The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison: The Spectator [no. 162-483H. G. Bohn, 1854 - 8 страници |
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... poet among the moderns : not to mention La Fontaine , who , by this way of writing , is come more into vogue than any other author of our times . The fables I have here mentioned , are raised altogether upon brutes and vegetables , with ...
... poet among the moderns : not to mention La Fontaine , who , by this way of writing , is come more into vogue than any other author of our times . The fables I have here mentioned , are raised altogether upon brutes and vegetables , with ...
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... poet , ( who was contemporary with Menander , ) which is full of humour , as follows : " Thou may'st shut up thy doors , ( says he , ) with bars and bolts ; it will be impossible for the blacksmith to make them so fast , but a cat and a ...
... poet , ( who was contemporary with Menander , ) which is full of humour , as follows : " Thou may'st shut up thy doors , ( says he , ) with bars and bolts ; it will be impossible for the blacksmith to make them so fast , but a cat and a ...
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... poet composed for the use of his friends , in the following words : “ O Jupi- ter , give us those things which are good for us , whether they are such things as we pray for , or such things as we do not pray for ; and remove from us ...
... poet composed for the use of his friends , in the following words : “ O Jupi- ter , give us those things which are good for us , whether they are such things as we pray for , or such things as we do not pray for ; and remove from us ...
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... poet says , that the scent of the Trojan sacrifices was carried up to heaven by the winds ; but that it was not acceptable to the gods , who were displeased with Priam and all his people . The conclusion of this dialogue is very ...
... poet says , that the scent of the Trojan sacrifices was carried up to heaven by the winds ; but that it was not acceptable to the gods , who were displeased with Priam and all his people . The conclusion of this dialogue is very ...
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... poet , we find that form not only comprehended , but very much improved , in the petition , wherein we pray to the Supreme Being that his " will may be done ; " which is of the same force with that form which our Saviour used , when he ...
... poet , we find that form not only comprehended , but very much improved , in the petition , wherein we pray to the Supreme Being that his " will may be done ; " which is of the same force with that form which our Saviour used , when he ...
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Страница 254 - 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...
Страница 281 - They, looking back, all the eastern side beheld Of Paradise, so late their happy seat, Waved over by that flaming brand; the gate With dreadful faces thronged and fiery arms. Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon; The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide.
Страница 439 - Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
Страница 446 - THE Lord my pasture shall prepare, •And feed me with a shepherd's care ; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye ; My noonday walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend.
Страница 155 - The sound must seem an echo to the sense. Soft is the strain when Zephyr gently blows, And the smooth stream in smoother numbers flows ; But when loud surges lash the sounding shore, The hoarse, rough verse should like the torrent roar...
Страница 37 - OH THAT I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness...
Страница 252 - By quick instinctive motion, up I sprung, As thitherward endeavouring, and upright Stood on my feet: about me round I saw Hill, dale, and shady woods, and sunny plains, And liquid lapse of murmuring streams; by these Creatures that lived and moved, and walked or flew; Birds on the branches warbling; ~a.ll things smiled; With fragrance and with joy my heart o'erflowed.
Страница 228 - Absolute rule; and hyacinthine locks Round from his parted forelock manly hung Clustering, but not beneath his shoulders broad...
Страница 486 - Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Страница 480 - I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: there was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. Then said I, "Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.