La Belle Assemblée, Volume 1J. Bell, 1810 |
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... received with too much gratitude , but are not to be made a plea for still farther indulgence . Of the powers of patience under affliction no explanation is required ; but under blessings where it is full as necessary virtue , it is ...
... received with too much gratitude , but are not to be made a plea for still farther indulgence . Of the powers of patience under affliction no explanation is required ; but under blessings where it is full as necessary virtue , it is ...
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... received as a blessing , that of the women , with the nature of the house , the heaviest affliction being once acknow - and her situation , she had escaped unper- ledged to be imposed as a trial of virtue , ceived , though at the risk ...
... received as a blessing , that of the women , with the nature of the house , the heaviest affliction being once acknow - and her situation , she had escaped unper- ledged to be imposed as a trial of virtue , ceived , though at the risk ...
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... received ; or we must apply words , which have been ad- mitted into general use , in an entirely new sense , or , at least , in a more precise and defi- nite signification . Now it is evident , that the introduction of new terms , or ...
... received ; or we must apply words , which have been ad- mitted into general use , in an entirely new sense , or , at least , in a more precise and defi- nite signification . Now it is evident , that the introduction of new terms , or ...
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... received any informationproaches , but he could not for all that set his hand to his certificate . ' He saw he was. standing or strength , but implore and rest upon the direction and strength of God . 4. That in the execution of justice ...
... received any informationproaches , but he could not for all that set his hand to his certificate . ' He saw he was. standing or strength , but implore and rest upon the direction and strength of God . 4. That in the execution of justice ...
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... received an unqualified refusal , and all his splendid offers were rejected with horror . Still he was not deterred . He ap- plied to Madame de Ferioles herself , and this virtuous lady could not conceive how it was possible to be so ...
... received an unqualified refusal , and all his splendid offers were rejected with horror . Still he was not deterred . He ap- plied to Madame de Ferioles herself , and this virtuous lady could not conceive how it was possible to be so ...
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Page 4 - They heard, and were abash'd, and up they sprung Upon the wing ; as when men, wont to watch On duty, sleeping found by whom they dread, Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake. Nor did they not perceive the evil plight In which they were, or the fierce pains not feel ; Yet to their general's voice they soon obey'd, Innumerable.
Page 3 - Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: Here we may reign secure: and in my choice. To reign is worth ambition, though in hell ; Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
Page 20 - Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note...
Page 34 - They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale. She all night long her amorous descant sung: Silence was pleased.
Page 34 - 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 9 - HIGH on a throne of royal state, • — which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus, and of Ind ; Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings Barbaric pearl and gold...
Page 65 - Rather admire; or if they list to try Conjecture, he his fabric of the Heavens Hath left to their disputes, perhaps to move His laughter at their quaint opinions wide Hereafter, when they come to model Heaven And calculate the stars, how they will wield The mighty frame; how build, unbuild, contrive To save appearances; how gird the sphere With centric and eccentric scribbled o'er, Cycle and epicycle, orb in orb...
Page 4 - He scarce had ceased, when the superior fiend Was moving toward the shore : his ponderous shield, Ethereal temper, massy, large, and round, Behind him cast ; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views, At evening, from the top of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Rivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe.
Page 90 - Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay To mould me man ? Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me...
Page 66 - What if the sun Be centre to the world ; and other stars, By his attractive virtue and their own Incited, dance about him various rounds...