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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... eyes of the various conditions of men , and then to make deliberately my choice of life . " " I am afraid , faid Imlac , you are hindered by ftronger restraints than my perfuafions ; yet , if your determination is fixed , I do not ...
... eyes of the various conditions of men , and then to make deliberately my choice of life . " " I am afraid , faid Imlac , you are hindered by ftronger restraints than my perfuafions ; yet , if your determination is fixed , I do not ...
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... eyes of the prince , when he heard this propofal , sparkled with joy . The execution was eafy , and the fuccefs certain . No time was now loft . They haftened early in the morning to chufe a place proper for their mine , They clambered ...
... eyes of the prince , when he heard this propofal , sparkled with joy . The execution was eafy , and the fuccefs certain . No time was now loft . They haftened early in the morning to chufe a place proper for their mine , They clambered ...
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... eyes towards every part , and , feeing nothing to bound their profpect , confidered themselves as in danger of being loft in a dreary vacuity . They ftopped and trembled . almoft afraid , faid the princefs , to begin a journey of which ...
... eyes towards every part , and , feeing nothing to bound their profpect , confidered themselves as in danger of being loft in a dreary vacuity . They ftopped and trembled . almoft afraid , faid the princefs , to begin a journey of which ...
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... eye of wisdom abafhed them . The prince foon concluded , that he should never be happy in a courfe of life of which he was ashamed . He thought it unsuitable to a reafon- able being to act without a plan , and to be fad or cheerful only ...
... eye of wisdom abafhed them . The prince foon concluded , that he should never be happy in a courfe of life of which he was ashamed . He thought it unsuitable to a reafon- able being to act without a plan , and to be fad or cheerful only ...
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... eye upon a fage raifed above the rest , who difcourfed with great energy on the government of the paffions . His look was venerable , his action graceful , his pronunciation clear , and his diction elegant . He fhewed , with great ...
... eye upon a fage raifed above the rest , who difcourfed with great energy on the government of the paffions . His look was venerable , his action graceful , his pronunciation clear , and his diction elegant . He fhewed , with great ...
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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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