The Spectator [by J. Addison and others] with sketches of the lives of the authors, and explanatory notes. 12 vols. [in 6]., Bind 5–61853 |
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Side 17
... mankind have of fame , and the inexpressible pleasure which there is in the approbation of worthy men to all who are capable of worthy actions ; but methinks one may divide the general word fame into three different species , as it ...
... mankind have of fame , and the inexpressible pleasure which there is in the approbation of worthy men to all who are capable of worthy actions ; but methinks one may divide the general word fame into three different species , as it ...
Side 18
... mankind , is as stable as glory , if it be as well founded : and the common cause of human society is thought concerned when we hear a man of good behaviour calumniated : besides which , according to a prevailing custom amongst us ...
... mankind , is as stable as glory , if it be as well founded : and the common cause of human society is thought concerned when we hear a man of good behaviour calumniated : besides which , according to a prevailing custom amongst us ...
Side 23
... mankind will be there ranged in different stations of superiority and pre- eminence in proportion as they have here ex- celled one another in virtue , and performed in their several posts of life , the duties which be- long to them ...
... mankind will be there ranged in different stations of superiority and pre- eminence in proportion as they have here ex- celled one another in virtue , and performed in their several posts of life , the duties which be- long to them ...
Side 36
... more frequently ; and what a blemish does it cast upon wit and learning in the general account of the world ? And in how disadvantageous a light does it ex- pose them to the busy class of mankind , that 36 No. 222 THE SPECTATOR .
... more frequently ; and what a blemish does it cast upon wit and learning in the general account of the world ? And in how disadvantageous a light does it ex- pose them to the busy class of mankind , that 36 No. 222 THE SPECTATOR .
Side 37
Spectator The. pose them to the busy class of mankind , that there should be so many instances of persons who have so conducted their lives , in spite of these tran- scendant advantages , as neither to be happy in themselves , nor useful ...
Spectator The. pose them to the busy class of mankind , that there should be so many instances of persons who have so conducted their lives , in spite of these tran- scendant advantages , as neither to be happy in themselves , nor useful ...
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Side 177 - OF man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat, Sing, heavenly Muse...
Side 107 - And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
Side 179 - Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views At evening from the top of Fesole Or in Valdarno to descry new lands, .Rivers or mountains in her spotty globe; His spear, to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills to be the mast Of some great ammiral, were but a wand.
Side 181 - To speak; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose him round With all his peers: attention held them mute. Thrice he assayed, and thrice in spite of scorn, Tears, such as Angels weep, burst forth...
Side 185 - Anon, out of the earth a fabric huge Rose like an exhalation, with the sound Of dulcet symphonies and voices sweet, Built like a temple...
Side 170 - Come, and trip it as you go On the light fantastic toe; And in thy right hand lead with thee The mountain nymph, sweet Liberty; And if I give thee honour due, Mirth, admit me of thy crew, To live with her, and live with thee In unreprove'd pleasures free...
Side 180 - Abject and lost lay these, covering the flood Under amazement of their hideous change. He call'd so loud that all the hollow deep Of Hell resounded.
Side 180 - Farewell happy fields, Where joy for ever dwells : Hail horrors, hail Infernal world, and thou profoundest Hell, Receive thy new possessor ; one who brings A mind not to be chang'd by place or time. The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n.
Side 3 - The figure is in the stone, and the sculptor only finds it. What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul.
Side 6 - It is therefore an unspeakable blessing, to be born in those parts of the world where wisdom and knowledge flourish ; though, it must be confessed, there are, even in these parts, several poor uninstructed persons, who are but little above the inhabitants of those nations of which I have been here speaking...