The British Essayists: The SpectatorJ. Johnson, J. Nichols and Son, R. Baldwin, F. and C. Rivington, W. Otridge and Son, W. J. and J. Richardson, A. Strahan, J. Sewell, R. Faulder, G. and W. Nicol, T. Payne, G. and J. Robinson, W. Lowndes, G. Wilkie, J. Mathews, P. McQueen, Ogilvy and Son, J. Scatcherd, J. Walker, Vernor and Hood, R. Lea, Darton and Harvey, J. Nunn, Lackington and Company, D. Walker, Clarke and Son, G. Kearsley, C. Law, J. White, Longman and Rees, Cadell, Jun. and Davies, J. Barker, T. Kay, Wynne and Company, Pote and Company, Carpenter and Company, W. Miller, Murray and Highley, S. Bagster, T. Hurst, T. Boosey, R. Pheney, W. Baynes, J. Harding, R. H. Evans, J. Mawman; and W. Creech, Edinburgh, 1802 |
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61. oldal
... imagine , after such an acquaintance we might be exceeding merry without any offence ; as in calling to mind how many inventions I have been put to in deluding the master , how many hands forged for excuses , how many times been sick in ...
... imagine , after such an acquaintance we might be exceeding merry without any offence ; as in calling to mind how many inventions I have been put to in deluding the master , how many hands forged for excuses , how many times been sick in ...
62. oldal
... imagine , sir , how troubled I am for this un- happy lady's misfortune , and beg you would insert this letter , that the husband may reflect upon this accident coolly . It is no small matter , the ease of a virtuous woman for her whole ...
... imagine , sir , how troubled I am for this un- happy lady's misfortune , and beg you would insert this letter , that the husband may reflect upon this accident coolly . It is no small matter , the ease of a virtuous woman for her whole ...
90. oldal
... imagine the confusion of the entertainer , who find- ing some of his friends very uneasy , desired to tell them the story of a great man , one Mr. Locke , ( whom I find you frequently mention ) that being invited to dine with the then ...
... imagine the confusion of the entertainer , who find- ing some of his friends very uneasy , desired to tell them the story of a great man , one Mr. Locke , ( whom I find you frequently mention ) that being invited to dine with the then ...
105. oldal
... imagine , that you have in some of your speculations asserted to your readers the dignity of human nature . But you cannot be insensible that this is a controverted doctrine ; there are authors who consider human nature in a very ...
... imagine , that you have in some of your speculations asserted to your readers the dignity of human nature . But you cannot be insensible that this is a controverted doctrine ; there are authors who consider human nature in a very ...
114. oldal
... imagine he lightly esteems of their sense when he thinks to impose upon them , and that he is less esteemed by them for his attempt in doing so . His endeavour to glory at their expence becomes a ground of quarrel , and the scorn and ...
... imagine he lightly esteems of their sense when he thinks to impose upon them , and that he is less esteemed by them for his attempt in doing so . His endeavour to glory at their expence becomes a ground of quarrel , and the scorn and ...
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122. oldal - The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely, The pangs of despis'd love, the law's delay, The insolence of office, and the spurns That patient merit of the unworthy takes, When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin...
205. oldal - IT is a celebrated thought of Socrates, that if all the misfortunes of mankind were cast into a public stock, in order to be equally distributed among the whole species, those who now think themselves the most unhappy, would prefer the share they are already possessed of before that which would fall to them by such a division.
122. oldal - TO be— or not to be — that is the question ; Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The stings and arrows of outrageous fortune — Or to take arms against a sea of troubles ; And, by opposing, end them...
10. oldal - He makes much of those whom my master loved, and shews great kindness to the old house-dog, that you know my poor master was so fond of. It would have gone to your heart to have heard the moans the dumb creature made on the day of my master's death. He has never joyed himself since ; no more has any of us.
10. oldal - When my old master saw him a little before his death, he shook him by the hand, and wished him joy of the estate which was falling to him, desiring him only to make a good use of it and to pay the several legacies, and the gifts of charity, which he told him he had left as quitrents upon the estate. The captain truly seems a courteous man, though he says but little. He makes much of those whom my master loved, and shows great kindness to the old house-dog, that you know my poor master was so fond...
236. oldal - ... substance of every being, whether material or immaterial, and as intimately present to it as that being is to itself. It would be an imperfection in him...
209. oldal - ... from the choice they had made. A poor galley slave who had thrown down his chains took up the gout in their stead, but made such wry faces that one might easily perceive he was no great gainer by the bargain. It was pleasant enough to see the several exchanges that were made for sickness against poverty, hunger against want of appetite, and care against pain.
20. oldal - There are some brutes that seem to have as much knowledge and reason as some that are called men ; and the animal and vegetable kingdoms are so nearly joined that if you will take the lowest of one, and the highest of the other, there will scarce be perceived any great difference...
120. oldal - Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him : The third day comes a frost, a killing frost ; And,— when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do.
238. oldal - ... omniscience every uncomfortable thought vanishes. He cannot but regard every thing that has being, especially such of his creatures who fear they are not regarded by him. He is privy to all their thoughts, and to that anxiety of heart in particular, which is apt to trouble them on this occasion ; for, as it is impossible he should overlook any of his creatures, so we may be confident...