The British Essayists; with Prefaces, Historical and Biographical,: The GuardianE. Sargeant, and M. & W. Ward; and Munroe, Francis & Parker, and Edward Cotton, Boston., 1810 |
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... occasion . SIR , -shire , July , 1713 . THE other day I went into the house of one of my tenants , whose wife was formerly a servant in our family , and ( by my grandmother's kind- ness ) had her education with my mother from her ...
... occasion . SIR , -shire , July , 1713 . THE other day I went into the house of one of my tenants , whose wife was formerly a servant in our family , and ( by my grandmother's kind- ness ) had her education with my mother from her ...
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... occasion re- quires , to be inserted in your papers “ cum pri- vilegio . " I shall not omit giving informations of the improvement or decay of punning , and may chance to touch upon the rise and fall of tuckers ; but I will roar aloud ...
... occasion re- quires , to be inserted in your papers “ cum pri- vilegio . " I shall not omit giving informations of the improvement or decay of punning , and may chance to touch upon the rise and fall of tuckers ; but I will roar aloud ...
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... occasion , after the man- ner of the ancients , to make a digression in praise of that season . The verses here subjoined , are not all upon that subject ; but the transitions slide so easily into one another , that I knew not how to ...
... occasion , after the man- ner of the ancients , to make a digression in praise of that season . The verses here subjoined , are not all upon that subject ; but the transitions slide so easily into one another , that I knew not how to ...
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... order of the clergy . The author of a pamphlet printed the other day ( which without my mentioning the title , will on this occasion occur to the thoughts of those who have read it ) hopes to insinuate E 2 No. 130 . 45 GUARDIAN .
... order of the clergy . The author of a pamphlet printed the other day ( which without my mentioning the title , will on this occasion occur to the thoughts of those who have read it ) hopes to insinuate E 2 No. 130 . 45 GUARDIAN .
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... occasion from the chance of such judicial proceedings , to relate a custom used , in a certain part of India , to determine law- suits , which he produced as a parallel to the sin- gle combat . The custom is , " That the plaintiff and ...
... occasion from the chance of such judicial proceedings , to relate a custom used , in a certain part of India , to determine law- suits , which he produced as a parallel to the sin- gle combat . The custom is , " That the plaintiff and ...
Términos y frases comunes
acquainted Alcinous ants Anytus appear AUGUST 15 Barsisa beauty body Burgundy Champaign charms children in leading-strings corn creatures daugh daughter death Dion Cassius discourse DRYDEN Dunkirk earth entertaining eyes fancied female gave gentleman Georg iv give hand hath heap heart Helim honour humble servant humour hurried my habit ingenious French poet insects intriguing lady say kind late masquerade letter lion live look looking glass lord Roscommon mously assented nest NESTOR IRONSIDE never noble noise these diversions observed old fantastical dresses OVID pains paper philosopher pismires pleasure present Pulcheria quality into beasts racters reader reason recommend and distinguish reproach Rhadamanthus Ringwood santon secret SEPT shew soul speak species sword thing thou thought tiers transformed tion transformed into clowns unani viam leonis VIRG virtue whole woman women young
Pasajes populares
Página 223 - She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
Página 222 - She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. 13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. 14 She is like the merchants' ships : she bringeth her food from afar.
Página 223 - 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.
Página 190 - Honour's a sacred tie, the law of kings, The noble mind's distinguishing perfection, That aids and strengthens virtue, where it meets her, And imitates her actions, where she is not : It ought not to be sported with.
Página 59 - For honourable age is not that which standeth in length of time, nor that is measured by number of years ; but wisdom is the grey hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age.
Página 27 - A new commandment I give unto you : That you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this shall all men know that you are My disciples, if you have love one for another.
Página 84 - What choice to choose for delicacy best, What order so contrived as not to mix Tastes, not well joined, inelegant, but bring Taste after taste upheld with kindliest change...
Página 57 - You formerly observed to me that nothing made a more ridiculous figure in a man's life than the disparity we often find in him sick and well ; thus one of an unfortunate constitution is perpetually exhibiting a miserable example of the weakness of his mind, and of his body, in their turns. I have had frequent opportunities of late to consider myself in these different views, and, I hope, have received some advantage by it, if what Waller says be true, that The soul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd,...
Página 223 - 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. Many daughters have done virtuously, But thou excellest them all.
Página 84 - Whatever earth, all-bearing mother, yields In India east or west, or middle shore In Pontus, or the Punic coast, or where Alcinous reigned, fruit of all kinds, in coat Rough, or smooth rind, or bearded husk, or shell...