The Four Ages, Together with Essays on Various Subjects |
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Page 133
... faid they to Timur , " a man of years who feeketh thy pre- fence . " " My defire , " faid Zadib , " is to confer with the mighty Scythian - he is great , but will not turn afide from the wisdom of experience . " " Speak freely ...
... faid they to Timur , " a man of years who feeketh thy pre- fence . " " My defire , " faid Zadib , " is to confer with the mighty Scythian - he is great , but will not turn afide from the wisdom of experience . " " Speak freely ...
Page 138
... faid he , " thy good qualities fhall no longer be hidden in obfcurity - thou shalt be my Vizir - be it my business to subdue , and thine to govern . " " Unworthy of the high honour as I am , ” replied Zadib , his eyes sparkling with ...
... faid he , " thy good qualities fhall no longer be hidden in obfcurity - thou shalt be my Vizir - be it my business to subdue , and thine to govern . " " Unworthy of the high honour as I am , ” replied Zadib , his eyes sparkling with ...
Page 447
... faid the lady , earnestly . " If you mean by heart - ache , " returned the gentleman , " actual bodily pain , I am of opinion that the grief of Mrs. will not be of long duration " — " I never heard anything like this , " faid the lady ...
... faid the lady , earnestly . " If you mean by heart - ache , " returned the gentleman , " actual bodily pain , I am of opinion that the grief of Mrs. will not be of long duration " — " I never heard anything like this , " faid the lady ...
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On a Reform of Parliament | 340 |
Authors fhould not exceed common Judgement | 351 |
Almanacks | 361 |
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Æneid alſo artiſt becauſe beſt Brahmin Brazen-Age cauſe ceaſe circumftance common confequence confidered converfation courſe cuſtom deſtroyed diſcovered effect Emir eſtabliſhed exift exiſt expreffed fafely faid fame fays feem fenfation fent fhall fhew firft firſt flave fociety fome fomething fometimes foon fource fpeaking ftate ftill fubject fublime fuch fufficient fuperior fuppofe furely genius Gothic Gothic Architecture himſelf honour houſe idea increaſe inftances inſtead Iron-Age juſt laft laſt leaſt lefs liberty loft meaſure ment moſt mufic muft muſic muſt myſelf nature neceffary never obferved occafion ourſelves paffage paffed painting perfection perfons perhaps pleaſe pleaſure poffeffed poffeffion preſent principle produce purpoſe reaſon reft replied reſemblance reſpect reſt ſay ſcarce Schâh ſcience ſeems ſhall ſhort ſhould ſome ſpeaking ſtate ſtill ſtudy ſtyle ſuch ſuppoſed tafte taſte Thefe themſelves theſe thing thoſe thou Timur tion ture unleſs uſe uſual whoſe wiſh worfe worſe