Readings from the Spectator. With notes1884 |
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... celebrated books , either in the learned or the modern tongues , which I am not acquainted with . 4. Upon the death of my father I was resolved to travel into foreign countries , and therefore left the university , with the character of ...
... celebrated books , either in the learned or the modern tongues , which I am not acquainted with . 4. Upon the death of my father I was resolved to travel into foreign countries , and therefore left the university , with the character of ...
42 페이지
... celebrated for nothing but being knocked on the head . 3. The life of these men is finely described in Holy Writ by the path of an arrow , which is im- mediately closed up and lost . 4. Upon my going into the church , I entertained ...
... celebrated for nothing but being knocked on the head . 3. The life of these men is finely described in Holy Writ by the path of an arrow , which is im- mediately closed up and lost . 4. Upon my going into the church , I entertained ...
44 페이지
... celebrating the many remarkable actions he had performed in the service of his country , it acquaints us only with the manner of his death , in which it was impossible for him to reap any honour . 8. The Dutch , whom we are apt to ...
... celebrating the many remarkable actions he had performed in the service of his country , it acquaints us only with the manner of his death , in which it was impossible for him to reap any honour . 8. The Dutch , whom we are apt to ...
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... celebrated thought of Socrates , that if all the misfortunes of mankind were cast into a public stock , in order to be equally distributed among the whole species , those who now think themselves the most unhappy , would prefer the ...
... celebrated thought of Socrates , that if all the misfortunes of mankind were cast into a public stock , in order to be equally distributed among the whole species , those who now think themselves the most unhappy , would prefer the ...
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... celebrated authors , among whom we may reckon Sir Roger L'Estrange in particular , began to prune their words of all superfluous letters , as they termed them , in order to adjust the spelling to the pronunciation ; which would have ...
... celebrated authors , among whom we may reckon Sir Roger L'Estrange in particular , began to prune their words of all superfluous letters , as they termed them , in order to adjust the spelling to the pronunciation ; which would have ...
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59 페이지 - ... thick for the eye to penetrate, I saw the valley opening at the farther end, and spreading forth into an immense ocean, that had a huge rock of adamant running through the midst of it, and dividing it into two equal parts. The clouds still rested on one half of it, insomuch that I could discover nothing in it; but the other appeared to me a vast ocean planted with innumerable islands, that were covered with fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among...
20 페이지 - As Sir Roger is landlord to the whole congregation, he keeps them in very good order, and will suffer nobody to sleep in it besides himself; for if, by chance, he has been surprised into a short nap at sermon, upon recovering out of it he stands up and looks about him, and, if he sees anybody else nodding, either wakes them himself, or sends his servants to them.
56 페이지 - ... him to my imagination, and at once dispelled all the fears and apprehensions with which I approached him. He lifted me from the ground, and taking me by the hand, 'Mirza,' said he, 'I have heard thee in thy soliloquies; follow me.
55 페이지 - I had ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed souls of good men upon their first arrival in paradise, to wear out the impressions of the last agonies, and qualify them for the pleasures of that happy place.
14 페이지 - He will often argue, that if this part of our trade were Well cultivated, we should gain from one nation ; and if another, from another. I have heard him prove, that diligence makes more lasting acquisitions than valour, and that sloth has ruined more nations than the sword. He abounds in several frugal •maxims, amongst which the greatest favourite is,. ' A penny saved is a penny got.
13 페이지 - He is now in his fifty-sixth year, cheerful, gay, and hearty; keeps a good house both in town and country; a great lover of mankind; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed. His tenants grow rich, his servants look satisfied, all the young women profess love to him, and the young men are glad of his company.
7 페이지 - I have observed that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor; with other particulars of a like nature, that conduce very much to the right understanding of an author.
58 페이지 - I, man was made in vain ! How is he given away to misery and mortality! tortured in life, and swallowed up in death! The genius being moved with compassion towards me, bid me quit so uncomfortable a prospect. Look no more...
59 페이지 - I wished for the wings of an eagle, that I might fly away to those happy seats ; but the genius told me there was no passage to them, except through the gates of death that I saw opening every moment upon the bridge. The islands...
92 페이지 - 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 noon-day walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend.