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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28. oldal
The emperour asked me many questions concerning my country and my travels ;
and though I cannot now recollect any thing that he uttered above the power of a
common man , he dismissed me astonished at his wisdom , and enamoured of ...
The emperour asked me many questions concerning my country and my travels ;
and though I cannot now recollect any thing that he uttered above the power of a
common man , he dismissed me astonished at his wisdom , and enamoured of ...
30. oldal
Being now resolved to be a poet , 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
...
Being now resolved to be a poet , 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
...
33. oldal
In their countries it is difficult to wish for any thing that may not be obtained : a
thousand arts , of which we never heard , are continually labouring for their
convenience and pleasure ; and whatever their own climate has denied them is
supplied ...
In their countries it is difficult to wish for any thing that may not be obtained : a
thousand arts , of which we never heard , are continually labouring for their
convenience and pleasure ; and whatever their own climate has denied them is
supplied ...
47. oldal
Their dress was such as might not bring upon then the suspicion of having any
thing to conceal , yet the prince , wherever he came , expected to be obeyed ,
and the princess was frighted , because those that came into her presence did
not ...
Their dress was such as might not bring upon then the suspicion of having any
thing to conceal , yet the prince , wherever he came , expected to be obeyed ,
and the princess was frighted , because those that came into her presence did
not ...
49. oldal
The prince had , by frequent lectures , been taught the use and nature of money ;
but the ladies could not , for a long time , comprehend what the merchants did
with small pieces of gold and silver , or why things of so little use should be ...
The prince had , by frequent lectures , been taught the use and nature of money ;
but the ladies could not , for a long time , comprehend what the merchants did
with small pieces of gold and silver , or why things of so little use should be ...
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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
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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.
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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