ObserverT. and J. Allman, 1823 - English essays |
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... readers , I shall not be afraid of meeting Mr. Joseph Miller and his modern witticisms with my ancients . In that case I ... reader , that it is written with great freedom , and as well sprinkled with pri- vate anecdotes as any of the ...
... readers , I shall not be afraid of meeting Mr. Joseph Miller and his modern witticisms with my ancients . In that case I ... reader , that it is written with great freedom , and as well sprinkled with pri- vate anecdotes as any of the ...
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... reader in what credit the sayings of this Publius Syrus have been justly held by all the literati from Seneca to Scali- ger , who turned them into Greek ; and it is for the honour of the fraternity of the stage , that both he and ...
... reader in what credit the sayings of this Publius Syrus have been justly held by all the literati from Seneca to Scali- ger , who turned them into Greek ; and it is for the honour of the fraternity of the stage , that both he and ...
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... reader shall find any allusion to two very promising young performers , now living , whose initials correspond with the above , I can pro- mise him that our contemporaries will not suffer by the comparison . I may venture to say , in ...
... reader shall find any allusion to two very promising young performers , now living , whose initials correspond with the above , I can pro- mise him that our contemporaries will not suffer by the comparison . I may venture to say , in ...
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... readers may improve upon the hint , and society cannot fail to profit by their reflections . NUMBER LVI . Ω τρισάθλιοι " Απαντες οἱ φυσῶντες ἐφ ' ἑαυτοῖς μέγα , Αὐτοὶ γὰρ οὐκ ἴσασιν ἀνθρώπου φύσιν . MENANDER . Gubernatoribus . Oh ...
... readers may improve upon the hint , and society cannot fail to profit by their reflections . NUMBER LVI . Ω τρισάθλιοι " Απαντες οἱ φυσῶντες ἐφ ' ἑαυτοῖς μέγα , Αὐτοὶ γὰρ οὐκ ἴσασιν ἀνθρώπου φύσιν . MENANDER . Gubernatoribus . Oh ...
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... reader , who can elevate his mind to the contemplation of the ways of Provi- dence , to meditate with me on the admirable me- thods of divine wisdom in the establishment of Christianity ; a religion , the universality of which was to ...
... reader , who can elevate his mind to the contemplation of the ways of Provi- dence , to meditate with me on the admirable me- thods of divine wisdom in the establishment of Christianity ; a religion , the universality of which was to ...
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Popular passages
Page 116 - I am thane of Cawdor : If good, why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair. And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, Against the use of nature...
Page 124 - I am settled, and bend up Each corporal agent to this terrible feat. Away, and mock the time with fairest show : False face must hide what the false heart doth know.
Page 122 - He's here in double trust; First, as I am his kinsman and his subject Strong both against the deed; then, as his host, Who should against his murderer shut the door, Not bear the knife myself.
Page 152 - Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake : Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog...
Page 91 - And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: 13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon : and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves ; for the time of figs was not yet.
Page 130 - Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day ; And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond "Which keeps me pale...
Page 83 - And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph...
Page 130 - His cloister'd flight; ere to black Hecate's summons The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums Hath rung night's yawning peal, there shall be done A deed of dreadful note.
Page 83 - And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Page 96 - Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.