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 18
... never the opportunity of performing . Another reason why men cannot form a right judgment of us is , because the same actions may be aimed at different ends , and arise from quite contrary principles . Actions are of so mixt a na- ture ...
... never the opportunity of performing . Another reason why men cannot form a right judgment of us is , because the same actions may be aimed at different ends , and arise from quite contrary principles . Actions are of so mixt a na- ture ...
Pàgina 19
... never shew the strength of those principles from whence they proceed . They are not adequate expressions of our virtues , and can only shew us what habits are in the soul , without discovering the degree and perfection of such habits ...
... never shew the strength of those principles from whence they proceed . They are not adequate expressions of our virtues , and can only shew us what habits are in the soul , without discovering the degree and perfection of such habits ...
Pàgina 20
... never shew the degree , strength , and perfection of those princi- ples . And as the Supreme Being is the only proper judge of our perfections , so is he the only fit re , warder of them . This is a consideration that comes home to our ...
... never shew the degree , strength , and perfection of those princi- ples . And as the Supreme Being is the only proper judge of our perfections , so is he the only fit re , warder of them . This is a consideration that comes home to our ...
Pàgina 23
... never paid but as their master was in the humour ) now presume to pay others more than ever they had in their lives ; and in contempt of the practice of persons of condition , have the in- solence to owe no tradesman a farthing at the ...
... never paid but as their master was in the humour ) now presume to pay others more than ever they had in their lives ; and in contempt of the practice of persons of condition , have the in- solence to owe no tradesman a farthing at the ...
Pàgina 25
... in it for their profit or diversion by what new things we shall produce ; never pretending to surpass others , or asserting that any thing which is VOL . X. D a science , is not attainable by all men of No 258 . 25 SPECTATOR .
... in it for their profit or diversion by what new things we shall produce ; never pretending to surpass others , or asserting that any thing which is VOL . X. D a science , is not attainable by all men of No 258 . 25 SPECTATOR .
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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 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 238 - Hail horrors, hail Infernal world, and thou profoundest Hell Receive thy new possessor; one who brings A mind not to be changed by place or time.
Pàgina 242 - A shout, that tore Hell's concave, and beyond Frighted the reign of Chaos and old Night.
Pàgina 276 - Rocks, caves, lakes, fens, bogs, dens, and shades of death, A universe of death, which God by curse Created evil, for evil only good, Where all life dies, death lives, and nature breeds, Perverse, all monstrous, all prodigious things, Abominable, inutterable, and worse Than fables yet have feigned, or fear conceived, Gorgons and hydras, and chimeras dire.
Pàgina 179 - Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; He who would search for pearls, must dive below.
Pàgina 184 - So spake the cherub; and his grave rebuke, Severe in youthful beauty, added grace Invincible: abash'd the devil stood, And felt how awful goodness is, and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely; saw, and pined His loss: but chiefly to find here observed His lustre visibly impair'd; yet seem'd Undaunted. If I must contend...
Pàgina 242 - 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...
Pàgina 240 - ... rises. Something like this we saw actually come to pass; for the water was stained to a surprising redness; and as we observed in travelling, had discoloured the sea a great way into a reddish hue; occasioned doubtless by a sort of minium, or red earth, washed into the river by the violence of the rain, and not by any stain from Adonis's blood.
Pàgina 238 - Abject and lost lay these, covering the flood Under amazement of their hideous change. He call'd so loud that all the hollow deep Of Hell resounded.