Fugitive Pieces, on Various Subjects, 1. kötetR. and J. Dodsley, 1761 |
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6. oldal
... Object that I knew afflicted her . By Degrees , the recovered her ufnal Behaviour ; but , through all the Calmnefs and Pleafingness of it , there was still a Cloud hanging about her Eyes , which be- trayed Part of the Uneafiness that ...
... Object that I knew afflicted her . By Degrees , the recovered her ufnal Behaviour ; but , through all the Calmnefs and Pleafingness of it , there was still a Cloud hanging about her Eyes , which be- trayed Part of the Uneafiness that ...
8. oldal
... Object that is pleafing to the Eye , when looked upon , or delightful to the Mind , on Recollection , may be called beautiful ; so that Beauty , in general , may ftretch as wide as the vifible Creation , or even as far as the ...
... Object that is pleafing to the Eye , when looked upon , or delightful to the Mind , on Recollection , may be called beautiful ; so that Beauty , in general , may ftretch as wide as the vifible Creation , or even as far as the ...
36. oldal
... Object . A Head that is quite un- active , and flung flat upon the Canvas ( like the Faces on Medals after the Fall of the Roman Empire , or the Gothic Heads before the Revival of the Arts ) will be fo far from having any Grace , that ...
... Object . A Head that is quite un- active , and flung flat upon the Canvas ( like the Faces on Medals after the Fall of the Roman Empire , or the Gothic Heads before the Revival of the Arts ) will be fo far from having any Grace , that ...
45. oldal
... mislead the Generality in their Judgments of Beauty ; and I fhall beg leave to enumerate fome of them . If the Affection is entirely engaged by any one Object If ON BEAUTY . 45 Others would have no Share at all, in our ...
... mislead the Generality in their Judgments of Beauty ; and I fhall beg leave to enumerate fome of them . If the Affection is entirely engaged by any one Object If ON BEAUTY . 45 Others would have no Share at all, in our ...
46. oldal
... Object . People are very often misled in their Judgments , by a Similitude either of their own Temper , or Per- fonage , in others . It is hence , that a Perfon of a mild Temper is more apt to be pleased with the gent- ler Paffions in ...
... Object . People are very often misled in their Judgments , by a Similitude either of their own Temper , or Per- fonage , in others . It is hence , that a Perfon of a mild Temper is more apt to be pleased with the gent- ler Paffions in ...
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againſt almoſt anſwer Apollo Belvedere Beauty becauſe beft beſt Cafe Cauſe Charms chooſe Cicero Color Confequence confider Converfation CRITO defigned defire deformed Perfons Delicacy Difpofition eafy Efteem Elegance Eunuchs Expreffion faid fame feems fhall fhew fhould fince firft firſt focial fome fometimes foon ftill fuch fuppofe fure give Grace greateſt Happineſs hath higheſt himſelf Honour Houſe human Inftance itſelf juft juſt Ladies laft leaft leaſt lefs leſs Love Mankind Manner ment MILESIUS Mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf Nature neceffary never Number obferved Occafion Ovid paffed Paffions paſs Philocles Philofopher pleafing pleaſe Pleaſure poffible polite prefent preſent Purpoſe raiſed Reaſon refined Reſpect Rife ſay ſcarce ſee ſeems ſeen Senfe Senſe ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſmall ſome Sophronius ſpeak ſuch Tafte thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe Thouſand Tibullus TIMANTHES tion underſtand uſed Vafes Virtue Weakneſs whilft whofe Wiſdom wiſh World
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184. oldal - By heaven, methinks, it were an easy leap, To pluck bright honour from the pale-fac'd moon; Or dive into the bottom of the deep, Where fathom-line could never touch the ground, And pluck up drowned honour by the locks...
315. oldal - In . the Revised Statutes, the words "or otherwise" were intentionally omitted. Hence the duty of personal examination became, in all cases, imperative. So great, however, is the tax imposed by this requirement upon the time of...
35. oldal - In beauty, that of favour is more than that of colour, and that of decent and gracious motion more than that of favour.
115. oldal - DEFORMED persons are commonly even with nature ; for as nature hath done ill by them, so do they by nature; being for the most part, as the Scripture saith, void of natural affection: and so they have their revenge of nature.
131. oldal - WHAT shall I do to be for ever known, And make the age to come my own...
34. oldal - Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall, God-like erect, with native honour clad In naked majesty, seemed lords of all, And worthy seemed; for in their looks divine The image of their glorious Maker shone, Truth, wisdom, sanctitude severe and pure— Severe, but in true filial freedom placed, Whence true authority in men: though both Not equal, as their sex not equal seemed; For contemplation he and valour formed, For softness she and sweet attractive grace; He for God only, she for God in him.
103. oldal - Danger of being trampled trampled upon, or ftifled in a Crowd ; where my Back is a convenient Lodgment for the Elbow of any tall Perfon that is near. I can fee nothing ; and my whole Employment is to guard my Perfon. I have forborn to attend his Majefty in the Houfe of Peers, fmce I was like to be fqueezed to death there againft the Wall.
124. oldal - DEFORMITY: bring down the Perfon envied to his own Level; but if it is on account of Superiority of Fortune, it will operate alike on Men of all Shapes. Eunuchs have but one peculiar Motive to Envy; but that (as Lord Bacon exprefles it) makes them envious towards all: becaufe it is for a Pleafure, which all but themfelves may enjoy. Deformed Perfons are deprived only of Beauty and Strength, and therefore thofe alone are to be deemed the extraordinary Motives to their Envy ; for they can no more be...
29. oldal - I believe, it is fo. We know that the Soul is, but we fcarce know what it is ; every Judge of Beauty can point out Grace; but no one that I know of has ever yet fixt upon a Definition for it.
240. oldal - Exactly parallel to this, is that wrong Notion, which many have, that nothing more is due from them to their Neighbours, than what refults from a Principle of...