| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 574 pages
...juncture perhaps there were few living Jess qualified than he to do any thing for his own support. The world was all before him where to choose His place of rest, and Providence his guide. And he seems indeed to have been then under the immediate guidance of Providence ; for, hopeless as... | |
| William Cook - Actors - 1804 - 468 pages
...a Lecturer and Tavern-keeper, (duties which neither his talents or temper ever designed him for,) " the world was all before him, where to choose his place of happiness and rest;" but his passions •were. too turgid to admit of much rest, and his judgment too... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 490 pages
...democratic, " Shook th' arsenal, and fulmin'd over Greece." As to Sidney's Pyrodes, — Tros, Tyriusve, — " The world was all before him, where to choose " His place of rest." but Pericles was tied down to Athens, and could not be removed to a throne in Phoenicia. No poetick... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 496 pages
...democratic, " Shook th' arsenal, and fulmin'd over Greece." As to Sidney's Pyrodes, — Tros, Tyriiuve,— " The world was all before him, where to choose " His place of rest." but Pericles was tied down to Athens, and could not be removed to a throne in Phoenicia. No poetick... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1809 - 386 pages
...democratic, " Shook th' arsenal, and fulmin'd over Greece." As to Sydney's Pyrocles, — Trot, Tyriuave,— " The world was all before him, where to choose " His place of rest ;" but Pericles was tied down to Athens, and could not be removed to a throne in Phoenicia. No poetick... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1809 - 382 pages
...Shook th' arsenal, and fulmin'd over Greece." As to Sydney's Pi-rocles, — Tros, '1'yriusve, — " The world was all before him, where to choose " His place of rest ;" but Pericles was tied down to Athens, and could not be removed to a throne in Phoenicia. No poetick... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1811 - 498 pages
...personages more opposite than the settled de> magogue of Athens, and the vagabond Prince of Tyre; " The world was all before him* where to choose " His place of rest." It is remarkable, that many of our ancient writers were ambitious to exhibit Sidney's worthies on the... | |
| Elegant epistles - 1812 - 318 pages
...of concern, apply to your ever affectionate, &c. Some nat'ral lears he dropt, hut wip'rt Ibom soon j The world was all before him, where to choose His place of rest, and Providence his guide. LETTER XVI. s \ »1R. POPE TO THE BISHOP OF ROCHESTER. Ayrtt 20,17*3. IT is not possible to express... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1812 - 336 pages
...juncture perhaps there were few living less qualified than he to do any thing for liis own support. " The world was all before him where to choose His place of rest, and Providence hi guide." And he seems indeed to have been then under the immediate guidance of Providence ; for,... | |
| Frank Elizabeth - 1814 - 400 pages
...without some degree of concern, apply to v your ever affectionate, &c. *' Some nat'ral tears he dropp'd, but wip'd them soon: The world was all before him,...choose His place of rest, and Providence his guide." 9 • ; , LETTER VIII. Mr. Pope to Dr. Atterbury, in answer to the preceding letter. April 20, 172?.... | |
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