The British Essayists: AdventurerJ. Haddon, 1819 |
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... received with great friendship ; he was much affected with the distresses of my friend ; he generously gave me a bank note , which he requested me to apply to his immediate relief in such a manner as would least wound his delicacy ; and ...
... received with great friendship ; he was much affected with the distresses of my friend ; he generously gave me a bank note , which he requested me to apply to his immediate relief in such a manner as would least wound his delicacy ; and ...
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... receiving seven - fold in return . Indeed , since the usual dona- tion has been so much lessened in its value , the beggars have been observed to be more vociferous and importunate . One of these orators , who takes his stand at Spring ...
... receiving seven - fold in return . Indeed , since the usual dona- tion has been so much lessened in its value , the beggars have been observed to be more vociferous and importunate . One of these orators , who takes his stand at Spring ...
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... received in change : among which one in particular attracted my regard , that seemed once to have borne the profile of King Wil- liam , now scarcely visible , as it was very much bat- tered , and besides other marks of ill - usage had a ...
... received in change : among which one in particular attracted my regard , that seemed once to have borne the profile of King Wil- liam , now scarcely visible , as it was very much bat- tered , and besides other marks of ill - usage had a ...
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... received it of another who is doing the same elsewhere . Whatever is incompatible with the highest dignity of our nature , should indeed be excluded from our conversation as companions , not only that which we owe to ourselves , but to ...
... received it of another who is doing the same elsewhere . Whatever is incompatible with the highest dignity of our nature , should indeed be excluded from our conversation as companions , not only that which we owe to ourselves , but to ...
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... receiving the homage of silent attention and envious admiration . But vanity is sometimes excited to fiction by less visible gratifications : the present age abounds with a race of liars who are content with the conscious- ness of ...
... receiving the homage of silent attention and envious admiration . But vanity is sometimes excited to fiction by less visible gratifications : the present age abounds with a race of liars who are content with the conscious- ness of ...
Términos y frases comunes
absurd acquainted ADVENTURER Æneid Agrestis Amana Amelia appear Aristotle bagnio Bagshot beauty believe Boileau Caliph Captain character coach conceal conduct consider contempt countenance daugh dear Charlotte death desire dignity disappointment discovered distress dreadful effect equally esteem Eugenio Euripides expected eyes falsehood father favour folly fortune Freeman genius gentleman gratify guilt hand happiness heart Homer honour hope human Iliad imagine immediately indignation knew labour Lady Forrest lady's secret less look mankind ment mind misery Miss Meadows morning nature ness never night Nouraddin object Odyssey opinion Osmin OVID PALINGENIUS passion perceived perhaps person Pindar pleasure poets POPE present principles produced Prosopopoeia punished purple emperor racters reason received ridiculous SATURDAY says scarce sentiments Serenus servant shew Sir James Socrates soon Sophocles suffered tain tenderness thou thought Tibullus tion told truth TUESDAY Ventosus vice VIRG virtue wife wish writers XXIV
Pasajes populares
Página 56 - And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him for they saw that his grief was very great.
Página 94 - Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.
Página 307 - I will up, saith the Lord : and will help every one from him that swelleth against him, and will set him at rest. 7 The words of the Lord are pure words : even as the silver, which from the earth is tried, and purified seven times in the fire.
Página 46 - Tasso, Mazzoni, and others, teaches what the laws are of a true epic poem, what of a dramatic, what of a lyric, what decorum is, which is the grand masterpiece to observe.
Página 56 - The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.
Página 93 - When he gave to the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment. When he appointed the foundations of the earth., then I was by him, as one brought up with him, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him, rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights were with the sons of men.
Página 57 - Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
Página 94 - Or who shut up the sea with doors, When it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb ? When I made the cloud the garment thereof, And thick darkness a...
Página 55 - Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, And are counted as the small dust of the balance: Behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
Página 134 - Created half to rise, and half to fall: Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd; The glory jest, and riddle of the world!