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, J. Rivington and Sons, T. Payne and Sons, L. Davis, B. White and Son ... [and 36 others in London], 1787 |
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... thee than difpute . Continue thy narration . ' " " " My father , proceeded Imlac , originally in- tended that I fhould have no other education , than fuch as might qualify me for commerce ; and dif- covering in me great strength of ...
... thee than difpute . Continue thy narration . ' " " " My father , proceeded Imlac , originally in- tended that I fhould have no other education , than fuch as might qualify me for commerce ; and dif- covering in me great strength of ...
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... thee . " " With this hope , proceeded Imlac , he fent me to fchool ; but when I had once found the delight of knowledge , and felt the pleasure of intelligence and the pride of invention , I began filently to defpife riches , and ...
... thee . " " With this hope , proceeded Imlac , he fent me to fchool ; but when I had once found the delight of knowledge , and felt the pleasure of intelligence and the pride of invention , I began filently to defpife riches , and ...
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... thee my whole heart . I have long meditated an efcape from the happy valley . I have examined the mountains on every fide , but find myself infu- perably barred : teach me the way to break my prifon ; thou shalt be the companion of my ...
... thee my whole heart . I have long meditated an efcape from the happy valley . I have examined the mountains on every fide , but find myself infu- perably barred : teach me the way to break my prifon ; thou shalt be the companion of my ...
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... thee all the qualities requifite for truft , benevolence , experience , and fortitude . I have long difcharged an office which I must foon quit at the call of nature , and shall rejoice in the hour of imbecility and pain to de- volve it ...
... thee all the qualities requifite for truft , benevolence , experience , and fortitude . I have long difcharged an office which I must foon quit at the call of nature , and shall rejoice in the hour of imbecility and pain to de- volve it ...
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... thee to let kindness or in- tereft prevail . Never rob other countries of rain to pour it on thine own . For us the Nile is fuffi cient . " " I promised , that when I poffeffed the power , I would use it with inflexible integrity ; and ...
... thee to let kindness or in- tereft prevail . Never rob other countries of rain to pour it on thine own . For us the Nile is fuffi cient . " " I promised , that when I poffeffed the power , I would use it with inflexible integrity ; and ...
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ABDALLA affembly affift Afpafia againſt Amurath ASPASIA Baffa beauty becauſe breaſt CALI CARAZA caufe cauſe cenfure character charms converfation death defcribed defign defire DEMETRIUS ev'ry eyes fafe faid Imlac faid the prince fame fate fcorn fear feat fecula fecurity feemed feen fhades fhall fhine fhould fibi filent firft firſt flaves fmile folly fome fometimes foon forrow foul ftate ftill fuch fuppofed furely greatneſs Greece happineſs happy happy valley heav'n hiftory himſelf hope Iliad IRENE Johnſon juftice laft lefs LEONTIUS loft MAHOMET mifery mihi mind moſt muft muſt MUSTAPHA myſelf nunc o'er obfervations paffed paffion PASIA Pekuah perfon pleafing pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe prefent princefs publiſhed purpoſe racter Raffelas reafon refolved rife ſaid SCENE ſhall ſhe ſtate Sultan thee thefe themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought tibi tranflation uſe viii virtue vitæ whofe
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Seite 318 - His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.
Seite 89 - This opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal only by its truth; those that never heard of one another would not have agreed in a tale which nothing but experience can make credible. That it is doubted by single cavillers can very little weaken the general evidence; and some who deny it with their tongues confess it by their fears.
Seite 19 - In a year the wings were finished; and on a morning appointed the maker appeared furnished for flight on a little promontory. He waved his pinions a while to gather air, then leaped from his stand, and in an instant dropped into the lake.
Seite 313 - And scarce a sycophant was fed by pride; Where ne'er was known the form of mock debate, Or seen a new-made mayor's unwieldy state; Where change of fav'rites...
Seite 316 - Yet hope not life from grief or danger free, Nor think the doom of man revers'd for thee...
Seite 313 - The robes of pleasure and the veils of woe: All aid the farce, and all thy mirth maintain, Whose joys are causeless, or whose griefs are vain. Such was the scorn that...
Seite 31 - The business of a poet," said Imlac, "is to examine not the individual but the species, to remark general properties and large appearances; he does not number the streaks of the tulip or describe the different shades in the verdure of the forest.
Seite 88 - I will not undertake to maintain, against the concurrent and unvaried testimony of all ages and of all nations. There is no people, rude or learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed. This opinion, which...
Seite 205 - A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table than when his wife talks Greek.
Seite 194 - Thy mercy ; enforce and accept my imperfect repentance ; make this commemoration available to the confirmation of my faith, the establishment of my hope, and the enlargement of my charity; and make the death of Thy Son Jesus Christ effectual to my redemption.