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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1 - 5 találat összesen 43 találatból.
. oldal
Raselas and Nekayah continue their conversation 77 * XXVIII . The debate of
marriage continued 80 XXIX . Imlac enters , and changes the conversation XXX .
They visit the pyramids XXXI . They enter the pyramid 90 XXXII . The princess ...
Raselas and Nekayah continue their conversation 77 * XXVIII . The debate of
marriage continued 80 XXIX . Imlac enters , and changes the conversation XXX .
They visit the pyramids XXXI . They enter the pyramid 90 XXXII . The princess ...
6. oldal
One of the Sages , in whose conversation he had formerly delighted , followed
him secretly , in hope of discovering the cause of his disquiet . Rasselas , who
knew not that any one was near him , having for some time fixed his eyes upon
the ...
One of the Sages , in whose conversation he had formerly delighted , followed
him secretly , in hope of discovering the cause of his disquiet . Rasselas , who
knew not that any one was near him , having for some time fixed his eyes upon
the ...
10. oldal
AT this time the found of musick proclaimed the hour of repast , and the
conversation was concluded . The old man went away sufficiently discontented ,
to find that his reasonings had produced the only conclusion which they were
intended to ...
AT this time the found of musick proclaimed the hour of repast , and the
conversation was concluded . The old man went away sufficiently discontented ,
to find that his reasonings had produced the only conclusion which they were
intended to ...
38. oldal
I then resolved to sit down in the quiet of domestick life , and addressed a lady
that was fond of my conversation , but rejected my suit , because my father was a
merchant . “ Wearied at last with solicitation and repulses , I resolved to hide ...
I then resolved to sit down in the quiet of domestick life , and addressed a lady
that was fond of my conversation , but rejected my suit , because my father was a
merchant . “ Wearied at last with solicitation and repulses , I resolved to hide ...
44. oldal
... same point , but I did not suppose you had any better reason for the preference
than a cooler shade , or more fragrant bank ; nor followed you with any other
design than to partake of your conversation . Since then not suspicion but
fondness ...
... same point , but I did not suppose you had any better reason for the preference
than a cooler shade , or more fragrant bank ; nor followed you with any other
design than to partake of your conversation . Since then not suspicion but
fondness ...
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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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