The British Essayists;: RamblerJ. 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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... of mankind , we place ourselves in a si- tuation in which there is no remedy , and from which there is no escape . Another reason for his frequent unfavourable opinions of exist- ence , may perhaps e 2 BIOGRAPHICAL PREFACE . li.
... of mankind , we place ourselves in a si- tuation in which there is no remedy , and from which there is no escape . Another reason for his frequent unfavourable opinions of exist- ence , may perhaps e 2 BIOGRAPHICAL PREFACE . li.
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... ourselves , except that he tells what we have only thought . The understanding of a man naturally sanguine , may indeed be easily vitiated by the luxurious indulg- ence of hope , however necessary to the production of every thing great ...
... ourselves , except that he tells what we have only thought . The understanding of a man naturally sanguine , may indeed be easily vitiated by the luxurious indulg- ence of hope , however necessary to the production of every thing great ...
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... ourselves in their favour , we lose the abhorrence of their faults , because they do not hinder our pleasure , or , perhaps , regard them with some kindness for being united with so much merit . There have been men indeed splendidly ...
... ourselves in their favour , we lose the abhorrence of their faults , because they do not hinder our pleasure , or , perhaps , regard them with some kindness for being united with so much merit . There have been men indeed splendidly ...
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... ourselves with some new prospect , and press forward again with equal eagerness . It is lucky for a man , in whom this temper pre- vails , when he turns his hopes upon things wholly out of his own power ; since he forbears then to pre ...
... ourselves with some new prospect , and press forward again with equal eagerness . It is lucky for a man , in whom this temper pre- vails , when he turns his hopes upon things wholly out of his own power ; since he forbears then to pre ...
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... ourselves from outward influences , and secure to our minds a state of tranquillity : for , though the boast of absolute independence is ridiculous and vain , yet a mean flexibility to every impulse , and a patent submission to the ...
... ourselves from outward influences , and secure to our minds a state of tranquillity : for , though the boast of absolute independence is ridiculous and vain , yet a mean flexibility to every impulse , and a patent submission to the ...
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Página 33 - O Thou whose power o'er moving worlds presides, Whose voice created, and whose wisdom guides, On darkling man in pure effulgence shine, And cheer the clouded mind with light divine. Tis thine alone to calm the pious breast, With silent confidence and holy rest : From thee, great God ! we spring, to thee we tend, Path, motive, guide, original, and end...
Página xii - Almighty God, the giver of all good things, without whose help all labour is ineffectual, and without whose grace .all wisdom is folly : grant, I beseech Thee, that in this undertaking thy Holy Spirit may not be withheld from me, but that I may promote thy glory, and the salvation of myself and others : grant this, O Lord, for the sake of thy Son, Jesus Christ. Amen...
Página 229 - Happy the man - and happy he alone He who can call today his own, He who, secure within, can say 'Tomorrow, do thy worst, for I have...
Página 88 - The gates of hell are open night and day ; Smooth the descent, and easy is the way : But, to return, and view the cheerful skies — In this the task and mighty labour lies.
Página 18 - ... retire to his closet, let loose his invention, and heat his mind with incredibilities ; a book was thus produced without fear of criticism, without the toil of study, without knowledge of nature, or acquaintance with life.
Página 245 - ... but that all might rejoice in the privilege of existence, and be filled with gratitude to the beneficent Author of it ? Thus to enjoy the blessings he has sent, is virtue and obedience ; and to reject them merely as means of pleasure, is pitiable ignorance or absurd perverseness.
Página 17 - THE works of fiction, with which the present generation seems more particularly delighted, are such as exhibit life in its true state, diversified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by passions and qualities which are really to be found in conversing with mankind.
Página xviii - A transition from an author's book to his conversation, is too often like an entrance into a large city, after a distant prospect. Remotely, we see nothing but spires of temples and turrets of palaces, and imagine it the residence of splendour, grandeur, and magnificence ; but, when we have passed the gates, we find it perplexed with narrow passages, disgraced with despicable cottages, embarrassed with obstructions, and clouded with smoke.
Página 13 - Cerberus quieted with a sop ; and am, therefore, inclined to believe that modern critics, who, if they have not the eyes, have the watchfulness of Argus, and can bark as loud as Cerberus, though, perhaps, they cannot bite with equal force, might be subdued by methods of the same kind. I have heard how some have been pacified with claret and a supper, and others laid asleep with the soft notes of flattery.
Página 48 - Who, when he saw the first sand or ashes, by a casual intenseness of heat, melted into a metalline form, rugged with excrescences, and clouded with impurities, would have imagined, that in this shapeless lump lay concealed so many conveniences of life, as would in time constitute a great part of the happiness of the world...