Letters to and from his friends and patronseditor, 1787 - 518 стор. |
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... SAME . ENJOY , dear Nymph , thy fweet retreat , Nor think of one forlorn , Whose pleasure yet was ne'er compleat ; She's not for pleasure born . But , fince you condefcend to fay " Twill add to your delight , I'll with the tedious hours ...
... SAME . ENJOY , dear Nymph , thy fweet retreat , Nor think of one forlorn , Whose pleasure yet was ne'er compleat ; She's not for pleasure born . But , fince you condefcend to fay " Twill add to your delight , I'll with the tedious hours ...
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... same year he had both his legs hurt in the battle of Steenkirk . His fecond wife , an amiable young woman , dying in 1697 at the age of 18 , was celebrated in an admirable fermon by Atterbury . In 1695 , and the three fol- lowing ...
... same year he had both his legs hurt in the battle of Steenkirk . His fecond wife , an amiable young woman , dying in 1697 at the age of 18 , was celebrated in an admirable fermon by Atterbury . In 1695 , and the three fol- lowing ...
Сторінка 357
... same time that they use their utmost industry and in- vention to derogate from it . But it is for your honour that those who are now your enemies were always fo . You have acted in fo much confiftency with yourself , and promoted the in ...
... same time that they use their utmost industry and in- vention to derogate from it . But it is for your honour that those who are now your enemies were always fo . You have acted in fo much confiftency with yourself , and promoted the in ...
Сторінка 424
... same with those sent to Mr. Steele , except leaving out my mafter's name and place of abode , which , for fome reasons , is thought proper to be omitted . R. M. have acted very prudently seriously to have perused that of have 424 ...
... same with those sent to Mr. Steele , except leaving out my mafter's name and place of abode , which , for fome reasons , is thought proper to be omitted . R. M. have acted very prudently seriously to have perused that of have 424 ...
Сторінка 452
... same men who make an attack very bravely upon troops in good order , do least execution upon them when they are put to flight , or ask quarter . But I never heard it faid , that they were the lefs zealous for the cause , or that they ...
... same men who make an attack very bravely upon troops in good order , do least execution upon them when they are put to flight , or ask quarter . But I never heard it faid , that they were the lefs zealous for the cause , or that they ...
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Addiſon addrefs affure againſt alfo alſo anſwer becauſe beſt bleffing bufinefs buſineſs Carmarthen cauſe circumftance commiffion confideration DEAR PRUE DEAR WIFE defign defire Duke Duke of Marlborough Earl eſteem exprefs faid fame favour feems fend fenfe fent ferved fervice feven fhall fhew fhould fince fincere firft firſt fome foon fpirit friendſhip fubject fuch fure give greateſt happineſs himſelf honour hope houfe houſe intereft juft juftice juſt Lady STEELE laft laſt LETTER LETTER Lord Lord Halifax Lordship Madam Mifs moft moſt affectionate moſt humble fervant moſt obedient muft muſt myſelf obedient huſband obferve occafion paffion perfon pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poffible poft prefent publiſhed purpoſe racter raiſed reafon refpect RICH ſay SCURLOCK Sept ſhall ſhe Sir Richard Steele ſpeak Steele's TATLER thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe tion uſe whofe write yourſelf
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Сторінка 342 - VITAL spark of heavenly flame ! Quit, oh, quit this mortal frame ! Trembling, hoping, lingering, flying : Oh, the pain, the bliss of dying ! Cease, fond nature ! cease thy strife, And let me languish into life ! Hark, they whisper ; angels say,
Сторінка 333 - ... an advantage not very common to young men, that the attractions of the world have not dazzled me very much...
Сторінка 7 - ... as yours is, our days will pass away with joy; and old age, instead of introducing melancholy prospects of decay, give us hope of eternal youth in a better life. I have but few minutes from the duty of my employment to write in, and without time to read over what I have writ; therefore beseech you to pardon the first hints of my mind, which I have expressed in so little order. ' I am, dearest creature, your most obedient, ' Most devoted servant,' ' The two next were written after the day for...
Сторінка 421 - Tisdall fellow, that he never minds it. So what care I for his wit ? for he is the worst company in the world, till he has a bottle of wine in his head.
Сторінка 333 - ... not very common to young men, that the attractions of the world have not dazzled me very much ; and I begin, where...
Сторінка 343 - I. Vital fpark of heav'nly fl.ame ! Quit, oh quit this mortal frame; Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, flying, Oh the pain, the blifs of dying ! Ceafe, fond Nature, ceafe thy ftrife, And let me languifh into life. II. Hark ! they whifper ; Angels fay, Sifter Spirit, come away...
Сторінка 343 - The world recedes; it disappears! Heaven opens on my eyes; my ears With sounds seraphic ring! Lend, lend your wings! I mount! I fly! O Grave! where is thy victory? O Death! where is thy sting?
Сторінка 461 - ... William, it being the 4th November, as to drink his friend Addison up to conversation pitch, whose phlegmatic constitution was hardly warmed for society by that time. Steele was not fit for it. Two remarkable circumstances happened. John Sly, the hatter of facetious memory, was in the house; and...
Сторінка 14 - I am attending about business. There is a dirty crowd of busy faces all around me, talking of money ; while all my ambition, all my wealth is love ! Love which animates my heart, sweetens my humour, enlarges my soul, and affects every action of my life.
Сторінка 94 - King's accession to the throne : and at his death bequeathed a certain sum of money, the interest of which was to be appropriated annually, for ever, to the purchase of a like coat and badge, to be rowed for in honour of the day...