The Tatler: Selected EssaysF. Warne, 1888 - 478 páginas |
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... never have engaged the attention of an Editor to lay its gems under contribution . Though not enjoying the popularity of its more famous successor , the " Spectator , " there are yet in its pages Essays which , for humour , wit , charms ...
... never have engaged the attention of an Editor to lay its gems under contribution . Though not enjoying the popularity of its more famous successor , the " Spectator , " there are yet in its pages Essays which , for humour , wit , charms ...
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... never do we meet with a grammatical mistake , a clumsy expression , a long and in- volved period , a passage that ... never offends - nothing can be purer than his chivalrous devo- tion to woman , nothing tenderer and yet more ...
... never do we meet with a grammatical mistake , a clumsy expression , a long and in- volved period , a passage that ... never offends - nothing can be purer than his chivalrous devo- tion to woman , nothing tenderer and yet more ...
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... never offends - nothing can b tion to woman , nothing tender his humour , never does he gloa sabjects , never does he raise al stabs which strike so gently an aid of an art which is absolut perusal of his pages we feel we ar man of ...
... never offends - nothing can b tion to woman , nothing tender his humour , never does he gloa sabjects , never does he raise al stabs which strike so gently an aid of an art which is absolut perusal of his pages we feel we ar man of ...
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... Never was the " itch for play " keener than at this date . From the Tatler we learn that ombre , whist , basset and crimp were the favourite games . Play was high , and frequently women of fashion were forced to break up their ...
... Never was the " itch for play " keener than at this date . From the Tatler we learn that ombre , whist , basset and crimp were the favourite games . Play was high , and frequently women of fashion were forced to break up their ...
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... never repeated the responses ) she walked a good deal , chiefly in St. James's Park , between Story's and Rosamond Pond , she adored French dances ( country dances she left to her cousin in the shires ) , she preferred a comedy to an ...
... never repeated the responses ) she walked a good deal , chiefly in St. James's Park , between Story's and Rosamond Pond , she adored French dances ( country dances she left to her cousin in the shires ) , she preferred a comedy to an ...
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acquaintance ADDISON admired Æneid agreeable Anne Oldfield appear Arthur Mainwaring beauty behaviour Bickerstaff body called character Cicero coffee-house Colley Cibber confess conversation countenance court creature Dæmon Daniel Burgess delight Demosthenes desire discourse dress endeavour entertainment Esquire eyes fair sex father favour figure fortune Gascon gave gentleman give goddess hand happy hassock head heard heart honour hour humour husband imagination ISAAC BICKERSTAFF Julius Cæsar kind lady learned letter living look lover madam mankind manner marriage mind morning nature never night observed occasion offended OVID Palamede paper particular passed passion persons petticoat pleased pleasure present proper reason shew speak STEELE talk Tatler tell temper thing thought THURSDAY tion Tipstaff told town TUESDAY turned Vicar of Bray VIRG virtue whole wife woman words young
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Página 166 - O'er other creatures. Yet when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems And in herself complete, so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say, Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, best. All higher knowledge in her presence falls Degraded: wisdom in discourse with her Loses discountenanced, and like folly shows.
Página 149 - His mother between laughing and chiding would have put him out of the room ; but I would not part with him so. I found upon conversation with him, though he was a little noisy in his mirth, that the child had excellent parts, and was a great master of all the learning on the other side eight years old.
Página 391 - So saying, on he led his radiant files, Dazzling the moon; these to the bower direct In search of whom they sought : him there they found Squat like a toad, close at the ear of Eve, Assaying by his devilish art to reach The organs of her fancy, and with them forge Illusions as he list, phantasms and dreams...
Página 148 - My friend, who is always extremely delighted with her agreeable humour, made her sit down with us. She did it with that easiness which is peculiar to women of sense; and to keep up the good humour she had brought in with her, turned her raillery upon me.
Página 263 - Two urns by Jove's high throne have ever stood, The source of evil one, and one of good ; From thence the cup of mortal man he fills, Blessings to these, to those distributes ills ; To most, he mingles both : the wretch decreed To taste the bad, unmix'd, is curst indeed ; Pursued by wrongs, by meagre famine driven, He wanders, outcast both of Earth and Heaven.
Página 148 - He would have gone on in this tender way, when the good lady entered, and, with an inexpressible sweetness in her countenance, told us she had been searching her closet for something very good, to treat such an old friend as I was.
Página 274 - Before the angel, and of him to ask Chose rather; he, she knew, would intermix Grateful digressions, and solve high dispute With conjugal caresses: from his lip Not words alone pleased her.
Página 112 - Hail wedded Love, mysterious law, true source Of human offspring, sole propriety In Paradise of all things common else. By thee adulterous lust was driven from men Among the bestial herds to range; by thee, Founded in reason, loyal, just, and pure, Relations dear, and all the charities Of father, son, and brother first were known.
Página 309 - ... meant, than possessed with a real understanding why nobody was willing to play with me. I remember I went into the room where his body lay, and my mother sat weeping alone by it. I had my battledore in my hand, and fell a-beating the coffin, and calling "Papa" ; for I know not how I had some slight idea that he was locked up there.
Página 468 - ... her branches to the seas and to the floods. The state and bread of the poor and oppressed have been precious in mine eyes ; I have hated all cruelty and hardness of heart; I have, though in a despised weed, procured the good of all men. If any have been my enemies, I thought not of them, neither hath the sun almost set upon my displeasure ; but I have been, as a dove, free from superfluity of maliciousness.