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 |
Inni boken
Resultat 1-5 av 100
Side 8
... mind , was in hope of curing it by counfel , and officioufly fought an opportunity of conference , which the prince , having long confi- dered him as one whofe intellects were exhausted , was not very willing to afford : " Why , faid he ...
... mind , was in hope of curing it by counfel , and officioufly fought an opportunity of conference , which the prince , having long confi- dered him as one whofe intellects were exhausted , was not very willing to afford : " Why , faid he ...
Side 10
... mind , rekindled youth in his cheeks , and doubled the luftre of his eyes . He was fired with the defire of doing fomething , though he knew not yet with diftinctnefs , either end or means . He was now no longer gloomy and unfocial ...
... mind , rekindled youth in his cheeks , and doubled the luftre of his eyes . He was fired with the defire of doing fomething , though he knew not yet with diftinctnefs , either end or means . He was now no longer gloomy and unfocial ...
Side 11
... mind , that he started up in the maid's defence , and run forward to feize the plun- derer with all the eagerness of real purfuit . Fear naturally quickens the flight of guilt . Raffelas could could not catch the fugitive with his ...
... mind , that he started up in the maid's defence , and run forward to feize the plun- derer with all the eagerness of real purfuit . Fear naturally quickens the flight of guilt . Raffelas could could not catch the fugitive with his ...
Side 13
... mind ; he paffed four months in refolving to lofe no more time in idle refolves , and was awakened to more vigorous exertion , by hearing a maid , who had broken a porcelain cup , remark , that what cannot be repaired is not to be ...
... mind ; he paffed four months in refolving to lofe no more time in idle refolves , and was awakened to more vigorous exertion , by hearing a maid , who had broken a porcelain cup , remark , that what cannot be repaired is not to be ...
Side 14
... mind upon the means of escaping from the valley of happiness . CHAP . V. THE PRINCE MEDITATES HIS ESCAPE . HE now found that it would be very difficult to effect that which it was very easy to fup- pose effected . When he looked round ...
... mind upon the means of escaping from the valley of happiness . CHAP . V. THE PRINCE MEDITATES HIS ESCAPE . HE now found that it would be very difficult to effect that which it was very easy to fup- pose effected . When he looked round ...
Innhold
1 | |
4 | |
8 | |
10 | |
14 | |
15 | |
20 | |
21 | |
68 | |
71 | |
74 | |
80 | |
84 | |
118 | |
134 | |
143 | |
25 | |
29 | |
32 | |
36 | |
41 | |
44 | |
48 | |
51 | |
53 | |
56 | |
58 | |
63 | |
66 | |
67 | |
145 | |
163 | |
195 | |
319 | |
331 | |
344 | |
350 | |
420 | |
iii | |
iv | |
vi | |
Andre utgaver - Vis alle
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 |
Vanlige uttrykk og setninger
ABDALLA affembly affift Afpafia againſt Amurath ASPASIA Baffa beauty becauſe breaſt CALI CARAZA caufe cauſe cenfure character charms converfation death defcribed defign defire DEMETRIUS ev'ry eyes fafe faid Imlac faid the prince fame fate fcorn fear feat fecula fecurity feemed feen fhades fhall fhine fhould fibi filent firft firſt flaves fmile folly fome fometimes foon forrow foul ftate ftill fuch fuppofed furely greatneſs Greece happineſs happy happy valley heav'n hiftory himſelf hope Iliad IRENE Johnſon juftice laft lefs LEONTIUS loft MAHOMET mifery mihi mind moſt muft muſt MUSTAPHA myſelf nunc o'er obfervations paffed paffion PASIA Pekuah perfon pleafing pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe prefent princefs publiſhed purpoſe racter Raffelas reafon refolved rife ſaid SCENE ſhall ſhe ſtate Sultan thee thefe themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought tibi tranflation uſe viii virtue vitæ whofe
Populære avsnitt
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.