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... Whigs and Tories , unless I shall be forced to declare myself by the hoftilities of either fide . In short , I have acted in all the parts of my life B 3 as as a looker on , which is the character I N ° 1. THE SPECTATOR . 5.
... Whigs and Tories , unless I shall be forced to declare myself by the hoftilities of either fide . In short , I have acted in all the parts of my life B 3 as as a looker on , which is the character I N ° 1. THE SPECTATOR . 5.
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... fides of the hall were covered with fuch acts of parliament as had been made for the establish- ment of public funds . The lady seemed to fet an unspeakable value upon these several pieces of furniture , insomuch that she often ...
... fides of the hall were covered with fuch acts of parliament as had been made for the establish- ment of public funds . The lady seemed to fet an unspeakable value upon these several pieces of furniture , insomuch that she often ...
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... fide of her . But this I did not so much wonder at , when I heard , upon en- quiry , that she had the fame virtue in her touch , which the poets tell us a Lydian king was formerly possessed of : and that she could convert whatever she ...
... fide of her . But this I did not so much wonder at , when I heard , upon en- quiry , that she had the fame virtue in her touch , which the poets tell us a Lydian king was formerly possessed of : and that she could convert whatever she ...
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... fide the throne , now appeared to be only heaps of paper , or little piles of notched sticks , bound up together in bundles , like Bath- faggots . Whilst I was lamenting this sudden desola- tion that had been made before me , the whole ...
... fide the throne , now appeared to be only heaps of paper , or little piles of notched sticks , bound up together in bundles , like Bath- faggots . Whilst I was lamenting this sudden desola- tion that had been made before me , the whole ...
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... fide of him dead . While per- haps he enjoys the fatisfaction of luxury , of wealth , of ambition , he has loft the taste of good - will , of friendship , of innocence . Scare- crow , the beggar in Lincoln's - Inn - Fields , who ...
... fide of him dead . While per- haps he enjoys the fatisfaction of luxury , of wealth , of ambition , he has loft the taste of good - will , of friendship , of innocence . Scare- crow , the beggar in Lincoln's - Inn - Fields , who ...
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Page 152 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow.
Page 45 - When I lay me down to sleep, I recommend myself to his care; when I awake, I give myself up to his direction. Amidst all the evils that threaten me, I will look up to him for help, and question not but he will either avert them, or turn them to my advantage. Though I know neither the time nor the manner of the death I am to die, I am not at all solicitous about it; because I am sure that he knows them both, and that he will not fail to comfort and support me under them.
Page 74 - Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep : All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night. How often from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to...
Page 149 - When I am in a serious humour, I very often walk by myself in Westminster Abbey; where the gloominess of the place, and the use to which it is applied, with the solemnity of the building, and the condition of the people who lie in it, are apt to fill the mind with a kind of melancholy, or rather thoughtfulness, that is not disagreeable.
Page 232 - To you, good gods, I make my last appeal ; Or clear my virtues, or my crimes reveal. If in the maze of fate I blindly run, And backward trod those paths I sought to shun, Impute my errors to your own decree : My hands are guilty, but my heart is free.
Page 412 - Scotland can witness be, I have not any captain more Of such account as he." Like tidings to King Henry came, Within as short a space, That Percy of Northumberland Was slain in Chevy-Chase. "Now God be with him...
Page 61 - I shall endeavour to point out all those imperfections that are the blemishes, as well as those virtues which are the embellishments of the sex. In the...
Page 151 - As a foreigner is very apt to conceive an idea of the ignorance or politeness of a nation from the turn of their public monuments and inscriptions, they should be submitted to the perusal of men of learning and genius before they are put in execution.
Page 273 - The truth of it is, a man is not qualified for a butt, who has not a good deal of wit and vivacity, even in the ridiculous side of his character. A stupid butt is only fit for the conversation of...
Page 5 - Cocoa-tree, and in the theatres both of Drury-lane and the Haymarket. I have been taken for a merchant upon the Exchange for above these ten years, and sometimes pass for a Jew in the assembly of stockjobbers at Jonathan's.