The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The vision of Theodore. The apotheosis of Milton. Prayers and devotional exercises. Apophthegms, sentiments, opinions and occasional reflections. Irene. Poems. Miscellaneous poems. PoemataJ. Buckland, J. Rivington and Sons, T. Payne and Sons, L. Davis, B. White and Son ... [and 36 others in London], 1787 |
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... poet to attend him in his apartment , and recite his verfes a fecond time ; then entering into familiar talk , he thought him- felf happy in having found a man who knew the world fo well , and could fo fkilfully paint the fcenes of life ...
... poet to attend him in his apartment , and recite his verfes a fecond time ; then entering into familiar talk , he thought him- felf happy in having found a man who knew the world fo well , and could fo fkilfully paint the fcenes of life ...
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... poets are con- fidered as the beft : whether it be that every other kind of knowledge is an acquifition gradually at- tained , and poetry is a gift conferred at once ; or that the first poetry of every nation furprised them as a novelty ...
... poets are con- fidered as the beft : whether it be that every other kind of knowledge is an acquifition gradually at- tained , and poetry is a gift conferred at once ; or that the first poetry of every nation furprised them as a novelty ...
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... poet , I saw every thing with a new purpose ; my fphere of attention was fuddenly magnified : no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked . I ranged mountains and deserts for images and resemblances , and pictured upon my mind every tree ...
... poet , I saw every thing with a new purpose ; my fphere of attention was fuddenly magnified : no kind of knowledge was to be overlooked . I ranged mountains and deserts for images and resemblances , and pictured upon my mind every tree ...
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... poet , said Imlac , is to ex- amine , not the individual , but the species ; to re- mark general properties and large appearances ; he does not number the streaks of the tulip , or defcribe the different fhades in the verdure of the ...
... poet , said Imlac , is to ex- amine , not the individual , but the species ; to re- mark general properties and large appearances ; he does not number the streaks of the tulip , or defcribe the different fhades in the verdure of the ...
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... poet . Proceed with thy narration . " " To be a poet , faid Imlac , is indeed very diffi- cult . " " So difficult , returned the prince , that I will at prefent hear no more of his labours . Tell me whither you went when you had seen ...
... poet . Proceed with thy narration . " " To be a poet , faid Imlac , is indeed very diffi- cult . " " So difficult , returned the prince , that I will at prefent hear no more of his labours . Tell me whither you went when you had seen ...
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ABDALLA affembly affift Afpafia againſt Amurath ASPASIA Baffa beauty becauſe breaſt CALI CARAZA caufe cauſe cenfure character charms converfation death defcribed defign defire DEMETRIUS ev'ry eyes fafe faid Imlac faid the prince fame fate fcorn fear feat fecula fecurity feemed feen fhades fhall fhine fhould fibi filent firft firſt flaves fmile folly fome fometimes foon forrow foul ftate ftill fuch fuppofed furely greatneſs Greece happineſs happy happy valley heav'n hiftory himſelf hope Iliad IRENE Johnſon juftice laft lefs LEONTIUS loft MAHOMET mifery mihi mind moſt muft muſt MUSTAPHA myſelf nunc o'er obfervations paffed paffion PASIA Pekuah perfon pleafing pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe prefent princefs publiſhed purpoſe racter Raffelas reafon refolved rife ſaid SCENE ſhall ſhe ſtate Sultan thee thefe themſelves theſe thine thofe thoſe thou thought tibi tranflation uſe viii virtue vitæ whofe
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Page 318 - His fall was destined to a barren strand, A petty fortress, and a dubious hand ; He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.
Page 89 - This opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal only by its truth; those that never heard of one another would not have agreed in a tale which nothing but experience can make credible. That it is doubted by single cavillers can very little weaken the general evidence; and some who deny it with their tongues confess it by their fears.
Page 19 - In a year the wings were finished; and on a morning appointed the maker appeared furnished for flight on a little promontory. He waved his pinions a while to gather air, then leaped from his stand, and in an instant dropped into the lake.
Page 313 - And scarce a sycophant was fed by pride; Where ne'er was known the form of mock debate, Or seen a new-made mayor's unwieldy state; Where change of fav'rites...
Page 316 - Yet hope not life from grief or danger free, Nor think the doom of man revers'd for thee...
Page 313 - The robes of pleasure and the veils of woe: All aid the farce, and all thy mirth maintain, Whose joys are causeless, or whose griefs are vain. Such was the scorn that...
Page 31 - The business of a poet," said Imlac, "is to examine not the individual but the species, to remark general properties and large appearances; he does not number the streaks of the tulip or describe the different shades in the verdure of the forest.
Page 88 - I will not undertake to maintain, against the concurrent and unvaried testimony of all ages and of all nations. There is no people, rude or learned, among whom apparitions of the dead are not related and believed. This opinion, which...
Page 205 - A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table than when his wife talks Greek.
Page 194 - Thy mercy ; enforce and accept my imperfect repentance ; make this commemoration available to the confirmation of my faith, the establishment of my hope, and the enlargement of my charity; and make the death of Thy Son Jesus Christ effectual to my redemption.