The Spectator [by J. Addison and others] with sketches of the lives of the authors, and explanatory notes. 12 vols. [in 6]., Volumes 5-61853 |
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... woman , who was looked upon as a most extraor- dinary beauty by those of her own complexion . He had at the same time two young fellows who were likewise negroes and slaves , remarkable for the comeliness of their persons , and for the ...
... woman , who was looked upon as a most extraor- dinary beauty by those of her own complexion . He had at the same time two young fellows who were likewise negroes and slaves , remarkable for the comeliness of their persons , and for the ...
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... woman lying dead upon the ground , with the two negroes on each side of her , kissing the dead corpse , weeping over it , and beating their breasts in the utmost agonies of grief and despair . He immediately ran to the English family ...
... woman lying dead upon the ground , with the two negroes on each side of her , kissing the dead corpse , weeping over it , and beating their breasts in the utmost agonies of grief and despair . He immediately ran to the English family ...
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... woman whom God and nature has placed under my direction , with what I request of her ; but since you are so indis- creet as not to take the hint which I gave you that paper , I must tell you , madam , in so many words , that you have ...
... woman whom God and nature has placed under my direction , with what I request of her ; but since you are so indis- creet as not to take the hint which I gave you that paper , I must tell you , madam , in so many words , that you have ...
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... woman by his indulgence . " Mr. Freeman ended this with a tenderness in his aspect and a downcast eye , which showed he was extremely moved at the anguish he saw her in ; for she sat swelling with passion , and her eyes firmly fixed on ...
... woman by his indulgence . " Mr. Freeman ended this with a tenderness in his aspect and a downcast eye , which showed he was extremely moved at the anguish he saw her in ; for she sat swelling with passion , and her eyes firmly fixed on ...
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... which our sex is apt to con- tract from their silly fondness of yours , I read your railleries on us without provocation . I can say with Hamlet , 66 -Man delights not me , Nor woman neither . No. 217 . 15 THE SPECTATOR .
... which our sex is apt to con- tract from their silly fondness of yours , I read your railleries on us without provocation . I can say with Hamlet , 66 -Man delights not me , Nor woman neither . No. 217 . 15 THE SPECTATOR .
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Page 177 - OF man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man Restore us, and regain the blissful seat, Sing, heavenly Muse...
Page 107 - And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.
Page 179 - Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views At evening from the top of Fesole Or in Valdarno to descry new lands, .Rivers or mountains in her spotty globe; His spear, to equal which the tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills to be the mast Of some great ammiral, were but a wand.
Page 181 - To speak; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose him round With all his peers: attention held them mute. Thrice he assayed, and thrice in spite of scorn, Tears, such as Angels weep, burst forth...
Page 185 - Anon, out of the earth a fabric huge Rose like an exhalation, with the sound Of dulcet symphonies and voices sweet, Built like a temple...
Page 170 - Come, and trip it as you go On the light fantastic toe; And in thy right hand lead with thee The mountain nymph, sweet Liberty; And if I give thee honour due, Mirth, admit me of thy crew, To live with her, and live with thee In unreprove'd pleasures free...
Page 180 - Abject and lost lay these, covering the flood Under amazement of their hideous change. He call'd so loud that all the hollow deep Of Hell resounded.
Page 180 - Farewell happy fields, Where joy for ever dwells : Hail horrors, hail Infernal world, and thou profoundest Hell, Receive thy new possessor ; one who brings A mind not to be chang'd by place or time. The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n.
Page 3 - The figure is in the stone, and the sculptor only finds it. What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul.
Page 6 - It is therefore an unspeakable blessing, to be born in those parts of the world where wisdom and knowledge flourish ; though, it must be confessed, there are, even in these parts, several poor uninstructed persons, who are but little above the inhabitants of those nations of which I have been here speaking...