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... or fuperior excellence of one virtue to another ; which has furnished a fubject of debate to thofe whofe leifure fent them out into the intel- VOL . IV . C lectual lectual world in fearch of employment , and who have THE ...
... or fuperior excellence of one virtue to another ; which has furnished a fubject of debate to thofe whofe leifure fent them out into the intel- VOL . IV . C lectual lectual world in fearch of employment , and who have THE ...
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... excellence ; and the danger is ftill greater when that excellence is confecrated by death , when envy and interest cease to act against it , and thofe paf- VOL . IV . H fions " fions by which it was at first vilified and THE ...
... excellence ; and the danger is ftill greater when that excellence is confecrated by death , when envy and interest cease to act against it , and thofe paf- VOL . IV . H fions " fions by which it was at first vilified and THE ...
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... excellence , when higher excellence comes within our view . Much of the beauty of writing is of this kind ; and therefore Boileau juftly remarks , that the works which have stood the test of time , and been admi- red through all the ...
... excellence , when higher excellence comes within our view . Much of the beauty of writing is of this kind ; and therefore Boileau juftly remarks , that the works which have stood the test of time , and been admi- red through all the ...
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... excellence are more dangerous , because the influence of his example is more extenfive : and the intereft of learne ing requires , that they fhould be difcovered and ftigmatized , before they have the fanction of anti- quity conferred ...
... excellence are more dangerous , because the influence of his example is more extenfive : and the intereft of learne ing requires , that they fhould be difcovered and ftigmatized , before they have the fanction of anti- quity conferred ...
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... excellence , which , when a wife is to be chofen , will furely not be neglected , confirmed him in his choice . He opens his heart to a common friend , and honeftly difcovers the ftate of his for- tune . His friend applies to thofe of ...
... excellence , which , when a wife is to be chofen , will furely not be neglected , confirmed him in his choice . He opens his heart to a common friend , and honeftly difcovers the ftate of his for- tune . His friend applies to thofe of ...
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accuſtomed affiftance againſt amufe amuſements becauſe caufe compariſon confequence confidered converfation curiofity defire delight Demochares difcovered difpofition eafy eaſily endeavoured equally eſtabliſhed eſteem FALSEHOOD fame fcarcely fecurity feems feize feldom felves fenfe fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fingle fions firft firſt flatter Flavia fome fometimes foon fpecies friendſhip ftate ftudies fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuperiority fupply furely fyllables happineſs harmony herſelf himſelf hope houſe inclination increaſe intereft kindneſs labour laſt learning leaſt lefs leſs loft LONDON mankind meaſure ments Milton mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary neceffity nefs NUMBER obferved occafion ourſelves OVID paffages paffed paffions paufes pleafing pleaſed pleaſure praife praiſe precepts prefent preferved purchaſe purpoſe queſtion raiſe RAMBLER reafon refolved reft ſhe ſtate ſtudy thefe themſelves ther theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion TRUTH underſtanding univerfal uſe verfe verfification verſe virtue whofe whoſe
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Page 188 - ... for that help which could not now be given him ; and many spent their last moments in cautioning others against the folly by which they were intercepted in the midst of their course.
Page 93 - But drive far off the barbarous dissonance Of Bacchus and his revellers, the race Of that wild rout that tore the Thracian bard In Rhodope, where woods and rocks had ears To rapture, till the savage clamour drown'd Both harp and voice ; nor could the muse defend Her son.
Page 188 - This necessity of perishing might have been expected to sadden the gay, and intimidate the daring, at least to keep the melancholy and timorous in perpetual torments, and hinder them from any enjoyment of the varieties and gratifications which nature offered them as the solace of their labours ; yet in effect none seemed less to expect destruction than those to whom it was most dreadful ; they all had the art of...
Page 190 - ... out from the rocks of Pleasure, that they were unable to continue their...
Page 124 - At once on the eastern cliff of Paradise He lights ; and to his proper shape returns A seraph wing'd : six wings he wore, to shade His lineaments divine ; the pair that clad Each shoulder broad came mantling o'er his breast With regal ornament ; the middle pair Girt like a starry zone his waist, and round Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold, And colours dipp'd in heaven ; the third his feet Shadow'd from either heel with feather'd mail Sky-tinctured grain.
Page 145 - THE reader is indebted for this day's entertainment to an author from whom the age has received greater favours, who has enlarged the knowledge of human nature, and taught the passions to move at the command of virtue.
Page 187 - ... but a little way. It appeared to be full of rocks and whirlpools, for many sunk unexpectedly while they were courting the gale with full sails, and insulting those whom they had left behind.
Page 190 - ... rotations, towards the centre. She then repented her temerity, and with all her force endeavoured to retreat ; but the draught of the...
Page 112 - Rapidity, as to be equal only to one long; they, therefore, naturally exhibit the Act of passing through a Long space in a short Time.
Page 6 - Whoever commits a fraud is guilty not only of the particular injury to him whom he deceives, but of the diminution of that confidence which constitutes not only the ease but the existence of society.