The Spectator, Svazek 8 |
Vyhledávání v knize
Výsledky 1-5 z 100
Strana 3
... and see some of this visionary beauty poured out upon the whole creation : but
what a rough unsightly sketch of nature should we be entertained with , did all
her colouring disappear , and the several distinctions of light and shade vanish ?
... and see some of this visionary beauty poured out upon the whole creation : but
what a rough unsightly sketch of nature should we be entertained with , did all
her colouring disappear , and the several distinctions of light and shade vanish ?
Strana 8
But why may not a whole estate be thrown into a kind of garden by frequent
plantations , that may turn as much to the profit as the pleasure of the owner ? A
marsh overgrown with willows , or a mountain shaded with oaks , are not only
more ...
But why may not a whole estate be thrown into a kind of garden by frequent
plantations , that may turn as much to the profit as the pleasure of the owner ? A
marsh overgrown with willows , or a mountain shaded with oaks , are not only
more ...
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 12
... so pressed together that the whole will appear but a confusion . ” Among all the
figures in architecture , there are none that have a greater air than the concave
and the convex ; and we find the ancient and modern architecture , as well in the
...
... so pressed together that the whole will appear but a confusion . ” Among all the
figures in architecture , there are none that have a greater air than the concave
and the convex ; and we find the ancient and modern architecture , as well in the
...
Strana 15
... as in puns , quibbles ; or of a whole sentence or poem , as wings and altars .
The final cause , probably of annexing pleasure to this operation of the mind ,
was to quicken and encoùrage us in our searches after truth , since the
distinguishing ...
... as in puns , quibbles ; or of a whole sentence or poem , as wings and altars .
The final cause , probably of annexing pleasure to this operation of the mind ,
was to quicken and encoùrage us in our searches after truth , since the
distinguishing ...
Co říkají ostatní - Napsat recenzi
Na obvyklých místech jsme nenalezli žádné recenze.
Další vydání - Zobrazit všechny
Běžně se vyskytující výrazy a sousloví
able acquainted advantage affection agreeable appear attend beauty body called character common condition consider conversation delight desire discourse dress excellent eyes face father figure fortune give given greater greatest hand happy head hear heart honour hope hour human humble ideas imagination keep kind lady lately learning leave less letter live look manner matter means meet mentioned merit mind nature never objects obliged observed occasion pain particular pass passion persons pleased pleasure poor present proper raise reader reason received reflection regard rest seems seen sense servant shew side sight soul speak SPECTATOR taken tell thing thought tion told took town turn virtue whole woman women writing young
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 |
| Exportovat citaci | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |