The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale : in Two VolumesR. and J. Dodsley, ... and W. Johnston, 1759 - 165 páginas |
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... Thou haft convinced me , that no human being can ever be a poet . Proceed with thy narration . ” " To be a poet , faid Imlac , is indeed very difficult . " " So difficult , returned the prince , that I will at prefent hear no F 4 more ...
... Thou haft convinced me , that no human being can ever be a poet . Proceed with thy narration . ” " To be a poet , faid Imlac , is indeed very difficult . " " So difficult , returned the prince , that I will at prefent hear no F 4 more ...
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... thou canft give me . I am not ignorant of the motive that af- sembles fuch numbers in that place , and cannot but confider it as the center of wisdom and piety , to which the best and wifest men of every land must be conti- nually ...
... thou canft give me . I am not ignorant of the motive that af- sembles fuch numbers in that place , and cannot but confider it as the center of wisdom and piety , to which the best and wifest men of every land must be conti- nually ...
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... thou here found happiness at laft ? faid Raffelas . Tell me without referve ; art thou content with thy con- dition ? or , doft thou wish to be again G 3 wan- wandering and inquiring ? All the in- habitants of this ABISSINIA . 85.
... thou here found happiness at laft ? faid Raffelas . Tell me without referve ; art thou content with thy con- dition ? or , doft thou wish to be again G 3 wan- wandering and inquiring ? All the in- habitants of this ABISSINIA . 85.
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... thou shalt be the companion of my flight , the guide of my rambles , the partner of my fortune , and my fole director in the choice of life . " " Sir , answered the poet , your escape will be difficult , and , perhaps , you may foon ...
... thou shalt be the companion of my flight , the guide of my rambles , the partner of my fortune , and my fole director in the choice of life . " " Sir , answered the poet , your escape will be difficult , and , perhaps , you may foon ...
Página 90
... thou haft feen ; and , fince thou art thyself weary of the valley , it is evi- dent , that thy former ftate was better than this . Whatever be the confequence of my experiment , I am refolved to judge with my own eyes of the various ...
... thou haft feen ; and , fince thou art thyself weary of the valley , it is evi- dent , that thy former ftate was better than this . Whatever be the confequence of my experiment , I am refolved to judge with my own eyes of the various ...
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Página 41 - But what would be the security of the good if the bad could at pleasure invade them from the sky? Against an army sailing through the clouds, neither walls nor mountains nor seas could afford any security. A flight of northern savages might hover in the wind and light at once with irresistible violence upon the capital of a fruitful region that was rolling under them.
Página 68 - The business of a poet," said Imlac, "is to examine not the individual but the species, to remark general properties and large appearances; he does not number the streaks of the tulip or describe the different shades in the verdure of the forest.
Página 67 - I saw every thing with a new purpose; my sphere of attention was suddenly magnified: no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked. I ranged mountains and deserts for images and resemblances, and pictured upon my mind every tree of the forest and flower of the valley. I observed with equal care the crags of the rock and the pinnacles of the palace.
Página 41 - I should with great alacrity teach them all to fly. But what would be the security of the good, if the bad could at pleasure invade them from the sky ? Against an army sailing through the clouds neither walls, nor mountains, nor seas, could afford any security. A flight of northern savages might hover in the wind, and light at once with irresistible violence upon the capital...
Página 67 - To a poet nothing can be useless. Whatever is beautiful, and whatever is dreadful, must be familiar to his imagination : he must be conversant with all that is awfully vast or elegantly little. The plants of the garden, the animals of the wood, the minerals of the earth, and meteors of the sky, must all concur to store his mind with inexhaustible variety...
Página 66 - I soon found that no man was ever great by imitation. My desire of excellence impelled me to transfer my attention to nature and to life.
Página 14 - Man surely has some latent sense for which this place affords no gratification, or he has some desires distinct from sense which must be satisfied before he can be happy.
Página 4 - The sides of the mountains were covered with trees; the banks of the brooks were diversified with flowers; every blast shook spices from the rocks and every month dropped fruits upon the ground.
Página 137 - I do not now wonder that your reputation is so far extended. We have heard at Cairo of your wisdom, and came hither to implore your direction for this young man and maiden in the choice of life." "To him that lives well," answered the hermit, "every form of life is good ; nor can I give any other rule for choice, than to remove from all apparent evil.