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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... thou haft con- vinced me , that no human being can ever be a poet . Proceed with thy narration . " " To be a poet , faid Imlac , is indeed very diffi- cult . " " So difficult , returned the prince , that I will at prefent hear no more ...
... thou haft con- vinced me , that no human being can ever be a poet . Proceed with thy narration . " " To be a poet , faid Imlac , is indeed very diffi- cult . " " So difficult , returned the prince , that I will at prefent hear no more ...
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... thou canft give me . I am not ig- norant of the motive that affembles fuch numbers in that place , and cannot but confider it as the centre of wisdom and piety , to which the best and wifeft men of every land must be continually re ...
... thou canft give me . I am not ig- norant of the motive that affembles fuch numbers in that place , and cannot but confider it as the centre of wisdom and piety , to which the best and wifeft men of every land must be continually re ...
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... thou- fands enriched by his bounty , or affifted by his power ? And why fhould not life glide quietly away in the foft reciprocation of protection and reve- rence ? All this may be done without the help of European refinements , which ...
... thou- fands enriched by his bounty , or affifted by his power ? And why fhould not life glide quietly away in the foft reciprocation of protection and reve- rence ? All this may be done without the help of European refinements , which ...
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... thou here found happiness at laft ? faid Raffelas . Tell me without referve ; art thou con- tent with thy condition ? or , doft thou wish to be again wandering and enquiring ? All the inhabitants of this valley celebrate their lot , and ...
... thou here found happiness at laft ? faid Raffelas . Tell me without referve ; art thou con- tent with thy condition ? or , doft thou wish to be again wandering and enquiring ? All the inhabitants of this valley celebrate their lot , and ...
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... thou shalt be the companion of my flight , the guide of my rambles , the partner of my fortune , and my fole director in the choice of life . " " Sir , answered the poet , your escape will be diffi- cult , and , perhaps , you may foon ...
... thou shalt be the companion of my flight , the guide of my rambles , the partner of my fortune , and my fole director in the choice of life . " " Sir , answered the poet , your escape will be diffi- cult , and , perhaps , you may foon ...
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The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The vision of Theodore. The ... Samuel Johnson Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1787 |
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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
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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.