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... sort of ignis fatuus leading us astray ; a fever of the mind incompatible with the sober dictates of prudence . They tempt a man to the perpetration of bold , bad deeds ; and qualify him rather to excite the admiration , than promote ...
... sort of ignis fatuus leading us astray ; a fever of the mind incompatible with the sober dictates of prudence . They tempt a man to the perpetration of bold , bad deeds ; and qualify him rather to excite the admiration , than promote ...
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... . Incidents of a certain sort in early in- fancy will produce them ; nay , may create them in a great degree , even at a more advanced period . If nothing occur to excite the mind , it will ESSAY III . ] OF THE SOURCes of Genius .
... . Incidents of a certain sort in early in- fancy will produce them ; nay , may create them in a great degree , even at a more advanced period . If nothing occur to excite the mind , it will ESSAY III . ] OF THE SOURCes of Genius .
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... sort . That the accidents of body and mind should regularly descend from father to son , is a thing that daily occurs , yet is little in correspondence with the systems of our philosophers . How small a share , accurately speaking , has ...
... sort . That the accidents of body and mind should regularly descend from father to son , is a thing that daily occurs , yet is little in correspondence with the systems of our philosophers . How small a share , accurately speaking , has ...
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... sort of intellectual camelion , assuming the colour of the substances on which I rest . He that revels in a well - chosen library , has innumerable dishes , and all of admir- able flavour . His taste is rendered so acute , as easily to ...
... sort of intellectual camelion , assuming the colour of the substances on which I rest . He that revels in a well - chosen library , has innumerable dishes , and all of admir- able flavour . His taste is rendered so acute , as easily to ...
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... sort of blasphemy ; classical learning was regarded as the first of all literary accomplishments . But in the present day inqui- sitive and active spirits are little inclined to take any thing upon trust ; prescription is not admitted ...
... sort of blasphemy ; classical learning was regarded as the first of all literary accomplishments . But in the present day inqui- sitive and active spirits are little inclined to take any thing upon trust ; prescription is not admitted ...
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Page 376 - Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison.
Page 355 - Memory and her siren daughters ; but by devout prayer to that eternal spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases...
Page 356 - ... honesty of one who hath but a common repute in learning, and never yet offended, as not to count him fit to print his mind without a tutor and examiner, lest he should drop a schism, or something of corruption, is the greatest displeasure and indignity to a free and knowing spirit that can be put upon him.
Page 352 - For although a poet, soaring in the high region of his fancies, with his garland and singing robes about him, might, without apology, speak more of himself than I mean to do ; yet for me sitting here below in the cool element of prose...
Page 91 - The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
Page 356 - If therefore ye be loath to dishearten utterly and discontent, not the mercenary crew of false pretenders to learning, but the free and ingenuous sort of such as evidently were born to study and love learning for itself, not for lucre, or any other end but the service of God and of truth, and perhaps that lasting fame and perpetuity of praise which God and good men have consented shall be the reward of those whose published labours advance the good of mankind...
Page 31 - The chariest maid is prodigal enough, If she unmask her beauty to the moon: Virtue itself scapes not calumnious strokes: The canker galls the infants of the spring, Too oft before their buttons be disclos'd; And in the morn and liquid dew of youth Contagious blastments are most imminent.
Page 394 - When Natural Religion has thus viewed both, ask her, which is the Prophet of God ? — But her answer we have already had, when she saw part of this scene, through the eyes of the centurion, who attended at the cross. By him she spoke, and said, 'Truly this man was the Son of God.
Page 355 - ... reading, steady observation, insight into all seemly and generous arts and affairs ; till which in some measure be compassed at mine own peril and cost, I refuse not to sustain this expectation from as many as are not loath to hazard so much credulity upon the best pledges that I can give them.
Page 367 - Now the best way in the world for a man to seem to be any thing is really to be what he would seem to be. Besides, that it is many times as troublesome to make good the pretence of a good quality, as to have it ; and if a man have it not, it is ten to one, but he is discovered to want it, and then all his pains and labour to seem to have it is lost.