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... Thefe ftories which are told of almost every celebrated wit , may perhaps be true . But for my own part , I never found any of those prodigies of parts , although I have known enough that were deftrous , among the ignorant , of being ...
... Thefe ftories which are told of almost every celebrated wit , may perhaps be true . But for my own part , I never found any of those prodigies of parts , although I have known enough that were deftrous , among the ignorant , of being ...
Page v
... thefe paf- fions only affected himself , and never thofe about him , he knew the ridicule of his own character , and very effectually raifed the mirth of his compa- nions , as well at his vexations as at his triumphs . How much his ...
... thefe paf- fions only affected himself , and never thofe about him , he knew the ridicule of his own character , and very effectually raifed the mirth of his compa- nions , as well at his vexations as at his triumphs . How much his ...
Page vi
... thefe without fome oppofition from home . Having been the fon of a commonwealth's - man , his Tory connexions on this fide of the water , gave his friends in Ireland great offence ; they were much enraged to see him keep company with ...
... thefe without fome oppofition from home . Having been the fon of a commonwealth's - man , his Tory connexions on this fide of the water , gave his friends in Ireland great offence ; they were much enraged to see him keep company with ...
Page xv
... thefe letters to Parnell , we may conclude , as far as their teftimony can go , that he was an a- greeable , a generous , and a fincere man . Indeed he took care that his friends fhould always fee him to the best advantage ; for when he ...
... thefe letters to Parnell , we may conclude , as far as their teftimony can go , that he was an a- greeable , a generous , and a fincere man . Indeed he took care that his friends fhould always fee him to the best advantage ; for when he ...
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... thefe ac- counts of the follies of the wife , they give a na- tural air to the picture , and reconcile us to our own . There have been few poetical focieties , more talked of , or productive of a greater variety of whimsical conceits ...
... thefe ac- counts of the follies of the wife , they give a na- tural air to the picture , and reconcile us to our own . There have been few poetical focieties , more talked of , or productive of a greater variety of whimsical conceits ...
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Page 88 - Now awful beauty puts on all its arms ; The fair each moment rises in her charms, Repairs her smiles, awakens every grace, And calls forth all the wonders of her face : Sees by degrees a purer blush arise, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes.
Page 88 - Grace, And calls forth all the Wonders of her Face ; Sees by Degrees a purer Blush arise, And keener Lightnings quicken in her Eyes. The...
Page 136 - Thus artists melt the sullen ore of lead, With heaping coals of fire upon its head; In the kind warmth the metal learns to glow, And, loose from dross, the silver runs below.
Page 123 - Know God — and bring thy heart to know The joys which from religion flow : Then every grace shall prove its guest, And I'll be there to crown the rest.
Page 134 - ... Detested wretch !" — but scarce his speech began, When the strange partner seem'd no longer man His youthful face grew more serenely sweet ; His robe turn'd white, and flow'd upon his feet ; Fair rounds of radiant points invest his hair ; Celestial...
Page 86 - And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. The tortoise here and elephant unite, Transform'd to combs, the speckled and the white.
Page 126 - And hail, my son," the reverend sire replied ; Words follow'd words, from question answer flow'd, And talk of various kind deceiv'd the road; Till each with other pleas'd, and loth to part, While in their age they differ, join in heart: Thus stands an aged elm in ivy bound, Thus youthful ivy clasps an elm around. Now sunk the sun ; the closing hour of day Came onward, mantled o'er with sober...
Page 121 - Through rocks amidst the foaming sea, To gain thy love, and then perceives Thou wert not in the rocks and waves ; The silent heart which grief assails, Treads soft and lonesome .o'er the vales, Sees daisies open, rivers run, And seeks (as I have vainly done,) Amusing thought ; but learns to know, That solitude's the nurse of woe.
Page 132 - Before the pilgrims part, the younger crept Near the clos'd cradle where an infant slept, And writh'd his neck.
Page 32 - Without a bunch behind. The story told, Sir Topaz mov'd, The youth of Edith erst approv'd, To see the revel scene : At close of eve he leaves his home, And wends to find the ruin'd dome, All on the gloomy plain. As there he bides, it...