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Página 10
He showed similar versatility of mind in the contributions he made to the OLLA
PODRIDA , wherein the learned doctor lent his able and ready pen to aid the
humble bachelor of arts , and gave a pleasing proof of his amiable
condescension ...
He showed similar versatility of mind in the contributions he made to the OLLA
PODRIDA , wherein the learned doctor lent his able and ready pen to aid the
humble bachelor of arts , and gave a pleasing proof of his amiable
condescension ...
Página 94
It should doubtless be distributed in the best manner we are able to distribute it ;
but what would become of us all , if he , on whose bounty all depend , should be “
ex . treme to mark that which is done amiss ? ” It is hard to judge any man ...
It should doubtless be distributed in the best manner we are able to distribute it ;
but what would become of us all , if he , on whose bounty all depend , should be “
ex . treme to mark that which is done amiss ? ” It is hard to judge any man ...
Página 95
Who can say , that , in a like situation , he should long have possessed , or been
able to exert it ? From the mixture of power and weakness in the composition of
this wonderful man , the scholar should learn humility . It was designed to correct
...
Who can say , that , in a like situation , he should long have possessed , or been
able to exert it ? From the mixture of power and weakness in the composition of
this wonderful man , the scholar should learn humility . It was designed to correct
...
Página 107
I am afraid lest the same eye which is so prone to give its tributary tear to the well
- told history of fancied woe , should be able to look upon real misery without
emotion , because its tale is told without plot , incident , or ornament . I would only
...
I am afraid lest the same eye which is so prone to give its tributary tear to the well
- told history of fancied woe , should be able to look upon real misery without
emotion , because its tale is told without plot , incident , or ornament . I would only
...
Página 82
I allude to the considerable expense which may be prevented by those who are
able to converse with the natives , of other countries in their own , language . He
who is a tolerable lin , guist may be supposed to understand manners and ...
I allude to the considerable expense which may be prevented by those who are
able to converse with the natives , of other countries in their own , language . He
who is a tolerable lin , guist may be supposed to understand manners and ...
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Passagens conhecidas
Página 143 - When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
Página 133 - When icicles hang by the wall, And Dick the shepherd blows his nail...
Página 26 - When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together.
Página 134 - While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. When all aloud the wind doth blow, And coughing drowns the parson's saw, And birds sit brooding in the snow, And Marian's nose looks red and raw, When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Then nightly sings the staring owl, Tu-whit; Tu-who, a merry note, While greasy Joan doth keel the pot.
Página 148 - She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She looketh well to the ways of her household and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up and call her blessed, her husband also, and he praiseth her.
Página 135 - For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children : That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments...
Página 139 - And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
Página 147 - She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
Página 26 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow.
Página 148 - She is not afraid of the snow for her household, for all her household are clothed with scarlet. She maketh herself coverings of tapestry ; her clothing is silk and purple. Her husband is known in the gates when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
Informação bibliográfica
| Título | The British Prose Writers, Volume 18,Partes 1-2 The British Prose Writers |
| Editora | J. Sharpe, 1821 |
| Original de | a Biblioteca Pública de Nova Iorque |
| Digitalizado | 14 Nov 2006 |
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