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Page 59
... observed the littleness of the defign , why a man so eminent would not have an abode more fuitable to his dignity ? he replied , that he fhould think himself fufficiently accommodated , if he could fee that narrow habitation filled with ...
... observed the littleness of the defign , why a man so eminent would not have an abode more fuitable to his dignity ? he replied , that he fhould think himself fufficiently accommodated , if he could fee that narrow habitation filled with ...
Page 106
... observation to be- lieve very common , and which I know by experi- ence to be very miferable . And though the queru- lous are seldom received with great ardour of kind- nefs , I hope to efcape the mortification of finding that my ...
... observation to be- lieve very common , and which I know by experi- ence to be very miferable . And though the queru- lous are seldom received with great ardour of kind- nefs , I hope to efcape the mortification of finding that my ...
Page 134
... observed , that their miferies would enforce compaffion , had they been brought upon them by honefty and religion . The wickednefs of a loofe or profane author is more atrocious than that of the giddy libertine or drunken ravisher , not ...
... observed , that their miferies would enforce compaffion , had they been brought upon them by honefty and religion . The wickednefs of a loofe or profane author is more atrocious than that of the giddy libertine or drunken ravisher , not ...
Page 137
... observed in effects produced inmediately upon the mind ; nothing can strongly strike or affect us , but what is rare or fudden . The most important events , when they become familiar , are no longer confidered with wonder or folicitude ...
... observed in effects produced inmediately upon the mind ; nothing can strongly strike or affect us , but what is rare or fudden . The most important events , when they become familiar , are no longer confidered with wonder or folicitude ...
Page 157
... of the productions of art and nature . It was observed , from my entrance into the world , that I had fomething uncommon in my dif pofition , pofition , and that there appeared in me very early N ° 82 . 157 THE RAMBLER .
... of the productions of art and nature . It was observed , from my entrance into the world , that I had fomething uncommon in my dif pofition , pofition , and that there appeared in me very early N ° 82 . 157 THE RAMBLER .
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affiftance againſt amuſements becauſe caufe cauſe cenfure confequence confidered converfation curiofity deferve defire delight diſcover eafily endeavour enquiry equally eſtabliſhed fafely fame favour fecure feems feldom felves fenfe fhall fhew fhort fhould fide fince fingle fink firft firſt flatter folly fome fometimes foon forrow fortune friendſhip ftand ftate ftill ftudy fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuperiority furely fyllables happineſs himſelf hope inclined increaſe intereft itſelf kindneſs labour laft laſt leaſt lefs lofe loft mankind meaſure ment mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary neceffity nefs never NUMB numbers obferved occafion ourſelves paffage paffed paffions perfons pleafing pleaſed pleaſure poffeffion praiſe prefent publick purpoſe raiſe RAMBLER reaſon refolved reft regard rife ſeem ſhe ſome ſtate ſtudy tenderneſs thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion TRUTH underſtanding univerfal uſe vanity verfe vifit virtue whofe whoſe wiſh
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Page 197 - God made thee of choice his own, and of his own To serve him; thy reward was of his grace; Thy punishment then justly is at his will. Be...
Page 208 - Adam, well may we labour still to dress This garden, still to tend plant, herb, and flower, Our pleasant task enjoin'd ; but, till more hands Aid us, the work under our labour grows, Luxurious by restraint ; what we by day Lop overgrown, or prune, or prop, or bind, One night or two with wanton growth derides, Tending to wild.
Page 63 - He did not, however, forget whither he was travelling, but found a narrow way bordered with flowers...
Page 36 - There are many invisible circumstances which, whether we read as inquirers after natural or moral knowledge, whether we intend to enlarge our science, or increase our virtue, are more important than publick occurrences.
Page 184 - Ordain'd by thee; and this delicious place For us too large, where thy abundance wants Partakers, and uncropt falls to the ground. But thou hast promis'd from us two a race To fill the earth, who shall with us extol Thy goodness infinite, both when we wake, And when we seek, as now, thy gift of sleep.
Page 89 - Piety is the only proper and adequate relief of decaying man. He that grows old without religious hopes, as he declines into imbecility, and feels pains and sorrows incessantly crowding upon him, falls into a gulf of bottomless misery, in which every reflection must plunge him deeper, and where he finds only new gradations of anguish and precipices of horror.
Page 65 - ... that led him on from trifle to trifle. While he was thus reflecting, the air grew blacker, and a clap of thunder broke his meditation.
Page 236 - Thine own begotten, breaking violent way Tore through my entrails, that with fear and pain Distorted, all my nether shape thus grew Transformed: but he my inbred enemy Forth issued, brandishing his fatal dart Made to destroy: I fled and cried out "Death;" Hell trembled at the hideous name, and sighed From all her caves, and back resounded "Death.
Page 21 - Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty. He that is extravagant will quickly become poor, and poverty will enforce dependence, and invite corruption...
Page 64 - ... in compliance with the varieties of the ground, and to end at last in the common road.