The Idler, Том 2T. Davies in Russel-Street, Covent Garden, 1767 |
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... longer the use of her understanding . She has no rule of action but the fashion . She has no opinion but that of the people of quality . She has no language but the dialect of her own fet of company . She hates and admires in hum- ble ...
... longer the use of her understanding . She has no rule of action but the fashion . She has no opinion but that of the people of quality . She has no language but the dialect of her own fet of company . She hates and admires in hum- ble ...
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... longer very willing to be feen , but fhe muft not rid herself of them all at once ; and is fometimes surpriz- ed by her beft vifitants in company which the would not fhew , and cannot hide ; but from the moment that a Countess enters ...
... longer very willing to be feen , but fhe muft not rid herself of them all at once ; and is fometimes surpriz- ed by her beft vifitants in company which the would not fhew , and cannot hide ; but from the moment that a Countess enters ...
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... to the merriment of such worthless company . Wine inflames the general malignity , and changes fullennefs to C 4 petu- petulance , till at laft none can bear any longer THE IDLER . 31 Expectations of Pleasure frustrated,
... to the merriment of such worthless company . Wine inflames the general malignity , and changes fullennefs to C 4 petu- petulance , till at laft none can bear any longer THE IDLER . 31 Expectations of Pleasure frustrated,
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Samuel Johnson. petulance , till at laft none can bear any longer the prefence of the reft . They retire to vent their indignation in fafer places , where they are heard with attention ; their importance is restored , they recover their ...
Samuel Johnson. petulance , till at laft none can bear any longer the prefence of the reft . They retire to vent their indignation in fafer places , where they are heard with attention ; their importance is restored , they recover their ...
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... longer to be feen , or are seen only amidst the lumber of libraries which are feldom vifited , where they lie only to fhew the deceitfulness of hope , and the uncertainty of honour . Of the decline of reputation many causes may be ...
... longer to be feen , or are seen only amidst the lumber of libraries which are feldom vifited , where they lie only to fhew the deceitfulness of hope , and the uncertainty of honour . Of the decline of reputation many causes may be ...
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Страница 258 - I took my first survey of the world, in my twentieth year, having considered the various conditions of mankind, in the hour of solitude I said thus to myself, leaning against a cedar which spread its branches over my head...
Страница 203 - IT is common to overlook what is near, by keeping the eye fixed upon something remote. In the same manner present opportunities are neglected, and attainable good is slighted, by minds busied in extensive ranges, and intent upon future advantages. Life, however short, is made...
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Страница 158 - To conclude, then, by way of corollary ; if it has been proved, that the painter, by attending to the invariable and general ideas of nature, produces beauty, he must, by regarding minute particularities and accidental discriminations, deviate from the universal rule, and pollute his canvass with deformity.
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Страница 247 - ... expecting to enjoy all the felicity which he had imagined riches able to afford. Leisure soon made him weary of himself, and he longed to be persuaded that he was great and happy. He was courteous and liberal ; he gave all that approached him hopes of pleasing him, and all who should please him hopes of being rewarded. Every art of praise was tried, and every source of adulatory...