The Spirit of the Public Journals: Being an Impartial Selection of the Most Exquisite Essays and Jeux D'esprits, Principally Prose, that Appear in the Newspapers and Other Publications, Volume 15Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott James Ridgway, 1812 Being an impartial selection of the most exquisite essays and jeux d'esprits, principally prose, that appear in the newspapers and other publications. |
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... Tell their proud height , when science soar'd sublime , And Learning there unveil'd her mystic charms- They rul'd in arts , triumphant as in arms . Yon carv'd memorial of their peerless skill , - Sculpture ! ' t was thine to model at ...
... Tell their proud height , when science soar'd sublime , And Learning there unveil'd her mystic charms- They rul'd in arts , triumphant as in arms . Yon carv'd memorial of their peerless skill , - Sculpture ! ' t was thine to model at ...
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... tell them , not according to the weight of evidence , but according to the complexion of the fact ; wildly · credulous of impossible mischief ; curious in their dis- trust of authenticated good ; anticipating , fabricating , circulating ...
... tell them , not according to the weight of evidence , but according to the complexion of the fact ; wildly · credulous of impossible mischief ; curious in their dis- trust of authenticated good ; anticipating , fabricating , circulating ...
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... tell you all about it . Margate , Aug. 20 . THE CONTINUATION . [ From the same . ] IN Margate , Aug. 22 . N order to methodize , and , if possible , to soften the habitudes of some of the piebald gentry who visit this renowned port , Mr ...
... tell you all about it . Margate , Aug. 20 . THE CONTINUATION . [ From the same . ] IN Margate , Aug. 22 . N order to methodize , and , if possible , to soften the habitudes of some of the piebald gentry who visit this renowned port , Mr ...
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... tell ; But from his maintop looking out , He spied , which made him tack about , A neat brick house , close by the road , Where , o'er the window , hung a board To tell the traveller its merits , In porter , ale , and foreign spirits ...
... tell ; But from his maintop looking out , He spied , which made him tack about , A neat brick house , close by the road , Where , o'er the window , hung a board To tell the traveller its merits , In porter , ale , and foreign spirits ...
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... tell by what , Be sure remember this white hat Then twirl'd his hat , and off he went , Leaving old Boniface content . At every inn where'er he stay'd , His reck'ning in this manner paid , The white hat serv'd to dozens more The self ...
... tell by what , Be sure remember this white hat Then twirl'd his hat , and off he went , Leaving old Boniface content . At every inn where'er he stay'd , His reck'ning in this manner paid , The white hat serv'd to dozens more The self ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
army Bank Bank of England bear British Press Buonaparte called Covent Garden cries dear doubt e'en EDITOR eloquence England EPIGRAM ev'ry eyes fair fame favour fear feel French gallant gentlemen give glory gold guineas hand head hear heard heart heroes HINT honour hope horses House IMPROMPTU Ireland Irish J.J. Rousseau John Bull Kemble King Lady Bab late laugh Lord Lord Sidmouth Lord Wellington Lordship Margate Massena mighty Morning Chronicle Morning Herald Morning Post Muse ne'er never o'er orator paper Parliament patriot Perceval persons Petitioners Pitt pleasure poor Portugal present Prince pro bono publico prove R. B. SHERIDAN Regent round Royal shillings Sir Harry soul speech Spencer Perceval spirit Street sure talents taste tears Theatre thee thing thou thought tion true turn'd words
Passagens conhecidas
Página 47 - Here strip, my children! here at once leap in, Here prove who best can dash through thick and thin, And who the most in love of dirt excel, Or dark dexterity of groping well.
Página 227 - No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode (There they alike in trembling hope repose), The bosom of his Father and his God.
Página 130 - I NEVER knew a sprightly fair That was not dear to me; And freely I my heart could share With every one I see. It is not this or that alone On whom my choice would fall: I do not more incline to one Than I incline to all. The circle's bounding line are they; Its centre is my heart; My ready love, the equal ray That flows to every part.
Página 125 - So, close in poplar shades, (her children gone) The mother nightingale laments alone, Whose nest some prying churl had found, and thence, By stealth, convey'd th
Página 198 - NELSON'S closing grave ; How soon to claim the sympathy He gave !) In Him, resentful of another's wrong, The dumb were eloquent, the feeble strong. Truth from his lips a charm celestial drew — Ah, who so mighty and so gentle too ? What tho...
Página 253 - AIR. From hardy sports, from manly schools, From Truth's pure lore in Learning's bower* From equal Law alike that rules The people's will, the monarch's power; From Piety, whose soul sincere Fears God, and knows no other fear ; From Loyalty, whose high disdain Turns from the fawning, faithless train ; From deeds the Historian's records show, . Valour's renown, and Freedom's glow, "Tis hence that springs the unconquered fire, That bids to Glory's heights aspire.
Página 113 - In all humility we crave, Our Regent may become our slave ; And being so, we trust that he Will thank us for our loyalty. Then, if he'll help us to pull down His father's dignity and crown, We'll make him, in some time to come, The greatest prince in Christendom.
Página 198 - Oh say, of Him now rests there but a name ; Wont, as He was, to breathe ethereal flame? Friend of the Absent, Guardian of the Dead ! Who but would here their sacred sorrows shed? (Such as He shed on Nelson's closing grave ; How soon to claim the sympathy He gave !) In Him, resentful of another's wrong, dead ; The dumb were eloquent, the feeble strong.
Página 226 - Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing ling'ring look behind ? On some fond breast the parting soul relies, Some pious drops the closing eye requires...
Página 165 - ... battle, Tooth and nail strove to worry him out of his life ; He robb'd him of children, slaves, houses, and cattle, But, mark me, he ne'er thought of taking his wife. But heaven at length Job's forbearance rewards, At length double wealth, double honor arrives, He doubles his children, slaves, houses, and herds, But we don't hear a word of a couple of wives.