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... imagination , and at once dispelled all the fears and apprehensions with which I approached him . He lifted me from the ground , and taking me by the hand , Mirza , said he , I have heard thee in thy soliloquies ; follow me . He then ...
... imagination , and at once dispelled all the fears and apprehensions with which I approached him . He lifted me from the ground , and taking me by the hand , Mirza , said he , I have heard thee in thy soliloquies ; follow me . He then ...
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... imagination , he must conclude that we are a species of the most obe- dient creatures in the universe ; that we are constant to our duty ; and that we keep a steady eye on the end for which we were sent hither . But how great would be ...
... imagination , he must conclude that we are a species of the most obe- dient creatures in the universe ; that we are constant to our duty ; and that we keep a steady eye on the end for which we were sent hither . But how great would be ...
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... imagination , as to dispose some persons to sink under the consideration of the great length of the first part of this duration , and of the great distance of that second duration which is to succeed it . The mind , I say , might give ...
... imagination , as to dispose some persons to sink under the consideration of the great length of the first part of this duration , and of the great distance of that second duration which is to succeed it . The mind , I say , might give ...
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... imagination to conceive the fearful effects of Omnipotence in- censed . But I shall only consider the wretch- edness of an intellectual being , who , in this life , lies under the displeasure of him , that at all times , and in all ...
... imagination to conceive the fearful effects of Omnipotence in- censed . But I shall only consider the wretch- edness of an intellectual being , who , in this life , lies under the displeasure of him , that at all times , and in all ...
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... imagination was strongly favour- ed , by the presence of so many young boys , in whose looks were legible the sprightly passions of that age , which raised in me a sort of sympathy . Warm blood thrilled through every vein ; the faded ...
... imagination was strongly favour- ed , by the presence of so many young boys , in whose looks were legible the sprightly passions of that age , which raised in me a sort of sympathy . Warm blood thrilled through every vein ; the faded ...
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Page 13 - Behold, I go forward, but he is not there ; and backward, but I cannot perceive him : on the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him : he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him : but he knoweth the way that I take : when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Page 388 - Who is here so base that would be a bondman? If any, speak; for him have I offended. Who is here so rude that would not be a Roman? If any, speak; for him have I offended. Who is here so vile that will not love his country? If any, speak; for him have I offended. I pause for a reply.
Page 342 - ... let but a quibble spring up before him, and he leaves his work unfinished. A quibble is the golden apple for which he will always turn aside from his career or stoop from his elevation. A quibble, poor and barren as it is, gave him such delight that he was content to purchase it by the sacrifice of reason, propriety, and truth. A quibble was to him the fatal Cleopatra for which he lost the world, and was content to lose it.
Page 411 - German despot; your attempts will be for ever vain and impotent - — doubly so, indeed, from this mercenary aid on which you rely ; for it irritates, to an incurable resentment, the minds of your adversaries, to overrun them with the mercenary sons of rapine and plunder, devoting them and their possessions to the rapacity of hireling cruelty. If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms: Never, never, never...
Page 338 - ... the real state of sublunary nature, which partakes of good and evil, joy and sorrow, mingled with endless variety of proportion and innumerable modes of combination; and expressing the course of the world, in which the loss of one is the gain of another; in which, at the same time, the reveller is hasting to his wine, and the mourner burying his friend; in which the malignity of one is sometimes defeated by the frolic of another; and many mischiefs and many benefits are done and hindered without...
Page 2 - 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 159 - Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, 'Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was an hungred and ye gave me meat, I was thirsty and ye gave me drink, I was a stranger and ye took me in; naked and ye clothed me, I was sick and ye visited me, I was in prison and ye came unto me.
Page 412 - I call upon the honour of your Lordships to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country to vindicate the national character.
Page 411 - I CANNOT, my Lords, I will not, join in congratulation on misfortune and disgrace. This, my Lords, is a perilous and tremendous moment. It is not a time for adulation: the smoothness of flattery cannot save us in this rugged and awful crisis. It is now necessary to instruct the throne in the language of truth. We must, if possible, dispel the delusion and darkness which envelop it ; and display, in its full danger and genuine colors, the ruin which is brought to our doors.
Page 3 - ... 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 to them except through the gates of death that I saw opening every moment upon the bridge. 'The islands...