The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The vision of Theodore. The apotheosis of Milton. Prayers and devotional exercises. Apophthegms, sentiments, opinions and occasional reflections. Irene. Poems. Miscellaneous poems. PoemataJ. Buckland, 1787 |
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... fhall I be never fuffered to forget thofe lectures which pleafed only while they were new , and to become new again must be forgotten ? " He then walked into the wood , and compofed himself to his ufual medi- tations ; when before his ...
... fhall I be never fuffered to forget thofe lectures which pleafed only while they were new , and to become new again must be forgotten ? " He then walked into the wood , and compofed himself to his ufual medi- tations ; when before his ...
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... Now , faid the prince , you have given me fomething to defire ; I fhall long to fee the miseries of the world , fince the fight of them is neceffary to happiness . " CHA P. IV . THE PRINCE CONTINUES TO GRIEVE AND PRINCE OF ABISSINIA . 9.
... Now , faid the prince , you have given me fomething to defire ; I fhall long to fee the miseries of the world , fince the fight of them is neceffary to happiness . " CHA P. IV . THE PRINCE CONTINUES TO GRIEVE AND PRINCE OF ABISSINIA . 9.
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... fhall restore them ? " Thefe forrowful meditations fastened upon his mind ; he paffed four months in refolving to lofe no more time in idle refolves , and was awakened to more vigorous exertion , by hearing a maid , who had broken a ...
... fhall restore them ? " Thefe forrowful meditations fastened upon his mind ; he paffed four months in refolving to lofe no more time in idle refolves , and was awakened to more vigorous exertion , by hearing a maid , who had broken a ...
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... fhall arrive at a region where the man will float in the air without any tendency to fall : no care will then be neceffary but to move forwards , which the gentlest impulse will effect . You , Sir , whofe curiofity is fo extenfive ...
... fhall arrive at a region where the man will float in the air without any tendency to fall : no care will then be neceffary but to move forwards , which the gentlest impulse will effect . You , Sir , whofe curiofity is fo extenfive ...
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... fhall we then trace the Nile through all his paffage ; pafs over to diftant regions , and exa- mine the face of ... fhall not be divulged , and that you fhall not require me to make wings for any but ourselves . " " s Why , " Why , said ...
... fhall we then trace the Nile through all his paffage ; pafs over to diftant regions , and exa- mine the face of ... fhall not be divulged , and that you fhall not require me to make wings for any but ourselves . " " s Why , " Why , said ...
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ABDALLA affembly of bards affift Afpafia againſt anfwered ASPASIA Baffa becauſe breaſt CALI CARAZA caufe cenfure character confidered converfation death defcribed defign defire DEMETRIUS ev'ry eyes fafe faid Imlac faid the prince fame fays fear feat fecula feemed feen fhades fhall fhould filent firft firſt fmiles folly fome fometimes foon forrow foul ftate ftill fubject fuch fuffer fuppofed Greece Guife happineſs happy happy valley heav'n hiftory himſelf hope Iliad inftructed IRENE Johnfon laft laſt lefs LEONTIUS lofe loft Lord MAHOMET mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt MUSTAPHA myſelf nature neceffary Nekayah nunc o'er obfervations paffed paffion Pekuah perfon pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poet Pope Port Egmont pow'r praiſe prefent princefs publiſhed purpoſe racter Raffelas raiſed reafon refolved reft ſtate thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thought tranflation uſe vifit viii virtue whofe writing