The Prose epitome; or, Extracts, elegant, instructive, and entertaining: abridged from the larger volume: intended to assist in introducing scholars at classical and other schools, to an acquaintance with useful and ornamental knowledge..Messrs. Rivingtons, Longman, 1792 - 456 páginas |
No interior do livro
Resultados 1-5 de 32
Página iv
... still anfwered Delivery . There is no wonder , that he should have rated this fo | high , and that for improving himself in it , he fhould have employed thofe affiduous and pain- ful labours , which all the Ancients take fo much notice ...
... still anfwered Delivery . There is no wonder , that he should have rated this fo | high , and that for improving himself in it , he fhould have employed thofe affiduous and pain- ful labours , which all the Ancients take fo much notice ...
Página x
... still sensible to an or- dinary car . This , which is called the cæfura pause , in the French heroic verfe falls uni- formly in the middle of the line , in the Eng lifh , it may fall after the 4th , 5th , 6th , or 7th fyllables in the ...
... still sensible to an or- dinary car . This , which is called the cæfura pause , in the French heroic verfe falls uni- formly in the middle of the line , in the Eng lifh , it may fall after the 4th , 5th , 6th , or 7th fyllables in the ...
Página xii
... still speaks . Follow na - in his tones , which a perfon has in conver- ture ; confider how the teaches you to utter any fentiment or feeling of your heart . Ima- gine a fubject of debate ftarted in converfation among grave and wife men ...
... still speaks . Follow na - in his tones , which a perfon has in conver- ture ; confider how the teaches you to utter any fentiment or feeling of your heart . Ima- gine a fubject of debate ftarted in converfation among grave and wife men ...
Página 39
... still lefs confirm- ed ftate ? It is his part furely to keep out of the way of temptation ; and to give his bad inclinations as little room as poffible to acquire new ftrength . Gilpin . § 38. Ridicule one of the chief arts of cor ...
... still lefs confirm- ed ftate ? It is his part furely to keep out of the way of temptation ; and to give his bad inclinations as little room as poffible to acquire new ftrength . Gilpin . § 38. Ridicule one of the chief arts of cor ...
Página 48
... still we find fingle perfons , even in civilized countries , and fome of them men of enlarged capacities , who have not only had their doubts on this fubject ; but have proclaimed aloud their disbelief of a divine being . We anfwer ...
... still we find fingle perfons , even in civilized countries , and fome of them men of enlarged capacities , who have not only had their doubts on this fubject ; but have proclaimed aloud their disbelief of a divine being . We anfwer ...
Índice
111 | |
129 | |
135 | |
152 | |
208 | |
214 | |
222 | |
228 | |
68 | |
74 | |
75 | |
81 | |
89 | |
96 | |
97 | |
101 | |
102 | |
241 | |
251 | |
261 | |
269 | |
276 | |
305 | |
306 | |
424 | |
450 | |
Outras edições - Ver tudo
The Prose Epitome: Or, Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining ... Visualização integral - 1792 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
affiftance affured againſt alfo almoft Apicius arife bad company beauty becauſe befides beft bleffed cafe character Chrift chriftian Cicero confider converfation courfe deferve defign defire diftinction endeavour exercife expreffion exprefs faid fame fatires fays fecond feems feen felves fenfe fentiments ferve feven feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould firft fociety fome fometimes foon foul fpeak fpirit ftand ftate ftill ftrength ftudy fubject fuch fuffered fuppofe fure give happineſs hath heart hiftory himſelf honour inftance intereft itſelf juft Jugurtha kind laft leaft lefs Lucretius mafter manner mind moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary never obferve occafion ourſelves Pacuvius paffed paffions perfon pleafing pleaſure poetry poets poffeffed prefent preferve prince profe purpoſe racter reafon refpect reft reign religion Roman ſpeak ſtate Style tafte thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou tion uncle Toby underſtanding uſed virtue whofe words writers youth
Passagens conhecidas
Página 3 - The genius making me no answer, I turned about to address myself to him a second time, but I found that he had left me; I then turned again to the vision which I had been so long contemplating, but instead of the rolling tide, the arched bridge, and the happy islands, I saw nothing but the long hollow valley of Bagdat, with oxen, sheep, and camels grazing upon the sides of it.
Página 1 - The genius smiled upon me with a look of compassion and affability that familiarized him to my imagination, and at once dispelled all the fears and apprehensions with which I approached him. He lifted me from the ground, and, taking me by the hand, Mirza, said he, I have heard thee in thy soliloquies; follow me.
Página 70 - But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea ; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
Página 249 - The Accusing Spirit, which flew up to heaven's chancery with the oath, blushed as he gave it in, and the Recording Angel, as he wrote it down, dropped a tear upon the word, and blotted it out for ever.
Página 36 - Every blessing we enjoy, by what means soever it may be derived upon us, is the gift of Him who is the great Author of Good, and Father of Mercies.
Página 365 - A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees, as Poor Richard says. Perhaps they have had a small estate left them, which they knew not the getting of; they think 'Tis day, and will never be night...
Página 1 - I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied it to his lips, and began to play upon it. The sound of it was...
Página 36 - It is accompanied with such an inward satisfaction, that the duty is sufficiently rewarded by the performance. It is not like the practice of many other virtues, difficult and painful, but attended with so much pleasure, that were there no positive command .which enjoined it, nor any recompense laid up for it hereafter, a generous mind would indulge in it, for the natural gratification that accompanies it.
Página 1 - Surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream. Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand.
Página 338 - The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together...