Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778-1830Random House, 1930 - 807 pagina's |
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Pagina 66
... tion of danger . He is uneasy at his own good fortune , as it takes from him his favourite topic of repining and complaint . Let him succeed to his heart's content in all that is reasonable or important , yet if there is any one thing ...
... tion of danger . He is uneasy at his own good fortune , as it takes from him his favourite topic of repining and complaint . Let him succeed to his heart's content in all that is reasonable or important , yet if there is any one thing ...
Pagina 397
... tion ; we can only fancy what we do not know . As in looking into the mazes of a tangled wood we fill them with what shapes we please , with ravenous beasts , with caverns vast , and drear enchantments , so in our ignorance of the world ...
... tion ; we can only fancy what we do not know . As in looking into the mazes of a tangled wood we fill them with what shapes we please , with ravenous beasts , with caverns vast , and drear enchantments , so in our ignorance of the world ...
Pagina 580
... tion and hostile factions . Mr. Irving speaks of the great superiority of religion over every other motive , since it enabled its professors to " endure having hot molten lead poured down their throats . " He forgets that it was ...
... tion and hostile factions . Mr. Irving speaks of the great superiority of religion over every other motive , since it enabled its professors to " endure having hot molten lead poured down their throats . " He forgets that it was ...
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On the Love of Life | 8 |
On Living to Onesself | 24 |
On Reading Old Books | 40 |
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