The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volume 25 |
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... risen to my mind in the con- sideration of Virgil's pastorals , without any inquiry how far my sentiments deviate from established rules or common opinions . VOL . XXV . If we survey the ten pastorals in a general view VOL.
... risen to my mind in the con- sideration of Virgil's pastorals , without any inquiry how far my sentiments deviate from established rules or common opinions . VOL . XXV . If we survey the ten pastorals in a general view VOL.
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... common phrase put themselves in Fortune's way , and expect from her bounty that which they eagerly desire , and yet be- lieve to be too dearly purchased by diligence and industry ; tradesmen who neglect their business , to squander in ...
... common phrase put themselves in Fortune's way , and expect from her bounty that which they eagerly desire , and yet be- lieve to be too dearly purchased by diligence and industry ; tradesmen who neglect their business , to squander in ...
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... common and regular operation of natural causes ; and took possession of his rectory with the same temper , that he would have reaped a field he had sown , or received the interest of a sum which he had placed in the funds . But having ...
... common and regular operation of natural causes ; and took possession of his rectory with the same temper , that he would have reaped a field he had sown , or received the interest of a sum which he had placed in the funds . But having ...
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... common task , however , Shakspeare has wonder- fully succeeded in his Tempest : the monster Caly- ban is the creature of his own imagination , in the formation of which he could derive no assistance from observation or experience ...
... common task , however , Shakspeare has wonder- fully succeeded in his Tempest : the monster Caly- ban is the creature of his own imagination , in the formation of which he could derive no assistance from observation or experience ...
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... common to confer distinction . In behalf of some among these candidates for fame , the legislature has , indeed , thought fit to in- terpose ; and their achievements are with great solemnity rehearsed and recorded in a temple , of which ...
... common to confer distinction . In behalf of some among these candidates for fame , the legislature has , indeed , thought fit to in- terpose ; and their achievements are with great solemnity rehearsed and recorded in a temple , of which ...
Common terms and phrases
acquainted ADVENTURER Almerine ancient appearance bagnio beauty became brothel Catiline censure character Clodio considered contempt Cordelia countenance courage Covent Garden Crito danger daughters delight Demosthenes Diphilus disappointed discovered distress dreadful dress DRYDEN equal Euripides Euryalus evil excellence eyes father fear felicity Flavilla folly fortune frequently gentleman Gonerill gratify guilt happiness hast heart Hilario honour hope Hudibras imagination impatient increased insensibility kind knew labour lady Lear lect less live look mankind marriage Menander ment Mercator mind misery morning nature ness never night obtain OVID passion perceived perhaps perpetual pity Plautus pleasure Plutarch portunity Posidippus present produced Quintilian reason reflected scarce scene sentiments servant Shakspeare Shelimah shew solicitous Soliman solitude sometimes soon Sophocles spect suffered Tartuffe tenderness thee Theocritus thing thou thought tion told truth TUESDAY VIRG virtue wish wretch writers