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 13
One would think there should be something wonderfully pleasing in the
possession of fame , that , notwithstanding all these mortifying considerations ,
can engage a man in so desperate a pursuit ; and yet if we consider the little
happiness that ...
One would think there should be something wonderfully pleasing in the
possession of fame , that , notwithstanding all these mortifying considerations ,
can engage a man in so desperate a pursuit ; and yet if we consider the little
happiness that ...
Pàgina 15
How little therefore is the happiness of an ambitious man , who gives every one a
dominion over it , who thus subjects himself to the good or ill speeches of others ,
and puts it in the power of every malicious tongue to throw him into a fit of ...
How little therefore is the happiness of an ambitious man , who gives every one a
dominion over it , who thus subjects himself to the good or ill speeches of others ,
and puts it in the power of every malicious tongue to throw him into a fit of ...
Pàgina 16
I need not tell my reader , that I mean by this end , that happiness which is
reserved for us in another world , which every one bas abilities to procure , and
which will bring along with it , « fulness of joy and pleasures for evermore . How
the ...
I need not tell my reader , that I mean by this end , that happiness which is
reserved for us in another world , which every one bas abilities to procure , and
which will bring along with it , « fulness of joy and pleasures for evermore . How
the ...
Pàgina 69
... completest happiness this life is ca . pable of , should be so uncomfortable a
one to so many as it daily proves . ... from the unwise choice people make for
themselves , and an expectation of happiness from things not capable of giving it
.
... completest happiness this life is ca . pable of , should be so uncomfortable a
one to so many as it daily proves . ... from the unwise choice people make for
themselves , and an expectation of happiness from things not capable of giving it
.
Pàgina 70
Where shall we find the man who looks out for one who places her chief
happiness in the practice of virtue , and makes her duty her continual pleasure ?
No : men rather seek for money as the complement of all their desires ; and
regardless of ...
Where shall we find the man who looks out for one who places her chief
happiness in the practice of virtue , and makes her duty her continual pleasure ?
No : men rather seek for money as the complement of all their desires ; and
regardless of ...
Què en diuen els usuaris - Escriviu una ressenya
No hem trobat cap ressenya als llocs habituals.
Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
Frases i termes més freqüents
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Passatges populars
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...
Informació bibliogràfica
| Títol | The British Essayists;: Spectator Volum 10 de The British Essayists;: With Prefaces, Historical and Biographical, F. and C. Rivington (Firm) |
| Autor | Alexander Chalmers |
| Col·laboradors | John Johnson, John Nichols, Robert Baldwin, Andrew Strahan, Robert Faulder, Henry Bryer, F. and C. Rivington (Firm), Otridge and Son, W. J. and J. Richardson (Firm) |
| Editor | J. 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 |
| Original de | Universitat d’Oxford |
| Digitalitzat el | 11 Oct. 2007 |
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