Liberal Opinions: Or, The History of Benignus, Volume 3G. Robinson and J. Bew, 1783 |
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Page 212 - All things to man's delightful use ; the roof Of thickest covert was inwoven shade Laurel and myrtle, and what higher grew Of firm and fragrant leaf; on either side Acanthus, and each odorous bushy shrub Fenced up the verdant wall ; each beauteous flower. Iris all hues, roses, and jessamine, Rear'd high their flourish'd heads between, and wrought Mosaic ; under foot the violet, Crocus, and hyacinth, with rich inlay Broider'd the ground...
Page 168 - Men wafle the flower of youth in turning over books, going from place to place, hearing what other people fay, and gaping at what other people do ; meafuring earth and feas, wafting their fortunes, perplexing their heads, and blinding their eyes, and then fitting themfelves impudently down in an elbow chair, exclaim, with all the pomp of ignorance, that they have feen, and that they know the world.
Page 169 - Your health, my good friend ; clofe argument is of a dry nature — turn, I fay,. the eye inwards, inftead of outwards : inftead of looking into the world, look into your own heart, and there you will find the univerfe epitomized. How, fir, faid I, is it poflible I can acquire as much experience from Pry'thee don't put me out, anfwered the gentleman : I have read, and flared, opened my eyes, and opened my mouth, and afked advice, and taken my own way, as much as any man.
Page 170 - Englifhman, to think for myfelf. Are books then ufelefs, in your opinion, fir ? faid I, a little eagerly. I have not faid, rejoined the ftranger, that they are, but a page of one's own heart is more worth, my dear boy, than a folio of dull printed elaborate compofitions — offuch things as are now daily vomited from the overcharged prefs.
Page 21 - As I put my hand into my pocket to take out my handkerchief in order to dry my tears, I felt feme halfpence there which I did not know I was pofleiTed of.
Page 170 - Flaccus would have comprefied, and that with"out crouding the fenfe, in a fingle leaf. Now, as to making the grand tour in fearch of Happinefs, I never heard of a more fleevelefs errand : why, I tell you again, aye, and I'll maintain it, all which is done or faid in the whole world, is written on the tablet of a fingle heart.
Page 170 - I of of quite a different opinion the next morning : fo at laft, fir, I e'en gave up the hope of wifdom in mere defpair, fold off all my books, avoided the company of my.
Page 168 - Oh puerility, oh inexperience! pr'vthee give up the expenfive purfuit of travelling after fuch matters, and learn all that it was ever in the power of human nature to teach you with...