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Pagina 12
... mind ; and a mind so cultivated gives reason to believe that little time was lost . But he remained not long neglected or useless . The victory at Blenheim ( 1704 ) spread triumph and confidence over the nation ; and Lord Godolphin ...
... mind ; and a mind so cultivated gives reason to believe that little time was lost . But he remained not long neglected or useless . The victory at Blenheim ( 1704 ) spread triumph and confidence over the nation ; and Lord Godolphin ...
Pagina 17
... minds heated with political contest they supplied cooler and more inoffensive reflections ; and it is said by Addison , in a subsequent work , that they had a perceptible influence upon the conversation of that time , and taught the ...
... minds heated with political contest they supplied cooler and more inoffensive reflections ; and it is said by Addison , in a subsequent work , that they had a perceptible influence upon the conversation of that time , and taught the ...
Pagina 18
... mind deviating from the beaten track of life , by the perpetual pressure of some overwhelming idea , as of habitual rusticity , and that negligence which solitary grandeur naturally generates . The variable weather of the mind , the ...
... mind deviating from the beaten track of life , by the perpetual pressure of some overwhelming idea , as of habitual rusticity , and that negligence which solitary grandeur naturally generates . The variable weather of the mind , the ...
Pagina 31
... mind , the nice discriminations of character , and the minute pecu- liarities of conduct , are soon obliterated ; and it is surely better that caprice , obstinacy , frolic , and folly , however they might delight in the description ...
... mind , the nice discriminations of character , and the minute pecu- liarities of conduct , are soon obliterated ; and it is surely better that caprice , obstinacy , frolic , and folly , however they might delight in the description ...
Pagina 34
... mind left him little indeed of ad- ventitious sentiments ; his wit always could suggest what the occasion demanded . He had read with critical eyes the important volume of human life , and knew the heart of man , from the depths of ...
... mind left him little indeed of ad- ventitious sentiments ; his wit always could suggest what the occasion demanded . He had read with critical eyes the important volume of human life , and knew the heart of man , from the depths of ...
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acquaintance Addison afterwards allowed appeared calamities Cassell's Cato censure character Cheap Edition conduct considered contempt conversation death declared Delany discovered distress E. W. HORNUNG elegance endeavoured expected favour fortune friends friendship genius honour Illustrated imagined Ireland Juba justly kindness King letter likewise lived lodging London Lord Tyrconnel mankind manner MAX PEMBERTON mentioned merit mind misery misfortunes mother nature neglect never obliged observed occasion once opinion Orrery pamphlet panegyric passion pension performance perhaps pleasure poem poet poetical Pope pounds praise promise published queen R. L. STEVENSON reader reason received regard resentment resolution retired Richard Savage ROBERT STAWELL BALL SAMUEL JOHNSON Savage Savage's says Sempronius sent sentiments Sir Richard Sir Robert Walpole solicited sometimes soon Spectator STANLEY WEYMAN Steele suffered sufficient supposed Swift Syphax Tatler tenderness thought Tickell tion told tragedy verses virtue Vols Whigs write wrote