The Spectator [by J. Addison and others]: with sketches of the lives of the authors, and explantory notes1816 |
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10. oldal
... woman was then smitten , another was taken with him at the head of his troops in the Park . In all these important relations , he has ever about the same time received a kind glance , or a blow of a fan , from some celebrated beauty ...
... woman was then smitten , another was taken with him at the head of his troops in the Park . In all these important relations , he has ever about the same time received a kind glance , or a blow of a fan , from some celebrated beauty ...
17. oldal
... woman to her , Will spoke what I looked , according to his romantic imagina- tion , in the following manner : C Behold , you who dare , that charming virgin ; behold the beauty of her person chastised by the innocence of her thoughts ...
... woman to her , Will spoke what I looked , according to his romantic imagina- tion , in the following manner : C Behold , you who dare , that charming virgin ; behold the beauty of her person chastised by the innocence of her thoughts ...
18. oldal
... woman's day , in my works , I shall endeavour at a style and air , suitable to their understanding . When I say this , I must be understood to mean , that I shall not lower , but exalt the subjects I treat upon . Discourse for their ...
... woman's day , in my works , I shall endeavour at a style and air , suitable to their understanding . When I say this , I must be understood to mean , that I shall not lower , but exalt the subjects I treat upon . Discourse for their ...
29. oldal
... woman unluckily observed there were thirteen of us in company . This remark struck a panic terror into several who were present , insomuch that one or two of the ladies were go- ing to leave the room ; but a friend of mine , taking no ...
... woman unluckily observed there were thirteen of us in company . This remark struck a panic terror into several who were present , insomuch that one or two of the ladies were go- ing to leave the room ; but a friend of mine , taking no ...
31. oldal
... woman of quality to Bridewell , or a peer of Great Britain to the Counter ; besides , that their numbers is so very great , that I am afraid they would be able to rout our whole fraternity , though we were accompanied with all our guard ...
... woman of quality to Bridewell , or a peer of Great Britain to the Counter ; besides , that their numbers is so very great , that I am afraid they would be able to rout our whole fraternity , though we were accompanied with all our guard ...
Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
acquaint acrostics ADDISON admiration Æneid agreeable anagrams appear APRIL 13 April 26 Aristotle audience beautiful behaviour Ben Johnson called character Cicero club coffee-house conversation discourse dress DRYDEN endeavour English entertainment eyes false favour genius gentleman give hand heard heart hero honour Hudibras humble servant humour Italian JOHN HENLEY kind king lady laugh learned letter likewise lion live look Lord lover mankind manner March 15 means mind nature never night observed occasion opera OVID paper particular passion person Pharamond Pict piece play pleased pleasure poem poet portunity Porus present prince reader reason ROSCOMMON scene sense shew speak Spectator stage STEELE talk taste Tatler tell thing thou thought tion told town tragedy turn verses VIRG Virgil virtue Whigs whole woman women words writing young
Népszerű szakaszok
48. oldal - Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep. All these with ceaseless praise his works behold, Both day and night. How often, from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to others...
38. oldal - It was said of Socrates, that he brought Philosophy down from Heaven, to inhabit among Men; and I shall be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought Philosophy out of Closets and Libraries, Schools and Colleges, to dwell in Clubs and Assemblies, at Tea-Tables and in CoffeeHouses.
235. oldal - For. wit lying most in the assemblage of ideas. and putting those together with quickness and variety wherein can be found any resemblance or congruity. thereby to make up pleasant pictures and agreeable visions in the fancy: judgment. on the contrary. lies quite on the other side. in separating carefully one from another ideas wherein can be found the least difference. thereby to avoid being misled by similitude and by affinity to take one thing for another.
5. oldal - THE first of our society is a gentleman of Worcestershire, of an ancient descent, a baronet, his name Sir Roger de Coverley. His great grandfather was inventor of that famous country-dance which is called after him. All who know that shire are very well acquainted with the parts and merits of Sir Roger. He is a gentleman that is very singular in his behaviour, but his singularities proceed from his good sense, and are contradictions to the manners of the world, only as he thinks the world is in the...
266. oldal - I never heard the old song of Percy and Douglas that I found not my heart moved more than with a trumpet...
267. oldal - ... and dreadful scene of death, occasioned by the mutual feuds which reigned in the families of an English and Scotch nobleman : that he designed this for the instruction of his poem, we may learn from his four last lines, in which, after the example of the modern tragedians, he draws from it a precept for the benefit of his readers. God save the King, and bless the land In plenty, joy, and peace ; And grant henceforth that foul debate 'Twixt noblemen may cease.
165. oldal - What may this mean, That thou, dead corse, again in complete steel Revisits thus the glimpses of the moon, Making night hideous and we fools of nature So horridly to shake our disposition With thoughts beyond the reaches of our souls?
180. oldal - Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me : the brain of this foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able to invent any thing that tends to laughter*, more than I invent, or is invented on me : I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men.
10. oldal - To conclude his character, where women are not concerned, he is an honest worthy man. I cannot tell whether I am to account him whom I am next to speak of as one of our company, for he visits us but seldom ; but when he does, it adds to every man else a new enjoyment of himself. He is a clergyman, a very philosophic man, of general learning, great sanctity of life, and the most exact good breeding.
165. oldal - Bring with thee airs from heaven or blasts from hell, Be thy intents wicked or charitable, Thou com'st in such a questionable shape, That I will speak to thee: I'll call thee Hamlet, King, father, royal Dane, O, answer me!