The British Essayists: The SpectatorLittle, Brown, 1866 - English essays |
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Page 48
... satisfaction and com- placency arising from the beauties of the creation , let us consider to whom we stand indebted for all these entertainments of sense , and who it is that thus opens his hand , and fills the world with good . The ...
... satisfaction and com- placency arising from the beauties of the creation , let us consider to whom we stand indebted for all these entertainments of sense , and who it is that thus opens his hand , and fills the world with good . The ...
Page 54
... satisfaction on the perils that threatened them , as their great - grandmothers did formerly on the burning ploughshares , after having passed through the ordeal trial . The instigations of the spring are now abated . The nightingale ...
... satisfaction on the perils that threatened them , as their great - grandmothers did formerly on the burning ploughshares , after having passed through the ordeal trial . The instigations of the spring are now abated . The nightingale ...
Page 91
... satisfaction ; not being a little pleased to hear so many different opinions upon so great an event , and to observe how naturally upon such a piece of news , every one is apt to consider it with regard to his own particular interest ...
... satisfaction ; not being a little pleased to hear so many different opinions upon so great an event , and to observe how naturally upon such a piece of news , every one is apt to consider it with regard to his own particular interest ...
Page 92
... satisfaction in what they have , because of the absurd inclination they are possessed with for what they have not . Cleanthes had good sense , a great memory , and a constitution capable of the closest application . In a word , there ...
... satisfaction in what they have , because of the absurd inclination they are possessed with for what they have not . Cleanthes had good sense , a great memory , and a constitution capable of the closest application . In a word , there ...
Page 98
... satisfaction is , the greater is our religion . Music among those who were styled the chosen people was a religious art . The songs of Sion , which we have reason to believe were in high repute among the courts of the eastern monarchs ...
... satisfaction is , the greater is our religion . Music among those who were styled the chosen people was a religious art . The songs of Sion , which we have reason to believe were in high repute among the courts of the eastern monarchs ...
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acquaint admired Æneid affected agreeable Ann Boleyn appear attended beautiful behold called Callisthenes Cicero colours consider conversation creature Cynthio delight desire discourse endeavour entertainment excellent eyes fancy favour fortune gentleman give Gloriana grace hand happiness heart Hesiod honour humble servant humour ideas Iliad imagination infirmary James Miller July 14 Jupiter kind lady letter live look lover mankind manner Menippus mind modesty morality nature never objects observed occasion OVID paper particular pass passions Penthesilea Pentheus perfection persons pitch the bar pleasant pleased pleasure Plutarch Plutus poet poetry present proper reader reason received reflection satisfaction scenes secret Sempronia sense sight Sir Robert Viner soul SPECTATOR Stint's taste thing thought tion town VIRG Virgil virtue whole woman women words writing young