The British Essayists: AdventurerJ. Haddon, 1819 |
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... never attempted . Yet , though I would willingly pay to Theocritus the honour which is always due to an original au- thor , I am far from intending to depreciate Virgil ; of whom Horace justly declares , that the rural muses have ...
... never attempted . Yet , though I would willingly pay to Theocritus the honour which is always due to an original au- thor , I am far from intending to depreciate Virgil ; of whom Horace justly declares , that the rural muses have ...
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... never be re- futed , might , I think , have perished , without any diminution of the praise of its author ; for I know not that it contains one affecting sentiment or pleas- ing description , or one passage that strikes the ima ...
... never be re- futed , might , I think , have perished , without any diminution of the praise of its author ; for I know not that it contains one affecting sentiment or pleas- ing description , or one passage that strikes the ima ...
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... never beheld a man except her father . As I have affirmed that Shakspeare's chief excel- lence is the consistency of his characters , I will ex- emplify the truth of this remark , by pointing out some master - strokes of this nature in ...
... never beheld a man except her father . As I have affirmed that Shakspeare's chief excel- lence is the consistency of his characters , I will ex- emplify the truth of this remark , by pointing out some master - strokes of this nature in ...
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... never heard of the vacancy , which he had some chance to fill : but Evander groaned under the tyranny of imagination , and in a fit of causeless fretfulness cast away peace , because time was not stopped in its career , and a miracle ...
... never heard of the vacancy , which he had some chance to fill : but Evander groaned under the tyranny of imagination , and in a fit of causeless fretfulness cast away peace , because time was not stopped in its career , and a miracle ...
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... never saw , demolish lamps , bilk hackney - coachmen , overturn wheel - bar- rows , and storm night - cellars : I beat the watchman , though he bids me good - morrow , abuse the con- stable , and insult the justice : for these feats I ...
... never saw , demolish lamps , bilk hackney - coachmen , overturn wheel - bar- rows , and storm night - cellars : I beat the watchman , though he bids me good - morrow , abuse the con- stable , and insult the justice : for these feats I ...
Términos y frases comunes
acquaintance ADVENTURER Almerine Almet appearance bagnio beauty became Caprinus Catiline censure character circumstances Clodio con test considered contempt countenance danger daughters DECEMBER 18 DECEMBER 22 desire diamonds sparkle Diphilus disappointed discovered distress dreadful dress DRYDEN equal Euripides evil excellence eyes father favour fear felicity Flavilla folly fortune frequently Gonerill gratify guilt happiness hast heart Hilario honour hope hour imagination impatient insensibility kind knew labour lady Lear less look mankind manner marriage Menander ment Mercator mind misery nature ness never night Nourassin object obtain OVID passion perceived perhaps perpetual pity Plautus pleasure Plutarch Posidippus present produced Prospero Quintilian racter reason reflected SATURDAY scarce scene sentiments servant Shakspeare Shelimah shew solicitous Soliman sometimes soon Sophocles suffered superaddition tenderness thee Theocritus things thou thought tion truth TUESDAY ulmo VIRG virtue wish wretch writers
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Página 34 - Were I in England now, as once I was, and had but this fish painted, not a holiday fool there but would give a piece of silver. There would this monster make a man. Any strange beast there makes a man. When they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian.
Página 194 - tis fittest. Cor. How does my royal lord? How fares your majesty? Lear. You do me wrong, to take me out o' the grave. — Thou art a soul in bliss ; but I am bound Upon a wheel of fire, that mine own tears Do scald like molten lead.
Página 135 - You see me here, you gods, a poor old man, As full of grief as age; wretched in both! If it be you that stir these daughters...
Página 149 - Spit, fire ! spout, rain. Nor rain, wind, thunder, fire, are my daughters: I tax not you, you elements, with unkindness; I never gave you kingdom, call'd you children, You owe me no subscription : then let fall Your horrible pleasure; here I stand, your slave, A poor, infirm, weak and despised old man...
Página 192 - Thou must be patient; we came crying hither. Thou know'st, the first time that we smell the air, We wawl, and cry: — I will preach to thee; mark me. Glo. Alack, alack the day ! Lear. When we are born, we cry, that we are come To this great stage of fools...
Página 60 - In the midst of the street of it and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month ; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Página 195 - Why should a dog, a horse, a rat, have life, And thou no breath at all ? Thou 'It come no more, Never, never, never, never, never ! Pray you, undo this button : thank you, sir.
Página 135 - Stain my man's cheeks! — No, you unnatural hags, I will have such revenges on you both That all the world shall, — I will do such things, — What they are yet, I know not; but they shall be The terrors of the earth. You think I'll weep; No, I'll not weep: — I have full cause of weeping; but this heart Shall break into a hundred thousand flaws Or ere I'll weep. — O fool, I shall go mad!
Página 194 - Pray, do not mock me: I am a very foolish fond old man, fourscore and upward, not an hour more nor less; and, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind.
Página 134 - If you do love old men, if your sweet sway Allow obedience, if yourselves are old, Make it your cause ; send down, and take my part...