The Spectator; in Miniature: Being a Collection of the Principal Religious, Moral, Humorous, Satyrical & Critical Essays Contained in that Celebrated Publication, Svazek 1W. Suttaby, 1808 |
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Strana xxi
... human mind . He had stu- died man as he found him in society , not in books ; and , with an humour lively and ver- satile , he could paint him , as a comic writer , justly and agreeably as he saw him . His characters are natural , well ...
... human mind . He had stu- died man as he found him in society , not in books ; and , with an humour lively and ver- satile , he could paint him , as a comic writer , justly and agreeably as he saw him . His characters are natural , well ...
Strana 26
... human nature . For my own part , says he , I would rather it should be said of me , that there was never any such man as Plutarch , than that Plu tarch was ill - natured , capricious , or inhuman . If we may believe our logicians , man ...
... human nature . For my own part , says he , I would rather it should be said of me , that there was never any such man as Plutarch , than that Plu tarch was ill - natured , capricious , or inhuman . If we may believe our logicians , man ...
Strana 28
... human life , therefore I am to begin to think like one wholly unconcerned in it . I do not consider you as one by whose error I have lost my life ; no , you are my benefactor , as you have hastened my entrance into an happy immortality ...
... human life , therefore I am to begin to think like one wholly unconcerned in it . I do not consider you as one by whose error I have lost my life ; no , you are my benefactor , as you have hastened my entrance into an happy immortality ...
Strana 29
... human society to have an exact account of this lady's ordinary conduct , which was crowned by so uncommon magnanimity . Such greatness was not to be acquired in the last article , nor is it to be doubt- ed but it was a constant practice ...
... human society to have an exact account of this lady's ordinary conduct , which was crowned by so uncommon magnanimity . Such greatness was not to be acquired in the last article , nor is it to be doubt- ed but it was a constant practice ...
Strana 34
... human life ; he must be a master of refined raillery , and understand the delicacies as well as the absurdities of conversation . He must have a lively turn of wit , with an easy and concise manner of expression : every thing he says ...
... human life ; he must be a master of refined raillery , and understand the delicacies as well as the absurdities of conversation . He must have a lively turn of wit , with an easy and concise manner of expression : every thing he says ...
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Strana 123 - Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him : The third day comes a frost, a killing frost ; And,— when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do.
Strana 150 - Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy.
Strana 190 - On the contrary, foolish men are more apt to consider what they have lost than what they possess; and to fix their eyes upon those who are richer than themselves, rather than on those who are under greater difficulties. All the real pleasures and...
Strana 147 - When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys; Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise.
Strana 105 - God and separate spirits, are made up of the simple ideas we receive from reflection: vg having, from what we experiment in ourselves, got the ideas of existence and duration, of knowledge and power, of pleasure and happiness, and of several other qualities and powers, which it is better to have, than to be without; when we would frame an idea the most suitable we can to the Supreme Being, we enlarge every one of these with our idea of infinity; and so putting them together, make our complex idea...
Strana 31 - How are Thy servants blest, O Lord How sure is their defence ! Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help, Omnipotence. 2 In foreign realms and lands remote, Supported by Thy care, Through burning climes they pass unhurt, And breathe in tainted air.
Strana 185 - I could not but observe that there were many more imaginary than real. One little packet I could not but take notice of, which was a complication of all the diseases incident to human nature, and was in the hand of a great many fine people: this was called the Spleen.
Strana 31 - They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths : their soul is melted because of trouble : they reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.
Strana 32 - For though in dreadful whirls we hung High on the broken wave, I knew thou wert not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save. " The storm was laid, the winds retired, Obedient to thy will; The sea that roar'd at thy command, At thy command was still.
Strana 173 - The rocks proclaim the approaching Deity. Lo, earth receives him from the bending skies ! Sink down, ye mountains ; and ye valleys, rise ! With heads declined, ye cedars, homage pay ; Be smooth, ye rocks ; ye rapid floods, give way. The Saviour comes ! by ancient bards foretold ! Hear Him, ye deaf; and all ye blind, behold...