Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments,: Tending to Amuse the Fancy, and Inculcate Moralityauthor., 1797 - 271 pagina's |
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Pagina 24
... those brutes who wear them , and copy in ourselves their obfcene , their fierce , and favage natures ; fo that thofe who celebrated the orgies of Bacchus in their fkins of bears , tygers , & c . were no lefs brutifh than the beafts them ...
... those brutes who wear them , and copy in ourselves their obfcene , their fierce , and favage natures ; fo that thofe who celebrated the orgies of Bacchus in their fkins of bears , tygers , & c . were no lefs brutifh than the beafts them ...
Pagina 27
... him may prove acceptable to those who are unacquainted with the writings of that incomparable Poet . And ས ། And by his fide rode loathfome Gluttony , Deformed creature E 2 ( 27 ) were flain by Jupiter for their impious attempt to ...
... him may prove acceptable to those who are unacquainted with the writings of that incomparable Poet . And ས ། And by his fide rode loathfome Gluttony , Deformed creature E 2 ( 27 ) were flain by Jupiter for their impious attempt to ...
Pagina 31
... the other with a black . In my black book are registered fuch as I am told , de- serve to be reprobated by me for ever . In my golden book I have fet down the names of those who , who , I have been affured , merit my favour ( 31 )
... the other with a black . In my black book are registered fuch as I am told , de- serve to be reprobated by me for ever . In my golden book I have fet down the names of those who , who , I have been affured , merit my favour ( 31 )
Pagina 33
... those that behold them , into the opinion of a faint , but truly discovering a notorious hypocrite to God , who fees how diftant his intentions are from his pretences . People are as much deceiv ed themselves , as they deceive others ...
... those that behold them , into the opinion of a faint , but truly discovering a notorious hypocrite to God , who fees how diftant his intentions are from his pretences . People are as much deceiv ed themselves , as they deceive others ...
Pagina 34
... those who make them ; and it feems as if they were swallowing of fomething that went griev- oufly against their ftomachs . ' Tis likewife to be confidered , the frequency and fervency of prayers gives it acceptance , not the length of ...
... those who make them ; and it feems as if they were swallowing of fomething that went griev- oufly against their ftomachs . ' Tis likewife to be confidered , the frequency and fervency of prayers gives it acceptance , not the length of ...
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accompliſhments affiftance afked againſt alſo ANEC ANECDOTE anfwered aſked beauty becauſe bleffings bofom cauſe confequence converfation daughter defire difcovered eyes fafe faid fame father fays feemed feen fenfe fenfible fent fentiments ferve feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fincere firft firſt fituation fome fometimes foon forrow fortune foul fpirits friendſhip ftate ftill fubject fuch fuffered fufficient fupport fure gentleman greateſt happineſs happy heart heaven herſelf himſelf honour houfe houſe huſband intereft itſelf juft lady laft lefs Leocadia loft Lord Matilda ment mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary never obferved occafion Orafmin paffed paffion Palemon perfon pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poffeffed poffible prefent purpoſe raiſed reafon refpect ſhe Sir THOMAS PRENDERGAST tafte thee thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thouſand tion uſe vifit virtue vizier whofe whoſe wifdom wife wifh young yourſelf
Populaire passages
Pagina 99 - Is it for thee the lark ascends and sings? Joy tunes his voice, joy elevates his wings. Is it for thee the linnet pours his throat? Loves of his own and raptures swell the note.
Pagina 59 - Why, why was I born a man and yet see the sufferings of wretches I cannot relieve! Poor houseless creatures! the world will give you reproaches but will not give you relief.
Pagina 296 - If gratitude is due from man to man, how much more from man to his Maker ? The Supreme Being does not only confer upon us those bounties, which proceed more immediately from his hand, but even those benefits which are conveyed to us by others. Every blessing we enjoy, by what means soever it may be derived upon us, is the gift of Him who is the great Author of good, and Father of mercies.
Pagina 195 - ... with his views of an hereafter. In a word, his hopes are full of immortality, his schemes are large...
Pagina 93 - Whatever we enjoy is purely a free gift from our Creator ; but that we enjoy no more can never sure be deemed an injury, or a just reason to question his infinite benevolence. All our happiness is owing to his goodness; but that it is no greater is owing only to ourselves, that is, to our not having any inherent right to any happiness, or even to any existence at all.
Pagina 196 - He supersedes every little prospect of gain and advantage which offers itself here, if he does not find it consistent with his views of an hereafter. In a word, his hopes are full of immortality, his schemes...
Pagina 269 - The seas that roll unnumber'd waves; The wood that spreads its shady leaves ; The field whose ears conceal the grain, The yellow treasure of the plain ; All of these, and all I see...
Pagina 194 - Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life : Cunning is a kind of instinct, that only looks out after our immediate interest and welfare.
Pagina 36 - Were they to give us in their catalogue of such worthies as are now living, how different would it be from that which any of our own species would draw up ! We are dazzled with the splendour of titles, the ostentation of learning, the noise of victories...
Pagina 301 - tis eafy to defcry She wants affiftance more than I ; Yet Teems to feel my pains alone, And is a Stoic in her own. When, among fcholars, can we find So foft and yet fo firm a mind...