The Adventurer: Volume the First [-second].J. Payne, at Pope's Head in Pater-noster row, 1788 - English essays |
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... thefe lucid intervals are fhort and few ; that much the greater part of his life is paffed in folitude and anxiety ; that his hours glide away unno- ticed , and the day like the night is contracted to a moment by the intense application ...
... thefe lucid intervals are fhort and few ; that much the greater part of his life is paffed in folitude and anxiety ; that his hours glide away unno- ticed , and the day like the night is contracted to a moment by the intense application ...
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... thefe illuftrious wits ,. I fhall call my entertainment by the name of HARLEQUIN HERCULES . In the original ftory , as a prelude to his future victories , we are told that HERCULES ftrangled two ferpents in the cradle : I fhall ...
... thefe illuftrious wits ,. I fhall call my entertainment by the name of HARLEQUIN HERCULES . In the original ftory , as a prelude to his future victories , we are told that HERCULES ftrangled two ferpents in the cradle : I fhall ...
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... thefe I fhall tranfport you to the or- chard of the Hefperides , where you will feast your fight with the green paper trees and gilt apples . I have bought up the old copper dragon of Wantley as a guard to this forbidden fruit ; and ...
... thefe I fhall tranfport you to the or- chard of the Hefperides , where you will feast your fight with the green paper trees and gilt apples . I have bought up the old copper dragon of Wantley as a guard to this forbidden fruit ; and ...
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... thefe viciffitudes of paffion every heart attends Ulyffes in his wan- derings , and Achilles to the field . UPON this occafion the OLD ROMANCE may be confidered as a kind of Epic , fince it was in- tended to produce the fame effect upon ...
... thefe viciffitudes of paffion every heart attends Ulyffes in his wan- derings , and Achilles to the field . UPON this occafion the OLD ROMANCE may be confidered as a kind of Epic , fince it was in- tended to produce the fame effect upon ...
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... thefe words , " Take your pen ; I will dictate an ADVEN- " TURER . " I turned to fee from whom this voice proceeded , but I could difcover nothing : believing , therefore , that my good genius or fome favouring mufe was prefent , I ...
... thefe words , " Take your pen ; I will dictate an ADVEN- " TURER . " I turned to fee from whom this voice proceeded , but I could difcover nothing : believing , therefore , that my good genius or fome favouring mufe was prefent , I ...
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addrefs ADVENTURER advertiſement affiftance aftoniſhment againſt alfo almoſt AMURATH becauſe befides caufe cauſe circumftances confeffed confequences confidered confufion coufin curiofity defign defire Deianira difcovered difputes diftrefs diſappointed diſeaſes eftate entertainment eſcape expence expreffed faid fame father fatire fays fcarce fecure feemed felicity fent fervants feveral fhall fhould fifter filent firft firſt fome fometimes foon ftate ftill fubject fuch fudden fuddenly fuffered fufficient furely gentleman gratify happineſs herſelf himſelf honour hope houſe huſband immediately increaſed inftruction infulted intereft juſt labour lady laft lefs loft mafter marriage MELISSA ment mifery Mifs mind miſtreſs moft moral moſt muſt myſelf neceffary NUMB paffed paffions perceived perfon perpetual pleaſe pleaſure poffeffed prefent preferved puniſhment purpoſe queftion reaſon refolved reftrained ſcene ſhall ſhe ſome ſtate thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou tion told uſed vice vifit VIRG virtue whofe whoſe wife wiſhes wretched young