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
And even the greatest actions of a celebrated person labour under this
disadvantage , that , however surprising and extraordinary they may be , they are
no more than what are expected from him ; but on the contrary , if they fall any
thing below ...
And even the greatest actions of a celebrated person labour under this
disadvantage , that , however surprising and extraordinary they may be , they are
no more than what are expected from him ; but on the contrary , if they fall any
thing below ...
Pàgina 27
You shall sometimes see a man begin the offer of a salutation , and observe a
forbidding air , or escaping eye , in the person he is going to salute , and stop
short in the poll of his neck . This in the person who believed he could do it with a
...
You shall sometimes see a man begin the offer of a salutation , and observe a
forbidding air , or escaping eye , in the person he is going to salute , and stop
short in the poll of his neck . This in the person who believed he could do it with a
...
Pàgina 35
True love has ten thousand griefs , impatiences , and resentments , that render a
man unamiable in the eyes of the person whose affection he solicits ; besides
that it sinks his figure , gives him fears , apprehensions , and poorness of spirit ...
True love has ten thousand griefs , impatiences , and resentments , that render a
man unamiable in the eyes of the person whose affection he solicits ; besides
that it sinks his figure , gives him fears , apprehensions , and poorness of spirit ...
Pàgina 36
Where we meet one person with all these accomplishments , we find an hundred
without any one of them . The world notwithstanding , is more intent on trains and
equipages , and all the showy parts of life ; we love rather to dazzle the ...
Where we meet one person with all these accomplishments , we find an hundred
without any one of them . The world notwithstanding , is more intent on trains and
equipages , and all the showy parts of life ; we love rather to dazzle the ...
Pàgina 95
I shall take another opportunity to observe , that a person of an absolute and
consummate virtue should never be ... does not hold in this ; because in the
present case , though the persons who fall into misfortune are of the most perfect
and ...
I shall take another opportunity to observe , that a person of an absolute and
consummate virtue should never be ... does not hold in this ; because in the
present case , though the persons who fall into misfortune are of the most perfect
and ...
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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