The British Essayists, Volumen6Alexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1808 |
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... late Mr. TYERS , to be a Sir JOHN PACKINGTON , of Worcestershire , " a Tory , not without good sense , but abounding in absurdities . " Captain SENTRY is said to have been C. KEMPEN- FELT , father of Admiral KEMPENFELT , who deplorably ...
... late Mr. TYERS , to be a Sir JOHN PACKINGTON , of Worcestershire , " a Tory , not without good sense , but abounding in absurdities . " Captain SENTRY is said to have been C. KEMPEN- FELT , father of Admiral KEMPENFELT , who deplorably ...
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... late the demand has been considerable for lofty periods and splendid imagery , verging some- times on the excellence of poetry , and sometimes on the ostentation of bombast . The writers of QUEEN ANNE's reign are oftener , therefore ...
... late the demand has been considerable for lofty periods and splendid imagery , verging some- times on the excellence of poetry , and sometimes on the ostentation of bombast . The writers of QUEEN ANNE's reign are oftener , therefore ...
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... proofs , in the Critical Review for Octo- ber , 1783. The article was the production of the late Rev. JOSEPH ROBERTSON , of Horncastle , Lincolnshire . have been multiplied by the critics as fast as they Xxxii HISTORICAL AND.
... proofs , in the Critical Review for Octo- ber , 1783. The article was the production of the late Rev. JOSEPH ROBERTSON , of Horncastle , Lincolnshire . have been multiplied by the critics as fast as they Xxxii HISTORICAL AND.
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... late have been added HUME , Ro- BERTSON , GIBBON , BLAIR , and BURKE * . But when we inquire how many of these are to be held up as models , the list becomes smaller as we approach nearer to the severe criticism of our own times ...
... late have been added HUME , Ro- BERTSON , GIBBON , BLAIR , and BURKE * . But when we inquire how many of these are to be held up as models , the list becomes smaller as we approach nearer to the severe criticism of our own times ...
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... late been brought before the public , it is hoped with some exaggeration . " Narratur et prisci Catonis Sæpe mero caluisse virtus . " 66 Dr. JOHNSON has mentioned this failing with moderation and delicacy . " He " ( ADDISON ) " often sat ...
... late been brought before the public , it is hoped with some exaggeration . " Narratur et prisci Catonis Sæpe mero caluisse virtus . " 66 Dr. JOHNSON has mentioned this failing with moderation and delicacy . " He " ( ADDISON ) " often sat ...
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Página 52 - Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep. All these with ceaseless praise his works behold, Both day and night. How often, from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to others...
Página xcviii - ... 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.
Página xci - 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 the like nature, that conduce very much to the right understanding of an author.
Página 114 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me...
Página xcviii - Tully, but not one case in the reports of our own courts. No one ever took him for a fool, but none, except his intimate friends, know he has a great deal of wit. This turn makes him at once both disinterested and agreeable; as few of his thoughts are drawn from business, they are most of them fit for conversation.
Página 1 - ... would make no great figure were he not a rich man) he calls the sea the British Common. He is acquainted with commerce in all its parts, and will tell you that it is a stupid and barbarous way to extend dominion by arms; for true power is to be got by arts and industry. 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...
Página 111 - WHEN I am in a serious humour, I very often walk by myself in Westminster Abbey; where the gloominess of the place, and the use to which it is applied, with the solemnity of the building, and the condition of the people who lie in it, are apt to fill the mind with a kind of melancholy, or rather thoughtfulness, that is not disagreeable.
Página 3 - With this candour does the gentleman speak of himself and others. The same frankness runs through all his conversation. The military part of his life has furnished him with many adventures, in the relation of which he is very agreeable to the company ; for he is never over-bearing, though accustomed to command men in the utmost degree below him ; nor ever too obsequious, from an habit of obeying men highly above him.
Página 194 - Bring with thee airs from heaven or blasts from hell, Be thy intents wicked or charitable, Thou com'st in such a questionable shape, That I will speak to thee: I'll call thee Hamlet, King, father, royal Dane, O, answer me!
Página xcviii - Temple, a man of great probity, wit, and understanding ; but he has chosen his place of residence rather to obey the direction of an old humorsome father, than in pursuit of his own inclinations. He was placed there to study the laws of the land, and is the most learned of any of the house in those of the stage.