The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale : in Two Volumes, Band 2R. and J. Dodsley; and W. Johnston, 1759 - 165 Seiten |
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... " I have met , faid the princess , with many who live fingle for that reason ; but I never found that their prudence ought to raise envy . They dream away their time without friendship , without fond- ness , and are time 6 THE PRINCE OF.
... " I have met , faid the princess , with many who live fingle for that reason ; but I never found that their prudence ought to raise envy . They dream away their time without friendship , without fond- ness , and are time 6 THE PRINCE OF.
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... never ferve him ; he will discover in those whom he loves quali- ties which in reality they do not poffefs ; and to thofe , from whom he receives pleasure , he will in his turn endeavour to give it . Thus will recommendations fometimes ...
... never ferve him ; he will discover in those whom he loves quali- ties which in reality they do not poffefs ; and to thofe , from whom he receives pleasure , he will in his turn endeavour to give it . Thus will recommendations fometimes ...
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... never afford an op- portunity of deciding . But this , at least , may be maintained , that we do not al- ways find visible happiness in proportion to visible virtue . All natural and al- most all political evils , are incident alike to ...
... never afford an op- portunity of deciding . But this , at least , may be maintained , that we do not al- ways find visible happiness in proportion to visible virtue . All natural and al- most all political evils , are incident alike to ...
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... never happen , and what , when it fhall happen , will laugh at hu- man fpeculation . We will not endea- vour to modify the motions of the ele- ments , or to fix the deftiny of king- doms . It is our bufinefs to confider what beings like ...
... never happen , and what , when it fhall happen , will laugh at hu- man fpeculation . We will not endea- vour to modify the motions of the ele- ments , or to fix the deftiny of king- doms . It is our bufinefs to confider what beings like ...
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... never can decide ; queftions that elude investigation , and make logick ridi- culous ; cafes where fomething must be done , and where little can be faid . Con- fider the ftate of mankind , and enquire how few can be supposed to act upon ...
... never can decide ; queftions that elude investigation , and make logick ridi- culous ; cafes where fomething must be done , and where little can be faid . Con- fider the ftate of mankind , and enquire how few can be supposed to act upon ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
aftronomer againſt amuſements anfwered Arab Baffa becauſe buſineſs Cairo caufe cauſe CHAP confeffed confequence confider converfation defire delight difcovered eaſe eaſily endeavoured enquired eſcape evil fage faid Imlac faid Nekayah faid Raffelas faid the prince faid the princefs fame favourite fearch feemed felf fhall fhort fhould filent fince fingle firft firſt fome fomething fometimes fondneſs foon forrow ftill fuch fuffer fupply fuppofe furely goodneſs happineſs himſelf hope houſe increaſe itſelf kayah kuah lady laſt leaſt lefs leſs lofe loft maids marriage mifery mind moſt muft muſt myſelf neceffary nefs never Nile obferved paffed paffion Pekuah pleafed pleaſe pleaſure poffeffed prefent prince princefs promiſe propofal pyramid reafon refolved reft refuſed reſt returned ſaid ſcarcely ſchemes ſhall ſhe ſome ſtate ſtay ſtudy ſuppoſed themſelves ther theſe thofe thoſe thought thouſand tion truft uſe vifit virtue whofe whoſe wiſdom women yourſelf youth
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 22 - ... of desire, without judgment, without foresight, without inquiry after conformity of opinions, similarity of manners, rectitude of judgment, or purity of sentiment?
Seite 31 - It seems to me," said Imlac, that " while you are making the choice of life, you neglect to live.
Seite 4 - ... prudence : the youth commits himself to magnanimity and chance. The young man, who intends no ill, believes that none is intended, and therefore acts with openness and...
Seite 127 - ... to abstract my thoughts from hopes and cares, which, though reason knows them to be vain, still try to keep their old possession of the heart; expect, with serene humility, that hour which nature cannot long delay; and hope to possess, in a better state, that happiness which here I could not find, and that virtue which here I have not attained.
Seite 41 - 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 118 - He then expatiates in boundless futurity, and culls from all imaginable conditions that which for the present moment he should most desire, amuses his desires with impossible enjoyments, and confers upon his pride unattainable dominion. The mind dances from scene to scene, unites all pleasures in all combinations, and riots in delights which nature and fortune, with all their bounty cannot bestow.
Seite 41 - If all your fear be of apparitions, said the prince, I will promise you safety : there is no danger from the dead ; he that is once buried will be seen no more." " That the dead are seen no more, said Imlac, 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 perhaps...
Seite 162 - the choice of life is become less important; I hope hereafter to think only on the choice of eternity.
Seite 165 - ... the parts of government with his own eyes; but he could never fix the limits of his dominion, and was always adding to the number of his subjects.