The Spectator, Svazek 8 |
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Strana 5
... these little parcels of wealth are , as it were , thus thrown back into the
redonation of Providence , we are to expect that some who live under hardships
or obscurity may be produced to the world in the figure they deserve by this
means .
... these little parcels of wealth are , as it were , thus thrown back into the
redonation of Providence , we are to expect that some who live under hardships
or obscurity may be produced to the world in the figure they deserve by this
means .
Strana 7
I must confess the novelty of such a sight may be one occasion of its
pleasantness to the imagination ; but , certainly its chief reason is its nearest
resemblance to nature , as it does not only , like other pictures , give the colour
and figure , but ...
I must confess the novelty of such a sight may be one occasion of its
pleasantness to the imagination ; but , certainly its chief reason is its nearest
resemblance to nature , as it does not only , like other pictures , give the colour
and figure , but ...
Strana 8
... are laid out by the rule and line ; because , they say , any person may place
trees in equal rows and uniform figures . ... trimmed into a mathematical figure ;
and cannot but fancy that an orchard in flower looks infinitely more delightful than
all ...
... are laid out by the rule and line ; because , they say , any person may place
trees in equal rows and uniform figures . ... trimmed into a mathematical figure ;
and cannot but fancy that an orchard in flower looks infinitely more delightful than
all ...
Strana 10
I might here , likewise , take notice of the huge rock that was cut into the figure of
Semiramis , with the smaller rocks that lay by it in the shape of tributary kings ; the
prodigious basin , or artificial lake , which took in the whole Euphrates , till such ...
I might here , likewise , take notice of the huge rock that was cut into the figure of
Semiramis , with the smaller rocks that lay by it in the shape of tributary kings ; the
prodigious basin , or artificial lake , which took in the whole Euphrates , till such ...
Strana 11
The wall of China is one of these eastern pieces of magnificence , which makes a
figure even in the map of the world , although an account of it would have been
thought fabulous , were not the wall itself still extant . We are obliged to devotion
...
The wall of China is one of these eastern pieces of magnificence , which makes a
figure even in the map of the world , although an account of it would have been
thought fabulous , were not the wall itself still extant . We are obliged to devotion
...
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Bibliografické údaje
| Titul | The Spectator, Svazek 8 British essayists – Svazky 4–9 The Spectator |
| Vydavatel | J. F. Dove, 1827 |
| Zdroj originálu: | Wisconsinská univerzita – Madison |
| Digitalizováno | 10. listopad 2016 |
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