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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... present day will be fupplied by the morrow ; attend to the hiftory of Raffelas prince of Abiffinia . Raffelas was the fourth fon of the mighty em- perour , in whofe dominions the Father of Waters begins his courfe ; whose bounty pours ...
... present day will be fupplied by the morrow ; attend to the hiftory of Raffelas prince of Abiffinia . Raffelas was the fourth fon of the mighty em- perour , in whofe dominions the Father of Waters begins his courfe ; whose bounty pours ...
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... present state . " " Now , faid the prince , you have given me fomething to defire ; I fhall long to fee the miseries of the world , fince the fight of them is neceffary to happiness . " CHAP . IV . THE PRINCE CONTINUES TO GRIEVE AND ...
... present state . " " Now , faid the prince , you have given me fomething to defire ; I fhall long to fee the miseries of the world , fince the fight of them is neceffary to happiness . " CHAP . IV . THE PRINCE CONTINUES TO GRIEVE AND ...
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... present 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 ? We are in a place where impo- tence precludes ...
... present 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 ? We are in a place where impo- tence precludes ...
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... present condition of a wife man . The time is already come , when none are wretched but by their own fault . Nothing is more idle , than to enquire after happiness , which nature has kindly placed within our reach . The way to be happy ...
... present condition of a wife man . The time is already come , when none are wretched but by their own fault . Nothing is more idle , than to enquire after happiness , which nature has kindly placed within our reach . The way to be happy ...
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... present to their minds . Wretched would be the pair above all names of wretched- ness , who should be doomed to adjust by reason , every morning , all the minute detail of a domeftick day . " Those who marry at an advanced age , will ...
... present to their minds . Wretched would be the pair above all names of wretched- ness , who should be doomed to adjust by reason , every morning , all the minute detail of a domeftick day . " Those who marry at an advanced age , will ...
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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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