The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century: A Series of LecturesHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 297 pagina's |
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Pagina 39
... beautiful , or your fortune large . Cleanliness in the first , and competency in the second , is all I ask for ! " The editors do not tell us what became of Varina in life . One would be glad to know that she met with some worthy ...
... beautiful , or your fortune large . Cleanliness in the first , and competency in the second , is all I ask for ! " The editors do not tell us what became of Varina in life . One would be glad to know that she met with some worthy ...
Pagina 43
... beautiful , grace- ful , and agreeable young women in London - only a little too fat . Her hair was blacker than a raven , and every feature of her face in perfection . .... " Properly speaking " -he goes on with a calmness which ...
... beautiful , grace- ful , and agreeable young women in London - only a little too fat . Her hair was blacker than a raven , and every feature of her face in perfection . .... " Properly speaking " -he goes on with a calmness which ...
Pagina 45
... beautiful or genteel ; . . . . . happy in the thoughts of being reported Swift's concubine , but still aiming and intending to be his wife . " --LORD ORRERY . ..... 2 " You bid me be easy , and you would see me as often as you could ...
... beautiful or genteel ; . . . . . happy in the thoughts of being reported Swift's concubine , but still aiming and intending to be his wife . " --LORD ORRERY . ..... 2 " You bid me be easy , and you would see me as often as you could ...
Pagina 54
... beautiful , and victorious from the first . Everybody acknowledged the young chieftain . The great Mr. Dryden ' declared 1 " It has been observed that no change of ministers affected him in the least , nor was he ever removed from any ...
... beautiful , and victorious from the first . Everybody acknowledged the young chieftain . The great Mr. Dryden ' declared 1 " It has been observed that no change of ministers affected him in the least , nor was he ever removed from any ...
Pagina 56
... beautiful Bracegirdle , ' the heroine of all his plays , the favourite of all the town of her day— and the Duchess of Marlborough , Marlborough's daughter , had such an admiration of him , that when he died she had an ivory figure made ...
... beautiful Bracegirdle , ' the heroine of all his plays , the favourite of all the town of her day— and the Duchess of Marlborough , Marlborough's daughter , had such an admiration of him , that when he died she had an ivory figure made ...
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Pagina 259 - In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs — and GOD has given my share — I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down...
Pagina 247 - To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in Heaven.
Pagina 123 - 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: when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions and debates of mankind.
Pagina 285 - Who was her father ? Who was her mother ? Had she a sister ! Had she a brother ? Or was there a dearer one Still, and a nearer one Yet, than all other...
Pagina 168 - Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike...
Pagina 286 - The bleak wind of March Made her tremble and shiver; But not the dark arch, Or the black flowing river: Mad from life's history, Glad to death's mystery, Swift to be hurl'd Anywhere, anywhere, Out of the world!
Pagina 85 - I am very well versed in the theory of a husband, or a father, and can discern the errors in the economy, business, and diversion of others better than those who are engaged in them, as standers-by discover blots which are apt to escape those who are in the game.
Pagina 181 - Night primeval and of Chaos old ! Before her, fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its varying rainbows die away. Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's strain, The sick'ning stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; As Argus
Pagina 85 - They were neither of them dissatisfied with the knight's determination, because neither of them found himself in the wrong by it : upon which we made the best of our way to the assizes. The court was sat before Sir Roger came, but notwithstanding all the justices had taken their places upon the bench, they made room for the old knight at the head of them ; who, for his reputation in the country, took occasion to whisper in the judge's ear, that he was glad his lordship had met with so much good weather...
Pagina 259 - Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep...