The British Prose Writers, Том 18, Части 1–2John Sharpe, 1821 |
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... desire of contributing to the entertainment of others , without dis- gracing himself . The permission of saying from whom I have received these favours , involves an additional obliga- tion . My motive for not using the privilege with ...
... desire of contributing to the entertainment of others , without dis- gracing himself . The permission of saying from whom I have received these favours , involves an additional obliga- tion . My motive for not using the privilege with ...
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... desire to return to one's coun- try and family , be more manly and noble , than an eager desire to be revenged of an enemy ; then should our eyes be fixed rather on Ulysses than Achilles . Unexperienced minds , too easily captivated ...
... desire to return to one's coun- try and family , be more manly and noble , than an eager desire to be revenged of an enemy ; then should our eyes be fixed rather on Ulysses than Achilles . Unexperienced minds , too easily captivated ...
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... desire to quarrel , it should not be done in a company met to enjoy the pleasures of conversation . Let a stage be erected for the purpose , in a proper place , to which the jurisdiction of the Middlesex magistrates doth not reach ...
... desire to quarrel , it should not be done in a company met to enjoy the pleasures of conversation . Let a stage be erected for the purpose , in a proper place , to which the jurisdiction of the Middlesex magistrates doth not reach ...
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... desires ; for appearances of happiness fill the eye with fancied grandeur at a distance , but , contrary to other objects of sight , gradually diminish upon the nearness of our ap- proach . But the idea of felicity being derived from ...
... desires ; for appearances of happiness fill the eye with fancied grandeur at a distance , but , contrary to other objects of sight , gradually diminish upon the nearness of our ap- proach . But the idea of felicity being derived from ...
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... desire of re venge and maternal affection , is more particularly referred to this play . * It may not be amiss to conclude these remarks with a few extracts from a most excellent modern performance , where the author has committed an ...
... desire of re venge and maternal affection , is more particularly referred to this play . * It may not be amiss to conclude these remarks with a few extracts from a most excellent modern performance , where the author has committed an ...
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Страница 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.
Страница 133 - When icicles hang by the wall, And Dick the shepherd blows his nail...
Страница 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.
Страница 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.
Страница 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.
Страница 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...
Страница 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.
Страница 147 - She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
Страница 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.
Страница 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.