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 minds have no im- preffion but of the prefent moment , are either cor- roded by malignant paffions , or fit ftupid in the gloom of perpetual vacancy . ' " " " What paffions can infeft thofe , faid the prince , who have no rivals ...
... whose minds have no im- preffion but of the prefent moment , are either cor- roded by malignant paffions , or fit ftupid in the gloom of perpetual vacancy . ' " " " What paffions can infeft thofe , faid the prince , who have no rivals ...
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... be wife by easier means : let them obferve the hind of the foreft , and the linnet of the grove : let them confider the life of animals , whose motions are regu- lated lated by inftinct ; they obey their guide and are 64 RASSEL AS ,
... be wife by easier means : let them obferve the hind of the foreft , and the linnet of the grove : let them confider the life of animals , whose motions are regu- lated lated by inftinct ; they obey their guide and are 64 RASSEL AS ,
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... whose accu- racy of remark , and comprehenfiveness of know- ledge , made their fuffrages worthy of regard . They have generally determined , that it is dangerous for a man and woman to fufpend their fate upon each VOL . XI . G other ...
... whose accu- racy of remark , and comprehenfiveness of know- ledge , made their fuffrages worthy of regard . They have generally determined , that it is dangerous for a man and woman to fufpend their fate upon each VOL . XI . G other ...
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... whose power is unlimited , and whose treasures fur- mount all real and imaginary wants , is compelled to folace , by the erection of a pyramid , the fatiety of dominion and tafteleffnefs of pleasures , and to amuse the tedioufnefs of ...
... whose power is unlimited , and whose treasures fur- mount all real and imaginary wants , is compelled to folace , by the erection of a pyramid , the fatiety of dominion and tafteleffnefs of pleasures , and to amuse the tedioufnefs of ...
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... whose ideas will come and go at his command . No man will be found in whofe mind airy notions do not fometimes tyrannize , and force him to hope or fear fear beyond the limits of fober probability . All power PRINCE OF ABISSINIA . 121 ...
... whose ideas will come and go at his command . No man will be found in whofe mind airy notions do not fometimes tyrannize , and force him to hope or fear fear beyond the limits of fober probability . All power PRINCE OF ABISSINIA . 121 ...
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ABDALLA affembly affift Afpafia againſt anfwered ASPASIA Baffa becauſe breaſt CALI CARAZA caufe cauſe cenfure character charms confidered converfation death defcribed defign defire DEMETRIUS Dunciad ev'ry eyes faid Imlac faid the prince fame fear fecula fecurity feemed fhades fhall fhine fhould fibi filent firſt flaves fmiles folly fome fometimes foon forrow foul ftate ftill fuch fuppofed Greece happineſs happy happy valley heav'n hiftory himſelf hope Iliad IRENE Johnſon laft laſt lefs LEONTIUS loft Lord MAHOMET mifery mihi mind moſt muft muſt MUSTAPHA myſelf neceffary nunc o'er obfervations paffed paffion Pekuah perfon pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poet Pope pow'r praiſe prefent princefs publick publiſhed purpoſe racter Raffelas reafon refolved rife SCENE ſhall ſhe ſky ſtate Sultan thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thought tibi tranflation uſe vifit viii virtue vitæ whofe
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Page 338 - 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 19 - But what would be the security of the good if the bad could at pleasure invade them from the sky? Against an army sailing through the clouds, neither walls nor mountains nor seas could afford any security. A flight of northern savages might hover in the wind and light at once with irresistible violence upon the capital of a fruitful region that was rolling under them.
Page 122 - In time, some particular train of ideas fixes the attention; all other intellectual gratifications are rejected ; the mind, in weariness or leisure, recurs constantly to the favourite conception, and feasts on the luscious falsehood whenever she is offended with the bitterness of truth.
Page 29 - And yet it fills me with wonder, that, in almost all countries, the most ancient poets are considered as the best : whether it be that every other kind of knowledge is an acquisition gradually attained, and poetry is a gift conferred at once ; or that the first poetry of every nation surprised...
Page 334 - In full-blown dignity, see Wolsey stand, Law in his voice, and fortune in his hand : To him the church, the realm, their pow'rs consign. Through him the rays of regal bounty shine, Turn'd by his nod the stream of honour flows, His smile alone security bestows...
Page 5 - ... discord was always raging, and where man preyed upon man. To heighten their opinion of their own felicity, they were daily entertained with songs, the subject of which was the happy valley.
Page 326 - This, only this, provokes the snarling Muse. The sober trader at a tatter'd cloak Wakes from his dream, and labours for a joke; With brisker air the silken courtiers gaze, And turn the varied taunt a thousand ways.
Page 61 - I do not now wonder that your reputation is so far extended ; we have heard at Cairo of your wisdom, and came hither to implore your direction for this young man and maiden in the choice of life " " To him that lives well, answered the hermit, every form of life is good ; nor can I give any other rule for choice, than to remove from all apparent evil." " He will remove most certainly from evil, said the prince, who shall devote himself to that solitude which you have recommended by your example.
Page 334 - To better features yields the frame of gold; For now no more we trace in ev'ry line Heroic worth, benevolence divine: The form distorted justifies the fall, And Detestation rids th
Page 17 - But the exercise of swimming, said the prince, is very laborious: the strongest limbs are soon wearied. I am afraid the act of flying will be yet more violent; and wings will be of no great use, unless we can fly further than we can swim.