The British Essayists;: SpectatorJ. Johnson, J. Nichols and son, R. Baldwin, F. and C. Rivington, W. Otridge and son, W.J. and J. Richardson, A. Strahan, R. Faulder, ... [and 40 others], 1808 - English essays |
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... observed by what he said of myself , that according to his office he dealt much in intelligence ; and doubted not but there was some foundation for his reports of the rest of the com- pany , as well as for the whimsical account he gave ...
... observed by what he said of myself , that according to his office he dealt much in intelligence ; and doubted not but there was some foundation for his reports of the rest of the com- pany , as well as for the whimsical account he gave ...
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... observed , that the matter of our writings is thrown much closer together , and lies in a narrower compass than is usual in the works of foreign authors : for , to favour our natural taciturnity , when we are obliged to utter our ...
... observed , that the matter of our writings is thrown much closer together , and lies in a narrower compass than is usual in the works of foreign authors : for , to favour our natural taciturnity , when we are obliged to utter our ...
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... observe , that where the words are not monosyllables , we often make them so , as much as lies in our power , by our rapidity of pronunciation ; as it generally happens in most of our long words which are derived from the Latin , where ...
... observe , that where the words are not monosyllables , we often make them so , as much as lies in our power , by our rapidity of pronunciation ; as it generally happens in most of our long words which are derived from the Latin , where ...
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... observation , the change which has happened in our language , by the abbreviation of several words that are terminated ... observe , that the same single letter on many occasions does the office of a whole word , and represents the ' his ...
... observation , the change which has happened in our language , by the abbreviation of several words that are terminated ... observe , that the same single letter on many occasions does the office of a whole word , and represents the ' his ...
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... observe that our proper names when familiarized in English , generally dwin- dle to monosyllables , whereas in other modern lan- guages they receive a softer turn on this occasion , by the addition of a new syllable . - Nick in Italian ...
... observe that our proper names when familiarized in English , generally dwin- dle to monosyllables , whereas in other modern lan- guages they receive a softer turn on this occasion , by the addition of a new syllable . - Nick in Italian ...
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Page 129 - But tell me, further, said he, what thou discoverest on it. I see multitudes of people passing over it, said I, and a black cloud hanging on each end of it.
Page 147 - A man so various, that he seem'd to be Not one, but all Mankind's Epitome. Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong; Was everything by starts, and nothing long: But in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon: Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking; Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking.
Page 133 - The Genius making me no answer, I turned about to address myself to him a second time, but I found that he had left me ; I then turned again to the vision which I had been so long contemplating; but instead of the rolling tide, the arched bridge, and the happy islands, I saw nothing but the long hollow valley of Bagdat, with oxen, sheep, and camels grazing upon the sides of it.
Page 131 - ... thick for the eye to penetrate) I saw the valley opening at the farther end, and spreading forth into an immense ocean, that had a huge rock of adamant running through the midst of it, and dividing it into two equal parts. The clouds still rested on one half of it, insomuch that I could discover nothing in it...
Page 128 - I had been often told that the rock before me was the haunt of a genius; and that several had been entertained with music who had passed by it, but never heard that the musician had before made himself visible. When he had raised my thoughts, by those transporting airs...
Page 132 - ... seas that ran among them. I could see persons dressed in glorious habits with garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by the sides of fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony of singing birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness grew in me upon the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for the wings of an eagle, that I might fly away to those happy seats ; but the genius told me there was no passage...
Page 129 - The valley that thou seest, said he, is the vale of misery, and the tide of water that thou seest is part of the great tide of eternity. What is the reason, said I, that the tide I see rises out of a thick mist at one end, and again loses itself in a thick mist at the other? What thou seest, said he, is that portion of eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now, said he, this sea that is thus bounded with darkness...
Page 130 - I see multitudes of people passing over it, said I, and a black cloud hanging on each end of it. As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge, into the great tide that flowed underneath it, and upon...
Page 223 - The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me : my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
Page 131 - Look no more, said he, on man in the first stage of his existence, in his setting out for eternity; but cast thine eye on that thick mist into which the tide bears the several generations of mortals that fall into it.