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Pagina 14
... written in rhyme , while the astonishment of the audience is raised with big swelling words , which vainly seek to hide the absence of genuine feeling . The heroes tear their passion to tatters because they think it heroic to do so ...
... written in rhyme , while the astonishment of the audience is raised with big swelling words , which vainly seek to hide the absence of genuine feeling . The heroes tear their passion to tatters because they think it heroic to do so ...
Pagina 31
... written by Addison on the Georgics , as well as arguments to most of the books of the Æneid . derived her information from a Mr. Stephens , a Fellow of Mag- dalen and a contemporary of Addison's , that the Henry Sacheverell to whom ...
... written by Addison on the Georgics , as well as arguments to most of the books of the Æneid . derived her information from a Mr. Stephens , a Fellow of Mag- dalen and a contemporary of Addison's , that the Henry Sacheverell to whom ...
Pagina 37
... poems . His verses on the Peace of Ryswick , written in 1697 and dedicated to Montague , had already pro- cured him great reputation , and had been praised by Edmund Smith - a high authority - as " the II . ] - 37 FAMILY AND EDUCATION .
... poems . His verses on the Peace of Ryswick , written in 1697 and dedicated to Montague , had already pro- cured him great reputation , and had been praised by Edmund Smith - a high authority - as " the II . ] - 37 FAMILY AND EDUCATION .
Pagina 56
... writing , the strong reaction against Puri- tanism having raised the monarchy to a position in which it was practically secure against the assaults of all its enemies . The author of the most brilliant satire of the period , who had ...
... writing , the strong reaction against Puri- tanism having raised the monarchy to a position in which it was practically secure against the assaults of all its enemies . The author of the most brilliant satire of the period , who had ...
Pagina 58
... written against Monmouth and Shaftesbury ; of The Medal , satirising the acquittal of Shaftesbury ; of The Hind and Panther , com- posed to advance the Romanising projects of James II .; points to the vast influence exercised by ...
... written against Monmouth and Shaftesbury ; of The Medal , satirising the acquittal of Shaftesbury ; of The Hind and Panther , com- posed to advance the Romanising projects of James II .; points to the vast influence exercised by ...
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Pagina 129 - I have not slept. Between the acting of a dreadful thing And the first motion, all the interim is Like a phantasma or a hideous dream...
Pagina 192 - It was said of Socrates, that he brought philosophy down from heaven, to inhabit among men ; and I shall be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought philosophy out of closets and libraries, schools and colleges, to dwell in clubs and assemblies, at tea-tables and in coffee-houses.
Pagina 143 - Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease...
Pagina 128 - Tis not in mortals to command success, But we'll do more, Sempronius; we'll deserve it.
Pagina 134 - While wits and Templars every sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise— Who but must laugh, if such a man there be? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he? What though my name stood rubric on the walls, Or plaster'd posts, with claps, in capitals? Or smoking forth, a hundred hawkers load, On wings of winds came flying all abroad?
Pagina 177 - He is now in his fifty-sixth year, cheerful, gay, and hearty; keeps a good house both in town and country; a great lover of mankind; but there is such a mirthful cast in his behaviour, that he is rather beloved than esteemed. His tenants grow rich, his servants look satisfied, all the young women profess love to him, and the young men are glad of his company.
Pagina 78 - To Dr. Jonathan Swift, the most agreeable companion, the truest friend, and the greatest genius of his age.
Pagina 3 - Shalum, just finished for the next day's Spectator, in his hand. Such a mark of national respect was due to the unsullied statesman, to the accomplished scholar, to the master of pure English eloquence, to the consummate painter of life and manners. It was due, above all, to the great satirist, who alone knew how to use ridicule without abusing it, who, without inflicting a wound, effected a great social reform, and who reconciled wit and virtue, after a long and disastrous separation, during which...
Pagina 94 - I shall say the less of Mr Collier, because in many things he has taxed me justly; and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality, and retract them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph; if he be my friend, as I have given him no personal occasion to be otherwise, he will be glad of my repentance.
Pagina 3 - Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison...