The Spectator. ...H. Hughs, 1789 |
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... stage , Aristotle and Longinus are much better under- ftood by him than Littleton or Coke . The father fends up every poft queftions relating to marriage - articles , leafes , and tenures , in the neighbourhood ; all which queftions he ...
... stage , Aristotle and Longinus are much better under- ftood by him than Littleton or Coke . The father fends up every poft queftions relating to marriage - articles , leafes , and tenures , in the neighbourhood ; all which queftions he ...
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... champaign country filled with herds and flocks , it would be ridiculous to draw the country only upon the scenes , and to to crowd several parts of the stage with fheep and N ° 5 . 29 THE SPECTATOR . N° 5. Tuesday, March 6, 1710-...
... champaign country filled with herds and flocks , it would be ridiculous to draw the country only upon the scenes , and to to crowd several parts of the stage with fheep and N ° 5 . 29 THE SPECTATOR . N° 5. Tuesday, March 6, 1710-...
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... stage . This ftrange dialogue awakened my curiofity fo far , that I immediately bought the Opera , by which means I perceived the fparrows were to act the part of finging - birds in a delightful grove ; though upon a nearer inquiry I ...
... stage . This ftrange dialogue awakened my curiofity fo far , that I immediately bought the Opera , by which means I perceived the fparrows were to act the part of finging - birds in a delightful grove ; though upon a nearer inquiry I ...
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... stage might be as much infested with mice , as the prince of the island was before the cat's ar- rival upon it ; for which reafon he would not per- mit it to be acted in his houfe . And indeed I can- not blame him : for , as he faid ...
... stage might be as much infested with mice , as the prince of the island was before the cat's ar- rival upon it ; for which reafon he would not per- mit it to be acted in his houfe . And indeed I can- not blame him : for , as he faid ...
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... stage another time , he would certainly have done mischief . Befides it was objected against the first lion , that he reared himfelf fo high upon his hinder paws , and walked in fo erect a pofture , that he looked more like an old man ...
... stage another time , he would certainly have done mischief . Befides it was objected against the first lion , that he reared himfelf fo high upon his hinder paws , and walked in fo erect a pofture , that he looked more like an old man ...
Términos y frases comunes
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Pasajes populares
Página 150 - 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; when 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.
Página 43 - When I lay me down to sleep, I recommend myself to his care; when I awake, I give myself up to his direction. Amidst all the evils that threaten me, I will look up to him for help, and question not but he will either avert them, or turn them to my advantage. Though I know neither the time nor the manner of the death I am to die, I am not at all solicitous about it; because I am sure that he knows them both, and that he will not fail to comfort and support me under them.
Página 72 - 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...
Página 147 - 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 230 - To you, good gods, I make my last appeal ; Or clear my virtues, or my crimes reveal. If in the maze of fate I blindly run, And backward trod those paths I sought to shun, Impute my errors to your own decree : My hands are guilty, but my heart is free.
Página 410 - Scotland can witness be, I have not any captain more Of such account as he." Like tidings to King Henry came, Within as short a space, That Percy of Northumberland Was slain in Chevy-Chase. "Now God be with him...
Página 59 - I shall endeavour to point out all those imperfections that are the blemishes, as well as those virtues which are the embellishments of the sex. In the...
Página 149 - As a foreigner is very apt to conceive an idea of the ignorance or politeness of a nation from the turn of their public monuments and inscriptions, they should be submitted to the perusal of men of learning and genius before they are put in execution.
Página 271 - The truth of it is, a man is not qualified for a butt, who has not a good deal of wit and vivacity, even in the ridiculous side of his character. A stupid butt is only fit for the conversation of...
Página 5 - Cocoa-tree, and in the theatres both of Drury-lane and the Haymarket. I have been taken for a merchant upon the Exchange for above these ten years, and sometimes pass for a Jew in the assembly of stockjobbers at Jonathan's.