The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century: A Series of Lectures, Delivered in England, Scotland, and the United States of America, Nummer 76Smith, Elder & Company, 1858 - 341 pagina's |
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... returned to Temple , in whose family he remained until Sir William's death in 1699. His hopes of 1 He was from a younger branch of the Swifts of Yorkshire . His grandfather , the Rev. Thomas Swift , Vicar of Goodrich , in Herefordshire ...
... returned to Temple , in whose family he remained until Sir William's death in 1699. His hopes of 1 He was from a younger branch of the Swifts of Yorkshire . His grandfather , the Rev. Thomas Swift , Vicar of Goodrich , in Herefordshire ...
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... returned to Ireland , and took the living of Laracor . Hither he invited Hester Johnson , 1 Temple's natural daughter , with whom he had contracted a tender friendship , while they were both dependents of Temple's . And with an ...
... returned to Ireland , and took the living of Laracor . Hither he invited Hester Johnson , 1 Temple's natural daughter , with whom he had contracted a tender friendship , while they were both dependents of Temple's . And with an ...
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... returned to Dublin . When Vanessa opened the packet , she only found her own letter to Stella . It was her death warrant . She sunk at once under the disappoint- ment of the delayed , yet cherished , hopes which had so long sickened her ...
... returned to Dublin . When Vanessa opened the packet , she only found her own letter to Stella . It was her death warrant . She sunk at once under the disappoint- ment of the delayed , yet cherished , hopes which had so long sickened her ...
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... returned to Parliament as a great nobleman's nominee . So Jones of John's , or Thomson of Trinity , would rise in their might , and draping themselves in their gowns , rally round the monarchy , or hurl defiance at priests and kings ...
... returned to Parliament as a great nobleman's nominee . So Jones of John's , or Thomson of Trinity , would rise in their might , and draping themselves in their gowns , rally round the monarchy , or hurl defiance at priests and kings ...
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Pagina 329 - Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose; I still had hopes — for pride attends us still — Amidst the swains to show my...
Pagina 214 - Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne...
Pagina 156 - I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow: when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions and debates of mankind.
Pagina 314 - At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools who came to scoff, remain'd to pray.
Pagina 329 - How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly...
Pagina 328 - In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs - and God has given my share I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband our life's taper at the close And keep the flame from wasting by repose.
Pagina 36 - That the remaining hundred thousand may at a year old be offered in sale to the persons of quality, and fortune, through the kingdom, always advising the mother to let them suck plentifully in the last month, so as to render them plump, and fat for a good table. A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends, and when the family dines alone, the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish, and seasoned with a little pepper or salt will be very good boiled on the fourth day, especially...
Pagina 230 - She comes ! she comes ! the sable throne behold Of Night primeval, and of Chaos old ! Before her, Fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its varying rainbows die away. Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's strain, The sickening stars fade off the ethereal plain ; As Argus
Pagina 109 - Soon as the evening shades prevail The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth. Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Pagina 329 - Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep...