The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison: With the Exception of His Numbers of the Spectator, Volumes 1-2W. Durell & Company, 1811 |
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... seems to have so solid an understanding , when he treats of more weighty subjects in the other pages , should dwell upon such trifles , and give up so much room to mat- ters of mere amusement . There are , indeed , but few men so fond ...
... seems to have so solid an understanding , when he treats of more weighty subjects in the other pages , should dwell upon such trifles , and give up so much room to mat- ters of mere amusement . There are , indeed , but few men so fond ...
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... seems to strike my sight ; If in the stage I seek to sooth my care , I meet his soul , which breathes in Cato there : If pensive to the rural shades I rove , His shape o'ertakes me in the lonely grove : ' Twas there of Just and Good he ...
... seems to strike my sight ; If in the stage I seek to sooth my care , I meet his soul , which breathes in Cato there : If pensive to the rural shades I rove , His shape o'ertakes me in the lonely grove : ' Twas there of Just and Good he ...
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... seems was one of the nine sisters that attended on the goddess of Fame , smiled with an ineffable grace at their meeting , and retired . Julius Cæsar was now coming forward ; and though most of the historians offered their service to ...
... seems was one of the nine sisters that attended on the goddess of Fame , smiled with an ineffable grace at their meeting , and retired . Julius Cæsar was now coming forward ; and though most of the historians offered their service to ...
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... seems to me the only pointed thought I ever read which is natural ; and it must have proceeded from its being the universal sense and experience of mankind , that they have all spoken of it in the same manner . I have in my own reading ...
... seems to me the only pointed thought I ever read which is natural ; and it must have proceeded from its being the universal sense and experience of mankind , that they have all spoken of it in the same manner . I have in my own reading ...
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... seems to have been a very proper retreat for such a guest . In the mean time , an unhappy female , called Poverty , having heard of this great feast , repaired to it , in hopes of finding relief . The first place she lights upon was ...
... seems to have been a very proper retreat for such a guest . In the mean time , an unhappy female , called Poverty , having heard of this great feast , repaired to it , in hopes of finding relief . The first place she lights upon was ...
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Page 109 - With thee conversing I forget all time ; All seasons and their change, all please alike. Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds...
Page 110 - But neither breath of morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds; nor rising sun On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glistering with dew; nor fragrance after showers, Nor grateful evening mild; nor silent night, With this her solemn bird ; nor walk by moon, Or glittering star-light, without thee is sweet.
Page xxii - Proud names, who once the reins of empire held ; In arms who triumph'd, or in arts excelled ; Chiefs, graced with scars, and prodigal of blood ; Stern patriots, who for sacred freedom stood ; Just men, by whom impartial laws were given ; And saints, who taught, and led, the way to heaven.
Page 148 - LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.
Page 40 - As through unquiet rest: he, on his side Leaning, half raised, with looks of cordial love Hung over her enamour'd, and beheld Beauty, which, whether waking or asleep, Shot forth peculiar graces; then with voice Mild, as when Zephyrus on Flora breathes, Her hand soft touching, whisper'd thus: ' Awake My fairest, my espoused, my latest found, Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight!
Page 120 - Come on, sir; here's the place: — stand still. — How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows, and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon...
Page 238 - As one who, long in populous city pent, Where houses thick and sewers annoy the air, Forth issuing on a summer's morn to breathe Among the pleasant villages and farms Adjoin'd, from each thing met conceives delight ; The smell of grain, or tedded grass, or kine, Or dairy, each rural sight, each rural sound...
Page 148 - ... long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment ; behold, I have done according to thy words : lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
Page 216 - So saying, with dispatchful looks in haste She turns, on hospitable thoughts intent What choice to choose for delicacy best, What order, so contriv'd as not to mix Tastes, not well join'd, inelegant, but bring Taste after taste upheld with kindliest change...
Page xxi - Can I forget the dismal night that gave My soul's best part for ever to the grave? How silent did his old companions tread, By midnight lamps, the mansions of the dead, Through breathing statues, then unheeded things, Through rows of warriors, and through walks of kings!