The British Essayists;: SpectatorJ. Johnson, J. Nichols and son, R. Baldwin, F. and C. Rivington, W. Otridge and son, W.J. and J. Richardson, A. Strahan, R. Faulder, ... [and 40 others], 1808 |
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Side viii
... tion with the Fair Sex - Incon- stancy of Friendship - Criti- cism ..... 301. Letter to Chloe from her Lover , STEELE with an Account of his Dreams BUDGELL 302. Character of Emilia 303. Criticism on Paradise Lost ... ...... DR . BROME ...
... tion with the Fair Sex - Incon- stancy of Friendship - Criti- cism ..... 301. Letter to Chloe from her Lover , STEELE with an Account of his Dreams BUDGELL 302. Character of Emilia 303. Criticism on Paradise Lost ... ...... DR . BROME ...
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... tion thus lifts him up to the notice and observation of mankind , draws a multitude of eyes upon him , that will narrowly inspect every part of him , consider him nicely in all views , and not be a little pleased , when they have taken ...
... tion thus lifts him up to the notice and observation of mankind , draws a multitude of eyes upon him , that will narrowly inspect every part of him , consider him nicely in all views , and not be a little pleased , when they have taken ...
Side 13
... tion of another , they are a diminution to his . One would think there should be something won- derfully pleasing in the possession of fame , that , not- withstanding all these mortifying considerations , can engage a man in so ...
... tion of another , they are a diminution to his . One would think there should be something won- derfully pleasing in the possession of fame , that , not- withstanding all these mortifying considerations , can engage a man in so ...
Side 15
... tion our grief to the real value it bears , but to the value our fancies and imaginations set upon it . So inconsiderable is the satisfaction that fame brings along with it , and so great the disquietudes to which it makes us liable ...
... tion our grief to the real value it bears , but to the value our fancies and imaginations set upon it . So inconsiderable is the satisfaction that fame brings along with it , and so great the disquietudes to which it makes us liable ...
Side 16
... tion . I need not tell my reader , that I mean by this end , that happiness which is reserved for us in another world , which every one has abilities to pro- cure , and which will bring along with it , ' fulness of joy and pleasures for ...
... tion . I need not tell my reader , that I mean by this end , that happiness which is reserved for us in another world , which every one has abilities to pro- cure , and which will bring along with it , ' fulness of joy and pleasures for ...
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Side 236 - 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 238 - Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: Here we may reign secure: and in my choice. To reign is worth ambition, though in hell ; Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
Side 238 - Their dread commander ; he, above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent, Stood like a tower ; his form had yet not lost All her original brightness, nor appeared Less than archangel ruined, and the excess Of glory obscured...
Side 242 - 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 275 - Heaven that He ere long Intended to create, and therein plant A generation, whom his choice regard Should favour equal to the Sons of Heaven. Thither, if but to pry, shall be perhaps Our first eruption — thither, or elsewhere; For this infernal pit shall never hold Celestial Spirits in bondage, nor th' Abyss Long under darkness cover.
Side 242 - A shout, that tore Hell's concave, and beyond Frighted the reign of Chaos and old Night. All in a moment through the gloom were seen Ten thousand banners rise into the air...
Side 237 - 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 239 - 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 assay'd, and thrice, in spite of scorn, Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth : at last Words interwove with sighs found out their way.
Side 237 - He scarce had ceased, when the superior fiend Was moving toward the shore ; his ponderous shield, Ethereal temper, massy, large, and round, Behind him cast ; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb 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.
Side 242 - Awaiting what command their mighty chief Had to impose : he through the armed files Darts his experienced eye, and soon traverse The whole battalion views, their order due, * Their visages and stature as of gods ; Their number last he sums. And now his heart Distends with pride, and hardening in his strength Glories...