The RamblerHarrison, 1792 - 463 pages |
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... pleased ; and he that finds his way to reputation through all these obstructions , muft acknowledge that he is indebted to other caufes befides his industry , his learning , or his wit . HOR . Treach what is not known , or to re- HE ...
... pleased ; and he that finds his way to reputation through all these obstructions , muft acknowledge that he is indebted to other caufes befides his industry , his learning , or his wit . HOR . Treach what is not known , or to re- HE ...
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... pleased with remem- bering that at least he made himself heard , that he had the power to inter- rupt thofe whom he could not confute , and fufpend the decifion which he could not guide . Of this kind is the fury to which many men give ...
... pleased with remem- bering that at least he made himself heard , that he had the power to inter- rupt thofe whom he could not confute , and fufpend the decifion which he could not guide . Of this kind is the fury to which many men give ...
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... pleased . When he enters life , if his temper be foft and timorous , he is diffident and bafhful , from the knowledge of his defects ; or if he was born with spirit and refolution , he is ferocious and arrogant , from the confcioufnels ...
... pleased . When he enters life , if his temper be foft and timorous , he is diffident and bafhful , from the knowledge of his defects ; or if he was born with spirit and refolution , he is ferocious and arrogant , from the confcioufnels ...
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... pleased themfelves with a , remark very frequent in their mouths that though they were fent by their fa- thers to the univerfity , they were not un- der the neceffity of living by their learn- ing . SZNICA . ELPHINSTON . Among men of ...
... pleased themfelves with a , remark very frequent in their mouths that though they were fent by their fa- thers to the univerfity , they were not un- der the neceffity of living by their learn- ing . SZNICA . ELPHINSTON . Among men of ...
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... pleased to compli- ment at table was indeed the chief ple- fure of their age , fo good , fo dutiful , fo great a relief to her mamina in the care of the houfe , and fo much her papa's favourite for her chearfulnets and wit , that it ...
... pleased to compli- ment at table was indeed the chief ple- fure of their age , fo good , fo dutiful , fo great a relief to her mamina in the care of the houfe , and fo much her papa's favourite for her chearfulnets and wit , that it ...
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againſt amufements becauſe caufe cenfure confequence confidered converfation curiofity defign defire difcover eafily endeavour equally fafe faid fame favour fcarcely fecure feems feen feldom felf felves fenfe fent fentiments ferve fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fingle fion firft folicited folly fome fometimes foon fortune ftate ftill ftudy fubject fuccefs fuch fuffer fufficient fuperiority fupply fuppofe fupport fure happineſs himſelf honour hope houfe imagination intereft labour lady laft learning lefs loft mankind meaſure ment mifery mind MIRZA AT ISPAHAN moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary neceffity nefs nerally never obferved occafion ourſelves OVID paffed paffions perfons pleafed pleaſe pleaſure praife praiſe prefent preferve publick racter raiſe RAMBLER reafon refolved reft SELIM ſhe ſtate thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought thouſand tion underſtanding univerfal uſe vifit virtue whofe
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Page 318 - And buried; but, O yet more miserable! Myself my sepulchre, a moving grave; Buried, yet not exempt, By privilege of death and burial, From worst of other evils, pains and wrongs ; But made hereby obnoxious more To all the miseries of life, Life in captivity Among inhuman foes.
Page 140 - Tenderness, overpower his Fidelity, and tempt him to conceal, if not to invent. There are many who think it an Act of Piety to hide the Faults or Failings of their Friends, even when they can no longer suffer by their Detection; we therefore see whole Ranks of Characters adorned with uniform Panegyrick, and not to be known from one another, but by extrinsick and casual Circumstances. "Let me remember...
Page 285 - The works and operations of nature are too great in their extent, or too much diffused in their relations, and the performances of art too inconstant and uncertain, to be reduced to any determinate idea.
Page 117 - He that would pass the latter part of life with honour and decency, must, when he is young, consider that he shall one day be old ; and remember, when he is old, that he has once been young.
Page 150 - ... in compliance with the varieties of the ground, and to end at last in the common road. Having thus calmed his solicitude, he renewed his pace, though he suspected that he was not gaining ground.
Page 271 - ... he that is growing great and happy by electrifying a bottle, wonders how the world can be engaged by trifling prattle about war or peace.
Page 151 - ... ever unassisted ; that the wanderer may at length return after all his errors, and that he who implores strength and courage from above shall find danger and difficulty give way before him.
Page 233 - ... rotations, towards the centre. She then repented her temerity, and with all her force endeavoured to retreat ; but the draught of the gulph was generally too...
Page 140 - If we owe regard to the memory of the dead, there is yet more respect to be paid to knowledge, to virtue and to truth...
Page 261 - He who knows not how often rigorous laws produce total impunity, and how many crimes are concealed and forgotten for fear of hurrying the offender to that state in which there is no repentance, has conversed very little with mankind.