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Сторінка 60
If she has a mind to speak such a thing , it must be done with such an air of her
body ; and if she has an inclination to look very careless , there is such a smart
thing to be said at the ' same time , that the design of being admired destroys
itself .
If she has a mind to speak such a thing , it must be done with such an air of her
body ; and if she has an inclination to look very careless , there is such a smart
thing to be said at the ' same time , that the design of being admired destroys
itself .
Сторінка 86
... going to offer , than an awkward or pitiful dress ; insomuch that I fancy , had
Tully himself pronounced one of his orations with a blanket about his shoulders ,
more people would have laughed at his dress than have admired his elo .
quence .
... going to offer , than an awkward or pitiful dress ; insomuch that I fancy , had
Tully himself pronounced one of his orations with a blanket about his shoulders ,
more people would have laughed at his dress than have admired his elo .
quence .
Сторінка 91
To tell a toothless old lady that she once had a good set , or a defunct Wencher
that lie once was the admired thing of the town , are satires instead of applauses ;
but on the other side , consider the old age of those who have passed their days
...
To tell a toothless old lady that she once had a good set , or a defunct Wencher
that lie once was the admired thing of the town , are satires instead of applauses ;
but on the other side , consider the old age of those who have passed their days
...
Сторінка 266
I attempted her for a long and weary season , but I found her passion went no
farther than to be admired ; and she is of that unreasonable temper , as not to
value the inconstancy of her lovers , provided she can boast she once had their ...
I attempted her for a long and weary season , but I found her passion went no
farther than to be admired ; and she is of that unreasonable temper , as not to
value the inconstancy of her lovers , provided she can boast she once had their ...
Сторінка 269
It is a frivolous pleasure to be the admiration of gaping crowds ; but to have the
approbation of a good man in the cool ... general praise still more ridiculous , is ,
that it is usually given for circumstances which are foreign to the persons admired
.
It is a frivolous pleasure to be the admiration of gaping crowds ; but to have the
approbation of a good man in the cool ... general praise still more ridiculous , is ,
that it is usually given for circumstances which are foreign to the persons admired
.
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Сторінка 121 - I see a bridge, said I, standing in the midst of the tide. The bridge thou seest, said he, is Human Life ; consider it attentively. Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which added to those that were entire made up the number about an hundred.
Сторінка 139 - Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ, With something new to wish, or to enjoy!
Сторінка 121 - What is the reason, said I, that the tide I see, rises out of a thick mist at one end, and again loses itself in a thick mist at the other ? What thou seest...
Сторінка 124 - ... waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness grew in me upon the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for the wings of an eagle, that I might fly away to those happy seats ; but the genius told me there was no passage to them, except through the gates of death that I saw opening every moment upon the bridge.
Сторінка 123 - I, those great flights of birds that are perpetually hovering about the bridge, and settling upon it from time to time ? I see vultures, harpies, ravens, cormorants, and, among many other feathered creatures, several little winged boys, that perch in great numbers upon the middle arches.
Сторінка 215 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Сторінка 120 - Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on 'the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life; and passing from one thought to another, Surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream.
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| Назва | The British Essayists, Том 8 The British Essayists, Alexander Chalmers Том 8 з серії The British Essayists: With Prefaces, Historical and Biographical, by Alexander Chalmers, Alexander Chalmers |
| Редактор | Alexander Chalmers |
| Видавець | J. Johnson, 1808 |
| Оригінал із | Мічиганський університет |
| Оцифровано | 5 трав. 2005 |
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