The RamblerHarrison, 1792 - 463 pages |
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... thofe dangers which the defire of pleafing is certain to produce , and precluded the vain expedients of foftening cenfure by apologies , or roufing attention by ab- ruptnefs . The epick writers have found the proemial part of the poem ...
... thofe dangers which the defire of pleafing is certain to produce , and precluded the vain expedients of foftening cenfure by apologies , or roufing attention by ab- ruptnefs . The epick writers have found the proemial part of the poem ...
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... Thofe whom forrow incapacitates to enjoy the pleafures of contemplation , may properly apply to fuch diverfions , provided they are innocent , as lay ftrong hold on the attention ; and those whom fear of any future affliction chains ...
... Thofe whom forrow incapacitates to enjoy the pleafures of contemplation , may properly apply to fuch diverfions , provided they are innocent , as lay ftrong hold on the attention ; and those whom fear of any future affliction chains ...
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... thofe minds which feem moit ex- empted from it , by the variety of at- tainments , quickness of penetration , or feverity of judgment ; and , indeed , the pride of wit and knowledge is often mortified by finding that they confer no ...
... thofe minds which feem moit ex- empted from it , by the variety of at- tainments , quickness of penetration , or feverity of judgment ; and , indeed , the pride of wit and knowledge is often mortified by finding that they confer no ...
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... thofe paffages from his remembrance , of which , though he cannot seriously approve them , the plea- fure overpowers the guilt , and refer them to a future hour , when they may be confidered with greater fafety . Such an hour will ...
... thofe paffages from his remembrance , of which , though he cannot seriously approve them , the plea- fure overpowers the guilt , and refer them to a future hour , when they may be confidered with greater fafety . Such an hour will ...
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... thofe noble arts by which right and wrong may be confounded ; by which ' reafon may be blinded when we have a mind to escape from her infpection ; and caprice and appetite inftated in un- ' controuled command , and boundless ' dominion ...
... thofe noble arts by which right and wrong may be confounded ; by which ' reafon may be blinded when we have a mind to escape from her infpection ; and caprice and appetite inftated in un- ' controuled command , and boundless ' dominion ...
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againſt amufements becauſe caufe cenfure confequence confidered converfation curiofity defign defire difcover eafily endeavour equally fafe faid fame favour fcarcely fecure feems feen feldom felf felves fenfe fent fentiments ferve fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fingle fion firft folicited folly fome fometimes foon fortune ftate ftill ftudy fubject fuccefs fuch fuffer fufficient fuperiority fupply fuppofe fupport fure happineſs himſelf honour hope houfe imagination intereft labour lady laft learning lefs loft mankind meaſure ment mifery mind MIRZA AT ISPAHAN moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary neceffity nefs nerally never obferved occafion ourſelves OVID paffed paffions perfons pleafed pleaſe pleaſure praife praiſe prefent preferve publick racter raiſe RAMBLER reafon refolved reft SELIM ſhe ſtate thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought thouſand tion underſtanding univerfal uſe vifit virtue whofe
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Page 318 - And buried; but, O yet more miserable! Myself my sepulchre, a moving grave; Buried, yet not exempt, By privilege of death and burial, From worst of other evils, pains and wrongs ; But made hereby obnoxious more To all the miseries of life, Life in captivity Among inhuman foes.
Page 140 - Tenderness, overpower his Fidelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There are many who think it an Act of Piety to hide the Faults or Failings of their Friends, even when they can no longer suffer by their Detection; we therefore see whole Ranks of Characters adorned with uniform Panegyrick, and not to be known from one another, but by extrinsick and casual Circumstances. "Let me remember...
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Page 117 - He that would pass the latter part of life with honour and decency, must, when he is young, consider that he shall one day be old ; and remember, when he is old, that he has once been young.
Page 150 - ... in compliance with the varieties of the ground, and to end at last in the common road. Having thus calmed his solicitude, he renewed his pace, though he suspected that he was not gaining ground.
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Page 151 - ... ever unassisted ; that the wanderer may at length return after all his errors, and that he who implores strength and courage from above shall find danger and difficulty give way before him.
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