The British Essayists;: RamblerJ. 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 - English essays |
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... numbers of examples the danger of large possessions is illustrated ; and how all the powers of reason and eloquence have been exhausted in endeavours to eradicate a desire , which seems to have intrenched itself too strongly in the mind ...
... numbers of examples the danger of large possessions is illustrated ; and how all the powers of reason and eloquence have been exhausted in endeavours to eradicate a desire , which seems to have intrenched itself too strongly in the mind ...
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... numbers in the same condition with himself , to whom his mis- takes and miscarriages , escapes and expedients , would be of immediate and apparent use ; but there is such an uniformity in the state of man , considered apart from ...
... numbers in the same condition with himself , to whom his mis- takes and miscarriages , escapes and expedients , would be of immediate and apparent use ; but there is such an uniformity in the state of man , considered apart from ...
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... number ; he has headed parties at the playhouse ; he has scaled the windows of every toast of whatever condition ; he has been hunted for whole winters by his rivals ; he has slept upon bulks , he has cut chairs , he has bilked coachmen ...
... number ; he has headed parties at the playhouse ; he has scaled the windows of every toast of whatever condition ; he has been hunted for whole winters by his rivals ; he has slept upon bulks , he has cut chairs , he has bilked coachmen ...
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... number ; and the life of the greater part of mankind must be lost in empty wishes and painful comparisons , were not the balm of philosophy shed upon us , and our discontent at the appearances of an unequal distribution soothed and ...
... number ; and the life of the greater part of mankind must be lost in empty wishes and painful comparisons , were not the balm of philosophy shed upon us , and our discontent at the appearances of an unequal distribution soothed and ...
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... number were led up to the summit of HOPE , by the hand of FORTITUDE . Of these few , the greater part , when they had obtained the gift which HOPE had promised them , regretted the labour which it cost , and felt in their success the ...
... number were led up to the summit of HOPE , by the hand of FORTITUDE . Of these few , the greater part , when they had obtained the gift which HOPE had promised them , regretted the labour which it cost , and felt in their success the ...
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Page 214 - His praise, ye Winds, that from four quarters blow, Breathe soft or loud ; and, wave your tops, ye Pines, With every plant, in sign of worship wave. Fountains, and ye that warble, as ye flow, Melodious murmurs, warbling tune his praise.
Page 34 - I have often thought that there has rarely passed a life of which a judicious and faithful narrative would not be useful. For, not only every man has, in the mighty mass of the world, great numbers in the same condition with himself, to whom his mistakes and miscarriages, escapes and expedients, would be of immediate and apparent use; but there is such an uniformity in the state of man, considered apart from adventitious and separable decorations and disguises, that there is scarce any possibility...
Page 64 - Happy are they, my son, who shall learn from thy example not to despair, but shall remember, that though the day is past, and their strength is wasted, there yet remains one effort to be made ; that reformation is never hopeless, nor sincere...
Page 192 - Olympian hill I soar, Above the flight of Pegasean wing ! The meaning, not the name, I call ; for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old Olympus dwell'st ; but...
Page 77 - To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labour tends, and of which every desire prompts the prosecution.
Page 36 - But biography has often been allotted to writers, who seem very little acquainted with the nature of their task, or very negligent about the performance.
Page 141 - Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do unto them ; for this is the law and the prophets.
Page 62 - In these amusements the hours passed away uncounted, his deviations had perplexed his memory, and he knew not towards what point to travel. He stood pensive and confused, afraid to go forward lest he should go wrong, yet conscious that the time of loitering was now past.
Page 262 - HOPE, who was the constant associate of the voyage of life. Yet all that HOPE ventured to promise, even to those whom she favoured most, was, not that they should escape, but that they should sink last; and with this promise every one was satisfied, though he laughed at the rest for seeming to believe it. HOPE, indeed, apparently mocked the credulity of her companions ; for, in proportion as their vessels grew leaky...
Page 19 - Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty. He that is extravagant will quickly become poor, and poverty will enforce dependence, and invite corruption...