The British Prose Writers, 18. kötet,1-2. részJohn Sharpe, 1821 |
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6. oldal
... conversation there was the same native ease that graced his manners , and in- deed the same charm : it was distinguished by sound sense , wit , and facetiousness ; yet , when se- rious , he was never dull , his facetiousness never ...
... conversation there was the same native ease that graced his manners , and in- deed the same charm : it was distinguished by sound sense , wit , and facetiousness ; yet , when se- rious , he was never dull , his facetiousness never ...
7. oldal
... conversation . He wrote without effort , as he was accustomed to talk . His compo- sitions were the spontaneous fruits of a fertile mind . He had the ready command of various sub- jects , and could proceed , with the most happy ...
... conversation . He wrote without effort , as he was accustomed to talk . His compo- sitions were the spontaneous fruits of a fertile mind . He had the ready command of various sub- jects , and could proceed , with the most happy ...
9. oldal
... conversation , he united ease with facetiousness ; and his copious informa- tion was enlightened by a lively fancy . As a divine , he was pre - eminent ; and as a preacher , almost unequalled . In the pulpit , he displayed " the beauty ...
... conversation , he united ease with facetiousness ; and his copious informa- tion was enlightened by a lively fancy . As a divine , he was pre - eminent ; and as a preacher , almost unequalled . In the pulpit , he displayed " the beauty ...
17. oldal
... conversation is forced , and his remarks , most likely , foreign to the purpose , and unnatural . I cannot but confess , that such is my present situation . While I am utterly unac- quainted with the humours of the persons I am ...
... conversation is forced , and his remarks , most likely , foreign to the purpose , and unnatural . I cannot but confess , that such is my present situation . While I am utterly unac- quainted with the humours of the persons I am ...
52. oldal
... conversation to be the com- fort of life . He himself , indeed , in an Idler , has not scrupled to compare it to a bowl of that liquor , which , under the direction of Mr. Brydone , so de- servedly engaged the attention of the Sicilian ...
... conversation to be the com- fort of life . He himself , indeed , in an Idler , has not scrupled to compare it to a bowl of that liquor , which , under the direction of Mr. Brydone , so de- servedly engaged the attention of the Sicilian ...
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143. oldal - When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
133. oldal - When icicles hang by the wall, And Dick the shepherd blows his nail...
26. oldal - When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together.
134. oldal - While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. When all aloud the wind doth blow, And coughing drowns the parson's saw, And birds sit brooding in the snow, And Marian's nose looks red and raw, When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Then nightly sings the staring owl, Tu-whit; Tu-who, a merry note, While greasy Joan doth keel the pot.
148. oldal - She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She looketh well to the ways of her household and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up and call her blessed, her husband also, and he praiseth her.
135. oldal - For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children : That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments...
139. oldal - And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
147. oldal - She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
26. oldal - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow.
148. oldal - She is not afraid of the snow for her household, for all her household are clothed with scarlet. She maketh herself coverings of tapestry ; her clothing is silk and purple. Her husband is known in the gates when he sitteth among the elders of the land.