The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The vision of Theodore. The apotheosis of Milton. Prayers and devotional exercises. Apophthegms, sentiments, opinions and occasional reflections. Irene. Poems. Miscellaneous poems. PoemataJ. Buckland, J. Rivington and Sons, T. Payne and Sons, L. Davis, B. White and Son ... [and 36 others in London], 1787 |
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... furely has fome latent fenfe for which this place affords no gratification , or he has fome defires diftinct from fenfe which must be fatisfied before he can be happy . " After this he lifted up his head , and feeing the moon rifing ...
... furely has fome latent fenfe for which this place affords no gratification , or he has fome defires diftinct from fenfe which must be fatisfied before he can be happy . " After this he lifted up his head , and feeing the moon rifing ...
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... furely , faid I , the ocean and the land are very different ; the only variety of water is reft and motion , but the earth has mountains and vallies , deferts and cities : it is inhabited by men of different cuftoms and contrary ...
... furely , faid I , the ocean and the land are very different ; the only variety of water is reft and motion , but the earth has mountains and vallies , deferts and cities : it is inhabited by men of different cuftoms and contrary ...
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... furely have left much unobferved . I have lived , till now , within the circuit of thefe mountains , and yet cannot walk abroad without the fight of some- thing which I had never beheld before , or never heeded . " " The business of a ...
... furely have left much unobferved . I have lived , till now , within the circuit of thefe mountains , and yet cannot walk abroad without the fight of some- thing which I had never beheld before , or never heeded . " " The business of a ...
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... furely happy , faid the prince , who have all these conveniencies , of which I envy none fo much as the facility with which feparated friends interchange their thoughts . " " The Europeans , anfwered Imlac , are less un- happy than we ...
... furely happy , faid the prince , who have all these conveniencies , of which I envy none fo much as the facility with which feparated friends interchange their thoughts . " " The Europeans , anfwered Imlac , are less un- happy than we ...
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... faid the prince , may be true of others , fince it is true of me ; yet , whatever be the general infelicity of man , one condition is more happy than another , another , and wifdom furely directs us to take the 50 RASSELAS ,
... faid the prince , may be true of others , fince it is true of me ; yet , whatever be the general infelicity of man , one condition is more happy than another , another , and wifdom furely directs us to take the 50 RASSELAS ,
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The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The vision of Theodore. The ... Samuel Johnson Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1787 |
The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The vision of Theodore. The ... Samuel Johnson,John Hawkins Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1787 |
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Side 318 - His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.
Side 89 - This opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal only by its truth; those that never heard of one another would not have agreed in a tale which nothing but experience can make credible. That it is doubted by single cavillers can very little weaken the general evidence; and some who deny it with their tongues confess it by their fears.
Side 19 - In a year the wings were finished; and on a morning appointed the maker appeared furnished for flight on a little promontory. He waved his pinions a while to gather air, then leaped from his stand, and in an instant dropped into the lake.
Side 313 - And scarce a sycophant was fed by pride; Where ne'er was known the form of mock debate, Or seen a new-made mayor's unwieldy state; Where change of fav'rites...
Side 316 - Yet hope not life from grief or danger free, Nor think the doom of man revers'd for thee...
Side 313 - The robes of pleasure and the veils of woe: All aid the farce, and all thy mirth maintain, Whose joys are causeless, or whose griefs are vain. Such was the scorn that...
Side 31 - The business of a poet," said Imlac, "is to examine not the individual but the species, to remark general properties and large appearances; he does not number the streaks of the tulip or describe the different shades in the verdure of the forest.
Side 88 - I will not undertake to maintain, against the concurrent and unvaried testimony of all ages and of all nations. There is no people, rude or learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed. This opinion, which...
Side 205 - A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table than when his wife talks Greek.
Side 194 - Thy mercy ; enforce and accept my imperfect repentance ; make this commemoration available to the confirmation of my faith, the establishment of my hope, and the enlargement of my charity; and make the death of Thy Son Jesus Christ effectual to my redemption.