Thackeray's Works, Volumen8Estes & Lauriat, 1891 |
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... artists of our own ; looking at that calm , fair face , and clear countenance - those chiselled features pure and cold , I can't but fancy that this great man - in this re- spect , like him of whom we spoke in the last lect- ure -was ...
... artists of our own ; looking at that calm , fair face , and clear countenance - those chiselled features pure and cold , I can't but fancy that this great man - in this re- spect , like him of whom we spoke in the last lect- ure -was ...
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... artist that England has seen . He polished , he refined , he thought ; he took thoughts from other works to adorn and com- plete his own ; borrowing an idea or a cadence from another poet as he would a figure or a simile from a flower ...
... artist that England has seen . He polished , he refined , he thought ; he took thoughts from other works to adorn and com- plete his own ; borrowing an idea or a cadence from another poet as he would a figure or a simile from a flower ...
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... artist of his time , and who painted for him a portrait of his old mother , and for whose pic- ture he asked and thanked Richardson in one of the most delightful letters that ever was penned , ' —and ancient literature , and able to ...
... artist of his time , and who painted for him a portrait of his old mother , and for whose pic- ture he asked and thanked Richardson in one of the most delightful letters that ever was penned , ' —and ancient literature , and able to ...
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... artist of his day . ' - It is affecting to note , through Pope's Correspon- dence , the marked way in which his friends , the greatest , the most famous , and wittiest men of the time generals and statesmen , philosophers and divines ...
... artist of his day . ' - It is affecting to note , through Pope's Correspon- dence , the marked way in which his friends , the greatest , the most famous , and wittiest men of the time generals and statesmen , philosophers and divines ...
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... artist . He has to de- scribe the negotiations for a marriage pending between the daughter of a rich citizen Alderman and young Lord Viscount Squanderfield , the dissipated son of a gouty old Earl . Pride and pomposity appear in every ...
... artist . He has to de- scribe the negotiations for a marriage pending between the daughter of a rich citizen Alderman and young Lord Viscount Squanderfield , the dissipated son of a gouty old Earl . Pride and pomposity appear in every ...
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Página 131 - When I read the several dates of the tombs, of" some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together.
Página 130 - I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow: 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 88 - 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 30 - That the remaining hundred thousand may at a year old be offered in sale to the persons of quality, and fortune, through the kingdom, always advising the mother to let them suck plentifully in the last month, so as to render them plump, and fat for a good table. A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends, and when the family dines alone, the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish, and seasoned with a little pepper or salt will be very good boiled on the fourth day, especially...
Página 78 - To Dr. Jonathan Swift, the most agreeable companion, the truest friend, and the greatest genius of his age.
Página 91 - Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Página 273 - Sweet AUBURN ! parent of the blissful hour, Thy glades forlorn confess the tyrant's power. Here, as I take my solitary rounds...
Página 191 - She comes ! she comes ! the sable throne behold Of Night primeval, and of Chaos old ! Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its varying rainbows die away. Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's strain, The sickening stars fade off the ethereal plain; . As Argus
Página 261 - 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, Tho' round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.
Página 274 - Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly. For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt...