Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of British and American Authors, with Specimens of Their Writings, Volumen3Robert Chambers Amer. Book Exchange, 1879 |
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... took me from the people , led me out of the steeple - house , and put me into the hands of the constables and other officers , bidding them whip me , and put me out of the town . Many friendly people being come to the market , and some ...
... took me from the people , led me out of the steeple - house , and put me into the hands of the constables and other officers , bidding them whip me , and put me out of the town . Many friendly people being come to the market , and some ...
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... took place at his seat of Ury on the 3d of October 1690 . ་ Against Titles of Honour . We affirm positively , that it is not lawful for Christians either to give or to re- ceive these titles of honour , as , Your Holiness , Your Majesty ...
... took place at his seat of Ury on the 3d of October 1690 . ་ Against Titles of Honour . We affirm positively , that it is not lawful for Christians either to give or to re- ceive these titles of honour , as , Your Holiness , Your Majesty ...
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... took their ancient monarchy to be a blessing , and not an evil . ' He was always opposed to intoler- ance . ' We intended not , ' he said , ' to dig down the banks , or pull up the hedge , and lay all waste and common , when we desired ...
... took their ancient monarchy to be a blessing , and not an evil . ' He was always opposed to intoler- ance . ' We intended not , ' he said , ' to dig down the banks , or pull up the hedge , and lay all waste and common , when we desired ...
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... took more upon my author's credit than now I can do ; and when an author was highly commended to me by others , or pleased me in some part , I was ready to entertain the whole ; whereas now I take and leave in the same author , and ...
... took more upon my author's credit than now I can do ; and when an author was highly commended to me by others , or pleased me in some part , I was ready to entertain the whole ; whereas now I take and leave in the same author , and ...
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... took my place , and coming to the siege , as he stood sentinel , he was shot in the head with a musket - bullet , and died . Here , as I said , were judgments and mercy , but neither of them did awaken my soul to righteousness ...
... took my place , and coming to the siege , as he stood sentinel , he was shot in the head with a musket - bullet , and died . Here , as I said , were judgments and mercy , but neither of them did awaken my soul to righteousness ...
Términos y frases comunes
Addison admiration afterwards Allan Ramsay AMBROSE PHILIPS ancient appear beauty blessed called character Charles II Christian church Colley Cibber court death delight discourse divine Dunciad earth England English Essay eyes fame fancy father fear fortune frae genius give grace Grongar Hill hand happy hath hear heart heaven honour Hudibras humour Iliad Ireland JONATHAN SWIFT king KITE lady learning letters live Lochaber look Lord mind moral nature never night o'er Oroonoko Ovid passion persons pleasure poem poet poetical poetry political poor Pope praise prince published reason religion rich rise satire says Scotland shew shining sing Sir William Temple soul speak spirit style Swift taste Tatler tell thee things thou thought tion truth verse virtue Whig wife wine write wrote
Pasajes populares
Página 315 - There shall be sung another golden age, The rise of empire and of arts, The good and great inspiring epic rage, The wisest heads and noblest hearts. " Not such as Europe breeds in her decay ; Such as she bred when fresh and young, When heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall be sung. " Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day ; Time's noblest offspring is the last.
Página 397 - Of man's miraculous mistakes this bears The palm, ' That all men are about to live, For ever on the brink of being born.' All pay themselves the compliment to think They one day shall not drivel : and their pride On this reversion takes up ready praise ; At least, their own ; their future selves applaud How excellent that life they ne'er will lead.
Página 299 - Great in the earth as in the ethereal frame, Warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze, Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees : Lives through all life, extends through all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent...
Página 193 - Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike...
Página 87 - All the images of nature were still present to him, and he drew them not laboriously but luckily : when he describes anything you more than see it, you feel it too. Those who accuse him to have wanted learning, give him the greater commendation : he was naturally learned ; he needed not the spectacles of books to read nature ; he looked inwards, and found her there.
Página 290 - Behold, I go forward, but he is not there ; and backward, but I cannot perceive him : on the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him : he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him : but he knoweth the way that I take : when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Página 182 - Aonian maids, Delight no more — O Thou my voice inspire Who touched Isaiah's hallowed lips with fire ! . Rapt into future times, the bard begun : A Virgin shall conceive, a Virgin bear a Son ! From Jesse's...
Página 283 - Cast thy eyes eastward, said he, and tell me what thou seest. I see, said I, a huge valley, and a prodigious tide of water rolling through it. The valley that thou seest, said he, is the vale of misery ; and the tide of water that thou seest, is part of the great tide of eternity. What is the reason...
Página 395 - The bell strikes one. We take no note of time, But from its loss. To give it then a tongue Is wise in man. As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the, knell of my departed hours : Where are they? With the years beyond the flood.
Página 194 - Or spite, or smut, or rhymes, or blasphemies. His wit all seesaw, between that and this, Now high, now low, now master up, now miss, And he himself one vile antithesis.