The British Essayists: AdventurerJ. Haddon, 1819 |
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... scarce possible to discover the design or tendency : it is said , I know not upon what authority , to have been composed from frag- ments of other poems ; and except a few lines in which the author touches upon his own misfortunes ...
... scarce possible to discover the design or tendency : it is said , I know not upon what authority , to have been composed from frag- ments of other poems ; and except a few lines in which the author touches upon his own misfortunes ...
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... scarce for- bear exclaiming with Ferdinand , This is no mortal business , nor no sound That the earth owns ! - The happy versatility of Shakspeare's genius en- ables him to excel in lyric as well as in dramatic poesy . But the poet ...
... scarce for- bear exclaiming with Ferdinand , This is no mortal business , nor no sound That the earth owns ! - The happy versatility of Shakspeare's genius en- ables him to excel in lyric as well as in dramatic poesy . But the poet ...
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... scarce any other merit than that of riches , and listened only to join- tures and pin - money . Thus the ambitious man has at all times been eager of wealth and power ; but these hopes have been gratified in some coun- tries by ...
... scarce any other merit than that of riches , and listened only to join- tures and pin - money . Thus the ambitious man has at all times been eager of wealth and power ; but these hopes have been gratified in some coun- tries by ...
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... scarce less a misfortune to myself than you , that you was not five minutes sooner in your application . The gentleman whose recommendation you bring , I wish more than any other to oblige ; but I have just presented the living to the ...
... scarce less a misfortune to myself than you , that you was not five minutes sooner in your application . The gentleman whose recommendation you bring , I wish more than any other to oblige ; but I have just presented the living to the ...
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... scarce be- lieve it to be past . How providential , ' said he , was it , that I did not stay to drink another dish of tea at breakfast , that I found a hackney - coach at the end of the street , and that I met with no stop by the way ...
... scarce be- lieve it to be past . How providential , ' said he , was it , that I did not stay to drink another dish of tea at breakfast , that I found a hackney - coach at the end of the street , and that I met with no stop by the way ...
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acquaintance ADVENTURER Almerine Almet appearance bagnio beauty became Caprinus Catiline censure character circumstances Clodio con test considered contempt countenance danger daughters DECEMBER 18 DECEMBER 22 desire diamonds sparkle Diphilus disappointed discovered distress dreadful dress DRYDEN equal Euripides evil excellence eyes father favour fear felicity Flavilla folly fortune frequently Gonerill gratify guilt happiness hast heart Hilario honour hope hour imagination impatient insensibility kind knew labour lady Lear less look mankind manner marriage Menander ment Mercator mind misery nature ness never night Nourassin object obtain OVID passion perceived perhaps perpetual pity Plautus pleasure Plutarch Posidippus present produced Prospero Quintilian racter reason reflected SATURDAY scarce scene sentiments servant Shakspeare Shelimah shew solicitous Soliman sometimes soon Sophocles suffered superaddition tenderness thee Theocritus things thou thought tion truth TUESDAY ulmo VIRG virtue wish wretch writers
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Страница 34 - Were I in England now, as once I was, and had but this fish painted, not a holiday fool there but would give a piece of silver. There would this monster make a man. Any strange beast there makes a man. When they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian.
Страница 194 - tis fittest. Cor. How does my royal lord? How fares your majesty? Lear. You do me wrong, to take me out o' the grave. — Thou art a soul in bliss ; but I am bound Upon a wheel of fire, that mine own tears Do scald like molten lead.
Страница 135 - You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both! If it be you that stir these daughters...
Страница 149 - Spit, fire ! spout, rain. Nor rain, wind, thunder, fire, are my daughters: I tax not you, you elements, with unkindness; I never gave you kingdom, call'd you children, You owe me no subscription : then let fall Your horrible pleasure; here I stand, your slave, A poor, infirm, weak and despised old man...
Страница 192 - Thou must be patient; we came crying hither. Thou know'st, the first time that we smell the air, We wawl, and cry: — I will preach to thee; mark me. Glo. Alack, alack the day ! Lear. When we are born, we cry, that we are come To this great stage of fools...
Страница 60 - In the midst of the street of it and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month ; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Страница 195 - Why should a dog, a horse, a rat, have life, And thou no breath at all ? Thou 'It come no more, Never, never, never, never, never ! Pray you, undo this button : thank you, sir.
Страница 135 - Stain my man's cheeks! — No, you unnatural hags, I will have such revenges on you both That all the world shall, — I will do such things, — What they are yet, I know not; but they shall be The terrors of the earth. You think I'll weep; No, I'll not weep: — I have full cause of weeping; but this heart Shall break into a hundred thousand flaws Or ere I'll weep. — O fool, I shall go mad!
Страница 194 - Pray, do not mock me: I am a very foolish fond old man, fourscore and upward, not an hour more nor less; and, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind.
Страница 134 - If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause ; send down, and take my part...