The British Essayists: The MirrorLittle, Brown, 1866 |
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Pagina 17
... business . The labour of thought which it requires , and the turbulence of contending passions , are certainly inimical to that tranquil in- 2 VOL . XXIX . difference in which we loungers place our supreme felicity . NO . 59 . 17 MIRROR .
... business . The labour of thought which it requires , and the turbulence of contending passions , are certainly inimical to that tranquil in- 2 VOL . XXIX . difference in which we loungers place our supreme felicity . NO . 59 . 17 MIRROR .
Pagina 25
... passions , and who were inwardly gnawed by the sensations of envy , jealousy , revenge , or hatred , could not have thus indulged themselves . They must have buried their feelings , they must have got rid of their own minds , under less ...
... passions , and who were inwardly gnawed by the sensations of envy , jealousy , revenge , or hatred , could not have thus indulged themselves . They must have buried their feelings , they must have got rid of their own minds , under less ...
Pagina 47
... passions , seemed to exist but in his children . But for us , I have often heard him say , he could not have submitted to live . To our education he dedicated the whole of his time . My brother , whom he con- sidered as the last stay of ...
... passions , seemed to exist but in his children . But for us , I have often heard him say , he could not have submitted to live . To our education he dedicated the whole of his time . My brother , whom he con- sidered as the last stay of ...
Pagina 53
... passion ; susceptible , however , of every feeling and emotion , and , while they last , sincere in their expression , but hardly capable of distinguishing the propriety of one more than an- other ; or , if able to employ such ...
... passion ; susceptible , however , of every feeling and emotion , and , while they last , sincere in their expression , but hardly capable of distinguishing the propriety of one more than an- other ; or , if able to employ such ...
Pagina 54
... passion ; and that , in Lady Anne , vanity bears absolute sway . All that he has to do , then , is to suffer the ... passions will , of course , subside . Richard , for this purpose , pretends to justify or extenuate his offences ...
... passion ; and that , in Lady Anne , vanity bears absolute sway . All that he has to do , then , is to suffer the ... passions will , of course , subside . Richard , for this purpose , pretends to justify or extenuate his offences ...
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acquaintance acquired admiration Æsop affections agreeable amidst amusements Antonio appear attended awake battle of Culloden beauty called character circumstances Clare Market companions conduct conversation Daniel Higgs death dinner disposition dreams eclogue elegant Emilia endeavoured engaged entertainment equally fashion father favour FEBRUARY 22 feelings figure-making fortune frequently friends genius gentleman George Manly give happy heard honour hope humour imagination indulge JANUARY 29 learned lived lively colours look Louisa manner MARCH 11 marriage melancholy Melfort ment mind Mirror nature never nonsense verses object obliged observed occasion opinion passions perhaps persons Phædo pleasure possessed received remarkable satire of Juvenal SATURDAY scenes Scotland seemed sensible sentiments sign-post Sir Edward sister situation sleep society soon sort spect spirit taste Tatler thing thought tion town trifling TUESDAY Umphraville uneasiness virtue wife wish write XXIX