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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... whose bounty pours down the ftreams of plenty , and scatters over half the world the harvests of Egypt . According to the custom which has defcended from age to age among the monarchs of the torrid zone , Raffelas was confined in a ...
... whose bounty pours down the ftreams of plenty , and scatters over half the world the harvests of Egypt . According to the custom which has defcended from age to age among the monarchs of the torrid zone , Raffelas was confined in a ...
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... whose performance was thought able to add novelty to luxury . Such was the ap- pearance of fecurity and delight which this retire- ment afforded , that they , to whom it was new , al- ways defired that it might be perpetual ; and as ...
... whose performance was thought able to add novelty to luxury . Such was the ap- pearance of fecurity and delight which this retire- ment afforded , that they , to whom it was new , al- ways defired that it might be perpetual ; and as ...
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... time of greater fecurity . However , fome defire is neceffary to keep life in motion , and he , whose real wants are fupplied , muft admit those of fancy . " C 4 " This , 1 This , faid the prince , I can in PRINCE OF ABISSINIA . 23.
... time of greater fecurity . However , fome defire is neceffary to keep life in motion , and he , whose real wants are fupplied , muft admit those of fancy . " C 4 " This , 1 This , faid the prince , I can in PRINCE OF ABISSINIA . 23.
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... human nature through all its variations . " From Perfia I paffed into Arabia , where I faw a nation at once paftoral and warlike ; who live without without any fettled habitation ; whose only wealth is their 28 RASSEL AS ,
... human nature through all its variations . " From Perfia I paffed into Arabia , where I faw a nation at once paftoral and warlike ; who live without without any fettled habitation ; whose only wealth is their 28 RASSEL AS ,
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Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins. without any fettled habitation ; whose only wealth is their flocks and herds ; and who have yet car- ried on , through all ages , an hereditary war with all mankind , though they neither covet nor envy their ...
Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins. without any fettled habitation ; whose only wealth is their flocks and herds ; and who have yet car- ried on , through all ages , an hereditary war with all mankind , though they neither covet nor envy their ...
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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...
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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.