Spirits in bondage, nor th' Abyss Long under darkness cover.
Pàgina 242 - A shout, that tore Hell's concave, and beyond Frighted the reign of Chaos and old Night. All in a moment through the gloom were seen Ten thousand banners rise into the air...
Pàgina 237 - Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views, At evening, from the top of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Rivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe. His spear, to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some great ammiral, were but a wand...
Pàgina 239 - To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose him round With all his peers : attention held them mute. Thrice he assay'd, and thrice, in spite of scorn, Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth : at last Words interwove with sighs found out their way.
Pàgina 237 - He scarce had ceased, when the superior fiend Was moving toward the shore ; his ponderous shield, Ethereal temper, massy, large, and round, Behind him cast ; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views At evening from the top of Fesole Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Rivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe.
Pàgina 242 - Awaiting what command their mighty chief Had to impose : he through the armed files Darts his experienced eye, and soon traverse The whole battalion views, their order due, * Their visages and stature as of gods ; Their number last he sums. And now his heart Distends with pride, and hardening in his strength Glories...