The Works in Verse and Prose, of William Shenstone, Esq: Most of which Were Never Before Printed ...R. and J. Dodsley, 1764 |
Inni boken
Resultat 1-5 av 28
Side 3
... least a seeming violation of modefty ; a prefumption , on the writer's fide , that he is able to instruct or to entertain the world ; which implies a fuppofi- tion that he can communicate , what they cannot draw from their own ...
... least a seeming violation of modefty ; a prefumption , on the writer's fide , that he is able to instruct or to entertain the world ; which implies a fuppofi- tion that he can communicate , what they cannot draw from their own ...
Side 6
... least presume to frame opinions for themselves . It is true they will pretend to taste an object which they know their betters do . But then they confider confider some persons judgment as a certain stan- dard or 6 ESSAYS ON MEN ,
... least presume to frame opinions for themselves . It is true they will pretend to taste an object which they know their betters do . But then they confider confider some persons judgment as a certain stan- dard or 6 ESSAYS ON MEN ,
Side 8
... least one fuperior the lefs . Now though a man's absolute merit may not de- pend upon the inferiority of another , yet his comparative worth varies in regard to that of o- ther people . Self - love , therefore , is ever atten- tive to ...
... least one fuperior the lefs . Now though a man's absolute merit may not de- pend upon the inferiority of another , yet his comparative worth varies in regard to that of o- ther people . Self - love , therefore , is ever atten- tive to ...
Side 10
... least establish a precedent of unexceptionable authori- ty . Homer , fay they , confined the action of his Miad , or rather his action may be reduced to the space fpace of two months . His Odyffey , according to 10 ESSAYS ON MEN ,
... least establish a precedent of unexceptionable authori- ty . Homer , fay they , confined the action of his Miad , or rather his action may be reduced to the space fpace of two months . His Odyffey , according to 10 ESSAYS ON MEN ,
Side 17
... least be honoured by their descendents , although they might escape the notice of fuch as were not prejudiced in their favour . WHAT a luftre , faid he , does the reputation of a Wren , a Waller , or a Walfingham , caft upon their ...
... least be honoured by their descendents , although they might escape the notice of fuch as were not prejudiced in their favour . WHAT a luftre , faid he , does the reputation of a Wren , a Waller , or a Walfingham , caft upon their ...
Andre utgaver - Vis alle
The Works in Verse and Prose of William Shenstone, Esq: In Two ..., Volum 2 William Shenstone Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1765 |
The Works in Verse and Prose of William Shenstone, Esq: In Two Volumes. ... William Shenstone Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1768 |
Vanlige uttrykk og setninger
abfolute againſt agreeable alfo anſwer appear beauty becauſe befide beſt betwixt cafe cauſe character Clent Hill confequence confiderable confidered confifting converfation difcover difpofition diftant diftinction diſcover diſtance diſtinguiſh drefs eafy eſteem faid fame fancy fcene feat feems feen felf felves fenfe ferve fhall fhew fhort fhould fide firft firſt fituation flope fmall focial fome fometimes fomewhat foon fpirits ftream fubject fuch fuperior fuppofe fure furprize genius gentleman give greateſt happineſs hill himſelf houſe imagination inftance INGLORIUS kind landſkip lawn leaft leaſt lefs means meaſure moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature obferved objects occafion oppofite otherwife paffed paffions perfon perhaps pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poffible prefent racter raiſed reafon referved refpect ſay ſcene ſeems ſenſe ſhall ſhe ſmall ſome ſpeaking tafte taſte thefe themſelves ther theſe thofe thoſe thought tion trees underſtanding uſe Virgil virtue whofe WILLIAM SHENSTONE writer