The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The vision of Theodore. The apotheosis of Milton. Prayers and devotional exercises. Apophthegms, sentiments, opinions and occasional reflections. Irene. Poems. Miscellaneous poems. PoemataJ. Buckland, J. Rivington and Sons, T. Payne and Sons, L. Davis, B. White and Son ... [and 36 others in London], 1787 |
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8. oldal
... which the prince , having long considered him as one whose intellects were
exhausted , was not very willing to afford : “ Why , said he , does this man thus
intrude upon me ; shall I be never suffered to forget those lectures which pleased
only ...
... which the prince , having long considered him as one whose intellects were
exhausted , was not very willing to afford : “ Why , said he , does this man thus
intrude upon me ; shall I be never suffered to forget those lectures which pleased
only ...
10. oldal
He had been before terrified at the length of life which nature promised him ,
because he considered that in a long time much must be endured ; he now
rejoiced in his youth , because in many years much might be done . This first
beam of ...
He had been before terrified at the length of life which nature promised him ,
because he considered that in a long time much must be endured ; he now
rejoiced in his youth , because in many years much might be done . This first
beam of ...
12. oldal
... the sun had passed twice over him in his annual course . felt a degree of regret
with which he had never been before acquainted . He considered how much
might have been done in the time which had pafled , and left nothing real behind
it .
... the sun had passed twice over him in his annual course . felt a degree of regret
with which he had never been before acquainted . He considered how much
might have been done in the time which had pafled , and left nothing real behind
it .
13. oldal
This was obvious ; and Rasselas reproached himself that he had not discovered
it , having not known , or not considered , how many useful hints are obtained by
chance , and how often the mind , hurried by her own ardour to distant views ...
This was obvious ; and Rasselas reproached himself that he had not discovered
it , having not known , or not considered , how many useful hints are obtained by
chance , and how often the mind , hurried by her own ardour to distant views ...
18. oldal
I have considered the structure of all volant animals , and find the folding
continuity of the bat's wings most easily accommodated to the human form . Upon
this model I shall begin my task to - morrow , and in a year espect to tower into
the air ...
I have considered the structure of all volant animals , and find the folding
continuity of the bat's wings most easily accommodated to the human form . Upon
this model I shall begin my task to - morrow , and in a year espect to tower into
the air ...
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Más kiadások - Összes megtekintése
Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
ABDALLA againſt anſwered appeared ASPASIA attend beauty CALI cauſe character charms conſidered continued converſation danger death delight DEMETRIUS deſire dread effect entered eyes fate fear firſt follow folly give Habit hand happineſs happy hear heard heart heav'n himſelf hiſtory hope hour human Imlac IRENE King knowledge lady laſt learning leave LEONTIUS leſs live look Lord MAHOMET mankind means mind moſt mountains muſt MUSTAPHA myſelf nature never night obſerved once opinion paſſions Pekuah perſon pleaſed pleaſure poet pow'r preſent prince princeſs publiſhed reaſon received reſt ſaid ſame ſaw ſee ſeemed ſhall ſhe ſhould ſome ſoul ſtate ſtill ſuch thee themſelves theſe thing thoſe thou thought uſe viii virtue voice whoſe wiſh writing
Népszerű szakaszok
318. oldal - His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.
89. oldal - This opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal only by its truth; those that never heard of one another would not have agreed in a tale which nothing but experience can make credible. That it is doubted by single cavillers can very little weaken the general evidence; and some who deny it with their tongues confess it by their fears.
19. oldal - In a year the wings were finished; and on a morning appointed the maker appeared furnished for flight on a little promontory. He waved his pinions a while to gather air, then leaped from his stand, and in an instant dropped into the lake.
313. oldal - And scarce a sycophant was fed by pride; Where ne'er was known the form of mock debate, Or seen a new-made mayor's unwieldy state; Where change of fav'rites...
316. oldal - Yet hope not life from grief or danger free, Nor think the doom of man revers'd for thee...
313. oldal - The robes of pleasure and the veils of woe: All aid the farce, and all thy mirth maintain, Whose joys are causeless, or whose griefs are vain. Such was the scorn that...
31. oldal - 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.
88. oldal - I will not undertake to maintain, against the concurrent and unvaried testimony of all ages and of all nations. There is no people, rude or learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed. This opinion, which...
205. oldal - A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table than when his wife talks Greek.
194. oldal - Thy mercy ; enforce and accept my imperfect repentance ; make this commemoration available to the confirmation of my faith, the establishment of my hope, and the enlargement of my charity; and make the death of Thy Son Jesus Christ effectual to my redemption.
Bibliográfiai információk
| Cím | The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The vision of Theodore. The apotheosis of Milton. Prayers and devotional exercises. Apophthegms, sentiments, opinions and occasional reflections. Irene. Poems. Miscellaneous poems. Poemata 11. kötet/The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with His Life, and Notes on His Lives of the Poets, Sir Joshua Reynolds |
| Szerzők | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins |
| Illusztrálta: | Sir Joshua Reynolds, John Hall |
| Közreműködők | James Buckland, John Rivington, Charles Rivington, Francis Rivington, Thomas Payne, Lockyer Davis, Benjamin White, B. White and Son, T. Payne and Son |
| Kiadó | J. Buckland, J. Rivington and Sons, T. Payne and Sons, L. Davis, B. White and Son ... [and 36 others in London], 1787 |
| Eredeti forrása | Oxfordi Egyetem |
| Digitalizálva: | 2007. jún. 20. |
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