The Spectator in miniature: being a collection of the principle essays, compressed into 2 vols. by F. Prevost and F.W. Blagdon, Volume 11808 |
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Página xix
... gave to Addison . He was educated in his native the Battle of the Boyne into Latin verse . This ver- sion procured him that ingenious nobleman's patron- age . This promotion he procured through the Duke of Newcastle , he being Lord ...
... gave to Addison . He was educated in his native the Battle of the Boyne into Latin verse . This ver- sion procured him that ingenious nobleman's patron- age . This promotion he procured through the Duke of Newcastle , he being Lord ...
Página xxvi
... gave testimony of the difficulties to which he was then reduced . But he re- The mained not long neglected or useless . victory at Blenheim afforded him an occa- sion for the display of his poetical talents in the poem entitled The ...
... gave testimony of the difficulties to which he was then reduced . But he re- The mained not long neglected or useless . victory at Blenheim afforded him an occa- sion for the display of his poetical talents in the poem entitled The ...
Página xxxv
... gave directions to his friend TICKELL , concerning the publication of his works , and dedicated them on his death - bed to his friend and suc- cessor , Mr. CRAIGGS , Secretary of State . During his lingering decay , he sent a mes- sage ...
... gave directions to his friend TICKELL , concerning the publication of his works , and dedicated them on his death - bed to his friend and suc- cessor , Mr. CRAIGGS , Secretary of State . During his lingering decay , he sent a mes- sage ...
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... gave occasion to the famous Greek proverb which I have chosen for my motto , " that a great book is a great evil . " On the contrary , those who publish their thoughts in distinct sheets , and as it were by piecemeal , have none of ...
... gave occasion to the famous Greek proverb which I have chosen for my motto , " that a great book is a great evil . " On the contrary , those who publish their thoughts in distinct sheets , and as it were by piecemeal , have none of ...
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... gave me a very distinct view of the sport . I could see her first pass by , and the dogs some time afterwards unravelling the whole track she had made , and follow- ing her through all her doubles . I was at the same time delighted in ...
... gave me a very distinct view of the sport . I could see her first pass by , and the dogs some time afterwards unravelling the whole track she had made , and follow- ing her through all her doubles . I was at the same time delighted in ...
Palavras e frases frequentes
Acrostics ADDISON admired affect agreeable anagram animals appear Aristotle atheist Avarice beautiful behaviour behold Blanche of Castile body called character Cicero consider conversation creatures death delight divine dreams dress DRYDEN endeavour Eucrate excellent fancy favour Fidelio fortune genius gentleman George Etheridge give glory greatest habit hand happy heard heart Heaven Hesiod honour human humour ideas imagination infinite JOSEPH ADDISON kind king lady Lætitia laugh live look Lord mankind manner ment mind nature neral never nurse observe occasion opinion Ovid particular passion perfection person Pharamond Pict Pindar pleased pleasure poet praise present prince racter reader reason religion ROSCOMMON scenes sense sight sion Sir Richard Baker soul speak Spectator Tatler tell temper thing thou thought tion told Trophonius turn VIRG Virgil virtue Whig whilst whole woman wonderful words writings young
Passagens conhecidas
Página 42 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Página 40 - There is not, in my opinion, a more pleasing and triumphant consideration in religion than this, of the perpetual progress which the soul makes towards the perfection of its nature, without ever arriving at a period in it.
Página 96 - ... notwithstanding any anxieties which he pretends for his mistress, his country, or his friends, one may see by his action, that his greatest care and concern is to keep the plume of feathers from falling off his head.
Página 118 - When I lay me down to sleep, I recommend myself to his care; when I awake, I give myself up to his direction. Amidst all the evils that threaten me, I will look up to him for help, and question not but he will either avert them, or turn them to my advantage. Though I know neither the time nor the manner of the death I am to die, I am not at all solicitous about it; because I am sure that he knows them both, and that he will not fail to comfort and support me under them.
Página 176 - I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life ; and passing from one thought to another, Surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream.
Página 261 - WAS yesterday, about sun-set, walking in the open fields, till the night insensibly fell upon me. I at first amused myself with all the richness and variety of colours which appeared in the western parts of heaven ; in proportion as they faded away and went out, several stars and planets appeared one after another, till the whole firmament was in a glow.
Página 42 - Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? Tis the divinity that stirs within us ; 'Tis heaven itself, that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man...
Página 186 - The single dress of a woman of quality is often the product of an hundred climates. The muff and the fan come together from the different ends of the earth. The scarf is sent from the torrid zone, and the tippet from beneath the pole. The brocade petticoat, rises out of the mines of Peru, and the diamond necklace out of the bowels of Indostan.
Página 180 - I could discover nothing in it: but the other appeared to me a vast ocean planted with innumerable islands, that were covered with fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among them.
Página 186 - Our ships are laden with the harvest of every climate : our tables are stored with spices, and oils, and wines; our rooms are filled with pyramids of China, and adorned with the workmanship of Japan : our morning's draught comes to us from the remotest corners of the earth; we repair our bodies by the drugs of America, and repose ourselves under Indian canopies.