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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... 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 of the ...
... 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 of the ...
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... saw nothing more to be tried , funk down inconfolable in hopeless de- jection . A thousand times fhe reproached herself with the easy compliance by which the permitted her favourite to stay behind her . " Had not my fondness , faid fhe ...
... saw nothing more to be tried , funk down inconfolable in hopeless de- jection . A thousand times fhe reproached herself with the easy compliance by which the permitted her favourite to stay behind her . " Had not my fondness , faid fhe ...
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... saw him walk up to a chair that was fet apart for himself , where he could fee and hear every thing that was done in the af- fembly ; but I perceived he was no member him- felf . The next who came in was a young man of a very academical ...
... saw him walk up to a chair that was fet apart for himself , where he could fee and hear every thing that was done in the af- fembly ; but I perceived he was no member him- felf . The next who came in was a young man of a very academical ...
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... er your head , Twice fince the morning rofe I saw the Baffa , Like a fell adder fwelling in a brake , Beneath the covert of this verdant arch . In private conference ; befide him stood Two men unknown In 248 . IRENE ;
... er your head , Twice fince the morning rofe I saw the Baffa , Like a fell adder fwelling in a brake , Beneath the covert of this verdant arch . In private conference ; befide him stood Two men unknown In 248 . IRENE ;
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... thy rival . ABDALLA . Too well I know him , fince on Thracia's plains I felt the force of his tempeftuous arm , And saw my scatter'd squadrons fly before him . Nor Nor will I truft th ' uncertain chance of combat A TRAGEDY . 283.
... thy rival . ABDALLA . Too well I know him , fince on Thracia's plains I felt the force of his tempeftuous arm , And saw my scatter'd squadrons fly before him . Nor Nor will I truft th ' uncertain chance of combat A TRAGEDY . 283.
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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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