The English Humourists of the Eighteenth CenturyH. Holt, 1900 - 360 páginas |
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... 8 ° , paper . ] I greatly regret that this valuable work did not come to my notice in time to be of assistance . LONDON , 19 July , 1900 . W. L. P. CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION LIFE OF THACKERAY . THE ENGLISH HUMOURISTS iv PREFACE.
... 8 ° , paper . ] I greatly regret that this valuable work did not come to my notice in time to be of assistance . LONDON , 19 July , 1900 . W. L. P. CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION LIFE OF THACKERAY . THE ENGLISH HUMOURISTS iv PREFACE.
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... come by a Collins rather than a Cunard liner - how that he must land at New York rather than at Boston -or at any rate , that he mustn't dare to begin lectur- ing at the latter city , and bring cold joints ' to the former one . In the ...
... come by a Collins rather than a Cunard liner - how that he must land at New York rather than at Boston -or at any rate , that he mustn't dare to begin lectur- ing at the latter city , and bring cold joints ' to the former one . In the ...
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... come , and give him fair play . " He did come , and has had his fair play , and has returned to England with a comfortable pot of gold holding $ 12,000 , and with the hope and promise of seeing us again in September , to discourse of ...
... come , and give him fair play . " He did come , and has had his fair play , and has returned to England with a comfortable pot of gold holding $ 12,000 , and with the hope and promise of seeing us again in September , to discourse of ...
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... - ing for the beautiful , by which all codes of manners will one day come to be tested . In him , American men , women , and institutions have a critic at once frank , fearless , and friendly : already , as CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS XXXV.
... - ing for the beautiful , by which all codes of manners will one day come to be tested . In him , American men , women , and institutions have a critic at once frank , fearless , and friendly : already , as CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS XXXV.
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... come in but with the laggers who fill up the cry . What matters his good or ill word ? The book is sure to sell . * * Of criticism in the strict sense of the word , indeed , however masterly their descriptive passages , the lectures may ...
... come in but with the laggers who fill up the cry . What matters his good or ill word ? The book is sure to sell . * * Of criticism in the strict sense of the word , indeed , however masterly their descriptive passages , the lectures may ...
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Página 186 - And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause; While wits and Templars every sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise — Who but must laugh, if such a man there be? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he? What though my name stood rubric on the walls, Or plaster'd posts, with claps, in capitals? Or smoking forth, a hundred hawkers load, On wings of winds came flying all abroad?
Página 86 - Tis not in mortals to command success, But we'll do more, Sempronius; we'll deserve it.
Página 287 - In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs — and God has given my share — I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose.
Página 287 - Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose. I still had hopes, for pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to show my book-learned skill, Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt and all I saw...
Página 186 - Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne...
Página 274 - To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, ' • But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.
Página 287 - How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly...
Página 136 - 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...
Página 136 - When I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.
Página 274 - At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place ; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools, who came to scoff, remain'd to pray.