The British Essayists;: AdventurerJ. Johnson, J. Nichols and son, R. Baldwin, F. and C. Rivington, W. Otridge and son, W.J. and J. Richardson, A. Strahan, R. Faulder, ... [and 40 others], 1808 |
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absurd acquainted ADVENTURER Agrestis Amana Amelia Amphinomus Anticlea appear Aristotle bagnio Bagshot beauty behold believe Boileau Caliph Captain character conceal conduct consider contempt countenance death desire dignity discovered distress dreadful effect equally Eugenio Euripides Eutyches evil excellence expected expence eyes falsehood father favour felicity folly fortune Freeman genius gentleman gratify guilt hand happiness heart Homer honour hope human Iliad imagine immediately indulge kind labour Lady Forrest less looked mankind Mantua marriage ment mind misery morning nature neral ness never Nouraddin object Odyssey opinion Osmin OVID passion perceived perhaps person Pindar pleasure poet POPE present principles produced Prosopopoeia punish Quintilian racters reason received SATURDAY says scarce sensibility sentiments servant shew Sir James Socrates soon Sophocles suffered tain tears tender thou thought Tibullus tion truth TUESDAY Ulysses vanity Ventosus vice VIRG virtue wife wish wretched writers XXIV
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Pagina 55 - And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him for they saw that his grief was very great.
Pagina 97 - Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
Pagina 134 - Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of Truth, in endless Error hurl'd: The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!
Pagina 54 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Pagina 93 - When he gave to the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment. When he appointed the foundations of the earth., then I was by him, as one brought up with him, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him, rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights were with the sons of men.
Pagina 54 - Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit? or whither shall I go then from thy presence ? If I climb up into heaven, thou art there ; if I go down to hell, thou art there also.
Pagina 96 - As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings: So the Lord alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.
Pagina 97 - Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
Pagina 94 - Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, and all the Sons of God shouted for joy?
Pagina 133 - Superior beings, when of late they saw A mortal man unfold all Nature's law, ' Admir'd such wisdom in an earthly shape, And show'da Newton as we show an ape.