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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21. oldal
... things , to which , though common to all other mor- tals , his confinement from childhood had kept him a ftranger . The poet pitied his ignorance , and loved his curiofity , and entertained him from day to day with novelty and ...
... things , to which , though common to all other mor- tals , his confinement from childhood had kept him a ftranger . The poet pitied his ignorance , and loved his curiofity , and entertained him from day to day with novelty and ...
28. oldal
... thing that he uttered above the power of a common man , he difmiffed me aftonished at his wisdom , and enamoured of his goodness . " My credit was now fo high , that the mer- chants , with whom I had travelled , applied to me for ...
... thing that he uttered above the power of a common man , he difmiffed me aftonished at his wisdom , and enamoured of his goodness . " My credit was now fo high , that the mer- chants , with whom I had travelled , applied to me for ...
30. oldal
... thing with a new purpose ; my fphere of attention was fuddenly 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 foreft and ...
... thing with a new purpose ; my fphere of attention was fuddenly 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 foreft and ...
31. oldal
... thing which I had never beheld before , or never heeded . " " The business of a poet , said Imlac , is to ex- amine , not the individual , but the species ; to re- mark general properties and large appearances ; he does not number the ...
... thing which I had never beheld before , or never heeded . " " The business of a poet , said Imlac , is to ex- amine , not the individual , but the species ; to re- mark general properties and large appearances ; he does not number the ...
33. oldal
... thing that may not be obtained : a thoufand arts , of which we never heard , are continually labouring for their convenience and pleasure ; and whatever their own climate has denied them is fupplied by their com- merce . " ( c By what ...
... thing that may not be obtained : a thoufand arts , of which we never heard , are continually labouring for their convenience and pleasure ; and whatever their own climate has denied them is fupplied by their com- merce . " ( c By what ...
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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.