The lounger's common-place book, or, Miscellaneous collections, in history, criticism, biography, poetry & romance. [by J.W. Newman]. New vol, Volym 4Henry Reynell, 21, Piccadilly, 1807 - 252 sidor |
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... object in view is , to catch ere it perish the trifle of the minute ; to select whatever appeared curious , amusing , or applicable to the purposes of human life ; in a word , to make a book which may be perused without injuring our ...
... object in view is , to catch ere it perish the trifle of the minute ; to select whatever appeared curious , amusing , or applicable to the purposes of human life ; in a word , to make a book which may be perused without injuring our ...
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... object and animated by the humanity of her purpose , she alledged a call from a sick friend at a considerable distance to account for her absence , and procuring the dress of a man , at- tended as a pupil at the schools where the ...
... object and animated by the humanity of her purpose , she alledged a call from a sick friend at a considerable distance to account for her absence , and procuring the dress of a man , at- tended as a pupil at the schools where the ...
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... object is plea- sure ; where politeness , decency , repose , and domestic happiness , are sacrificed to frivolous fashion ; where rudeness and unfeeling persiflage are called easy man- ners ; where ignorance and an uncultivated ...
... object is plea- sure ; where politeness , decency , repose , and domestic happiness , are sacrificed to frivolous fashion ; where rudeness and unfeeling persiflage are called easy man- ners ; where ignorance and an uncultivated ...
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... objects of pur- suit , dress , whist , the fox chace , public spectacles , & c . & c . & c . ; but when the ruinous youthful career of vicious extravagance hath been run , when that most important of our duties , domestic ...
... objects of pur- suit , dress , whist , the fox chace , public spectacles , & c . & c . & c . ; but when the ruinous youthful career of vicious extravagance hath been run , when that most important of our duties , domestic ...
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... object of his journey and re- mind , mankind . delay , he flew on the wings of which he did not reach till mid- By means of a passe par tout describ'd proscrib'd . tered the house of his mistress their mutual aid , chamber chamber which ...
... object of his journey and re- mind , mankind . delay , he flew on the wings of which he did not reach till mid- By means of a passe par tout describ'd proscrib'd . tered the house of his mistress their mutual aid , chamber chamber which ...
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Sida 52 - Between the acting of a dreadful thing And the first motion, all the interim is Like a phantasma, or a hideous dream : The genius, and the mortal instruments, Are then in council; and the state of man, Like to a little kingdom, suffers then The nature of an insurrection.
Sida 51 - Bid him disband his legions, Restore the commonwealth to liberty, Submit his actions to the public censure, And stand the judgment of a Roman senate. Bid him do this, and Cato is his friend.
Sida 52 - Oh, think what anxious moments pass between The birth of plots, and their last fatal periods! Oh, 'tis a dreadful interval of time, Fill'd up with horror all, and big with death...
Sida 223 - Appears not half so bright as thee: 'Tis then, that with delight I rove Upon the boundless depth of love; I bless my chain; I hand my oar; Nor think on all I left on shore.
Sida 211 - STERNHOLD and Hopkins had great qualms, When they translated David's Psalms, To make the heart full glad : But had it been poor David's fate To hear thee sing, and them translate, By Jove, 'twould have made him mad. Rhyme to Lisbon. By the same. • HERE'S a health to Kate, Our Sovereign's mate, Of the Royal House of Lisbon : But the devil take Hyde, And the Bishop beside That made her bone of his bone.
Sida 220 - at the Mount of St Mary's, in the stony stage where I now stand, I have brought you some fine biscuits, baked in the oven of charity, carefully conserved for the chickens of the church, the sparrows of the spirit, and the sweet swallows of salvation.
Sida 183 - No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.
Sida 52 - Oh, let it never perish in your hands! But piously transmit it to your children. Do thou, great liberty, inspire our souls, And make our lives in thy possession happy, Or our deaths glorious...
Sida 52 - Lucius seems fond of life; but what is life? 'Tis not to stalk about, and draw fresh air From time to time, or gaze upon the sun; Tis to be free. When liberty is gone, Life grows insipid, and has lost its relish.
Sida 93 - ... a cadaverous aspect, and broken beak, ready to stoop and pounce upon your prey. "You can be trusted by no man; the people cannot trust you, the Ministers cannot trust you ; you deal out the most impartial treachery to both. You tell the nation it is ruined by other men while it is sold by you.