The Rambler [by S. Johnson and others]., Volym 21801 |
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Sida 43
... sometimes take advantage of this re- verential modefty , and impose upon ruftick under- ftandings with a falfe fhow of univerfal intelligence ; for I do not find that they are willing to own them- felves ignorant of any thing , or that ...
... sometimes take advantage of this re- verential modefty , and impose upon ruftick under- ftandings with a falfe fhow of univerfal intelligence ; for I do not find that they are willing to own them- felves ignorant of any thing , or that ...
Sida 58
... Sometimes a friend was to be ' gratified , and fome- times a rival to be crushed , by means which his confcience could not approve . Sometimes he was forced to comply with the prejudices of the pub- lick , and fometimes with the fchemes ...
... Sometimes a friend was to be ' gratified , and fome- times a rival to be crushed , by means which his confcience could not approve . Sometimes he was forced to comply with the prejudices of the pub- lick , and fometimes with the fchemes ...
Sida 65
... sometimes contem- plated the towering height of the oak , monarch of the hills ; and fometimes caught the gentle fragrance of the primrose , eldest daughter of the spring : all his fenfes were gratified , and all care was banished from ...
... sometimes contem- plated the towering height of the oak , monarch of the hills ; and fometimes caught the gentle fragrance of the primrose , eldest daughter of the spring : all his fenfes were gratified , and all care was banished from ...
Sida 94
... sometimes ex- tending to the whole compass of duty , and fome- times fhrinking into a narrow space , and fortifying only a few avenues of the heart , while all the reft is left open to the incurfions of appetite , or given up to the ...
... sometimes ex- tending to the whole compass of duty , and fome- times fhrinking into a narrow space , and fortifying only a few avenues of the heart , while all the reft is left open to the incurfions of appetite , or given up to the ...
Sida 110
... sometimes received paffionate injunc- tions to be kind to her maid , and directions how the laft offices fhould be performed ; but if be- fore my arrival the fun happened to break out , or the wind to change , I met her at the door , or ...
... sometimes received paffionate injunc- tions to be kind to her maid , and directions how the laft offices fhould be performed ; but if be- fore my arrival the fun happened to break out , or the wind to change , I met her at the door , or ...
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affiftance againſt amuſements becauſe caufe cauſe cenfure confequence confidered converfation curiofity deferve defire delight diſcover eafily endeavour enquiry equally eſtabliſhed fafely fame favour fecure feems feldom felves fenfe fhall fhew fhort fhould fide fince fingle fink firft firſt flatter folly fome fometimes foon forrow fortune friendſhip ftand ftate ftill ftudy fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuperiority furely fyllables happineſs himſelf hope inclined increaſe intereft itſelf kindneſs labour laft laſt leaſt lefs lofe loft mankind meaſure ment mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary neceffity nefs never NUMB numbers obferved occafion ourſelves paffage paffed paffions perfons pleafing pleaſed pleaſure poffeffion praiſe prefent publick purpoſe raiſe RAMBLER reaſon refolved reft regard rife ſeem ſhe ſome ſtate ſtudy tenderneſs thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion TRUTH underſtanding univerfal uſe vanity verfe vifit virtue whofe whoſe wiſh
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Sida 197 - God made thee of choice his own, and of his own To serve him; thy reward was of his grace; Thy punishment then justly is at his will. Be...
Sida 208 - Adam, well may we labour still to dress This garden, still to tend plant, herb, and flower, Our pleasant task enjoin'd ; but, till more hands Aid us, the work under our labour grows, Luxurious by restraint ; what we by day Lop overgrown, or prune, or prop, or bind, One night or two with wanton growth derides, Tending to wild.
Sida 63 - He did not, however, forget whither he was travelling, but found a narrow way bordered with flowers...
Sida 36 - There are many invisible circumstances which, whether we read as inquirers after natural or moral knowledge, whether we intend to enlarge our science, or increase our virtue, are more important than publick occurrences.
Sida 184 - Ordain'd by thee; and this delicious place For us too large, where thy abundance wants Partakers, and uncropt falls to the ground. But thou hast promis'd from us two a race To fill the earth, who shall with us extol Thy goodness infinite, both when we wake, And when we seek, as now, thy gift of sleep.
Sida 89 - Piety is the only proper and adequate relief of decaying man. He that grows old without religious hopes, as he declines into imbecility, and feels pains and sorrows incessantly crowding upon him, falls into a gulf of bottomless misery, in which every reflection must plunge him deeper, and where he finds only new gradations of anguish and precipices of horror.
Sida 65 - ... that led him on from trifle to trifle. While he was thus reflecting, the air grew blacker, and a clap of thunder broke his meditation.
Sida 236 - Thine own begotten, breaking violent way Tore through my entrails, that with fear and pain Distorted, all my nether shape thus grew Transformed: but he my inbred enemy Forth issued, brandishing his fatal dart Made to destroy: I fled and cried out "Death;" Hell trembled at the hideous name, and sighed From all her caves, and back resounded "Death.
Sida 21 - Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty. He that is extravagant will quickly become poor, and poverty will enforce dependence, and invite corruption...
Sida 64 - ... in compliance with the varieties of the ground, and to end at last in the common road.