The Man in the Moon: Consisting of Essays and Critiques on the Politics, Morals, Manners, Drama, &c. of the Present Day ... [no. 1-24; Nov. 12, 1803-Jan. 28 [i.e. Feb. 11] 1804]William Smelley S. Highley, 1804 - 194 sider |
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Side 68
... merits are as great as any other performer , he plays true to na- ture , catches genuine applause , makes no long unjust pauses before he makes his leap to prepossess the au- dience with what he is going to do , and trusts to na- ture ...
... merits are as great as any other performer , he plays true to na- ture , catches genuine applause , makes no long unjust pauses before he makes his leap to prepossess the au- dience with what he is going to do , and trusts to na- ture ...
Side 72
... merit , but conclude it to be envy or want of taste in others , which has so long deprived them of universal admiration . In order , therefore , to cut up the root of this evil at once , and for the relief of his Majesty's peaceable ...
... merit , but conclude it to be envy or want of taste in others , which has so long deprived them of universal admiration . In order , therefore , to cut up the root of this evil at once , and for the relief of his Majesty's peaceable ...
Side 103
... Merit may want a dinner , character it will always have ; the country may have wealth , character it may not always have from that venal source . It is impossible to imagine a cause for the neglect of merit and genius in a country where ...
... Merit may want a dinner , character it will always have ; the country may have wealth , character it may not always have from that venal source . It is impossible to imagine a cause for the neglect of merit and genius in a country where ...
Side 104
... merit ; he loves a man of genius , and will never relax in his en- deavours to engage a portion of mankind , at ... merits of living persons in the different walks of life who have aided , by their talents , the great purposes of ...
... merit ; he loves a man of genius , and will never relax in his en- deavours to engage a portion of mankind , at ... merits of living persons in the different walks of life who have aided , by their talents , the great purposes of ...
Side 109
... merit ; a visit to the poor , or sick ; to snatch from cruel persecution the hunted animal , be it a dog or a cat ; to repress undue influ- ence ; to oppose the cruelty of power ; to assert the cause of the injured , are things that ...
... merit ; a visit to the poor , or sick ; to snatch from cruel persecution the hunted animal , be it a dog or a cat ; to repress undue influ- ence ; to oppose the cruelty of power ; to assert the cause of the injured , are things that ...
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