The British Essayists: AdventurerT. and J. Allman, 1823 - English essays |
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... attempts of preceding trans- lators . The celebrity which he had now acquired in literature , obtained for him , in 1772 , the lucra- tive and honourable task of compiling into one narrative an account of all the voyages of dis- covery ...
... attempts of preceding trans- lators . The celebrity which he had now acquired in literature , obtained for him , in 1772 , the lucra- tive and honourable task of compiling into one narrative an account of all the voyages of dis- covery ...
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... attempt equally injurious and impos- sible . How much then is it to be regretted , that several ages have elapsed , since all who had the will , had also the power , thus to secure at once the shout of the multitude , and the eulogy of ...
... attempt equally injurious and impos- sible . How much then is it to be regretted , that several ages have elapsed , since all who had the will , had also the power , thus to secure at once the shout of the multitude , and the eulogy of ...
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... attempted of the kind , whether in its gloomy decoration , its hor- rors , its flames , or its devils . I have engaged the engineer of Cuper's - gardens to direct the fire - works ; Ixion will be whirled round upon a wheel of blazing ...
... attempted of the kind , whether in its gloomy decoration , its hor- rors , its flames , or its devils . I have engaged the engineer of Cuper's - gardens to direct the fire - works ; Ixion will be whirled round upon a wheel of blazing ...
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... attempt to please reasonable beings , by a de- tail of events which can never be believed , and the intervention of agents which could never have existed . Dramatic Poetry , especially tragedy , seems to unite all that pleases in each ...
... attempt to please reasonable beings , by a de- tail of events which can never be believed , and the intervention of agents which could never have existed . Dramatic Poetry , especially tragedy , seems to unite all that pleases in each ...
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... attempt to run away from that which I could not but carry with me . They hooted after me till I was out of their sight : however , fear , pain , and confusion , still urging me forward with involuntary speed , I ran with such force ...
... attempt to run away from that which I could not but carry with me . They hooted after me till I was out of their sight : however , fear , pain , and confusion , still urging me forward with involuntary speed , I ran with such force ...
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acquainted ADVENTURER Æneid Amana Amurath appear Aristotle Bagshot BATHURST beauty Caliph Captain character circumstances conduct considered contempt curiosity death Deianira delight desire disappointed discovered distress dreadful effect elegance entertainment equally Eugenio evil expected eyes fable father favour fear felicity folly fortune genius gentleman gratify guilt hand HANOVER SQUARE happiness Hawkesworth heard heart honour hope human husband Iliad imagination immediately indignation indulge JOHN HAWKESWORTH JOHNSON JOSEPH WARTON kind labour lady less looked mankind marriage ment mind misery moral morning nature never night Nouraddin object Odyssey opinion Opsinous Osmin pain paper passion perceived perhaps perpetual person pleasure present produced Prosopopoeia punish racter reason received reflections render ROYAL MEDICAL SOCIETY SATURDAY says scarce seraglio servant shew Sir JOHN HAWKINS soon story suffered thee thou thought tion told truth TUESDAY Tunworth vanity vice virtue WARTON wife wish wretched writer
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Page 42 - Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
Page 5 - And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him for they saw that his grief was very great.
Page 39 - Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, and all the Sons of God shouted for joy?
Page 232 - I will up, saith the Lord : and will help every one from him that swelleth against him, and will set him at rest. 7 The words of the Lord are pure words : even as the silver, which from the earth is tried, and purified seven times in the fire.
Page 6 - Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
Page 42 - Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
Page 41 - As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings: So the Lord alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.
Page 38 - When he prepared the heavens, I was there; when he set a compass upon the face of the depth; when he established the clouds above; when he strengthened the fountains of the deep; when he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment ; when he appointed the foundations of the earth : then I was by him, as one brought up with him; and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of...
Page 76 - Oh blameless Bethel ! to relieve thy breast ? When the loose mountain trembles from on high, Shall gravitation cease, if you go by ? Or some old temple, nodding to its fall, For Chartres' head reserve the hanging wall ? But still this world (so fitted for the knave) Contents us not.