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Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Mrs. Hannah More, Volume 1 William Roberts Visualização completa - 1835 |
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Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Mrs. Hannah More, Volume 1 William Roberts Visualização completa - 1835 |
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Página 296 - Thou art, of what sort the eternal life of the saints was to be, which eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive.
Página 101 - I am shocked to hear you quote from so vicious a book. I am sorry to hear you have read it : a confession which no modest lady should ever make. I scarcely know a more corrupt work.
Página 215 - And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
Página 277 - Therefore, *ask, and ye shall receive ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you ; for he that asketh, receiveth, and unto him that knocketh, it shall be opened.
Página 296 - Stephen's head in the instant of his seeing the heavens opened, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.
Página 49 - I never was so ashamed in my life ; but he read it so superlatively, that I cried like a child. Only think what a scandalous thing, to cry at the reading of one's own poetry ! I could have beaten myself ; for it looked as if I thought it very moving, which I can truly say is far from being the case.
Página 37 - We have paid another visit to Miss Reynolds. She had sent to engage Dr. Percy (Percy's collection, — now you know him,) quite a sprightly modern, instead of a rusty antique, as I expected. He was no sooner gone, than the most amiable and obliging of women (Miss Reynolds,) ordered the coach, to take us to Dr. Johnson's very own house; yes, Abyssinia's Johnson ! Dictionary Johnson ! Rambler's, Idler's, and Irene's Johnson ! Can you picture to yourself the palpitation of our hearts as we approached...
Página 228 - Boswell tells me he is printing anecdotes of Johnson, not his life, but, as he has the vanity to call it, his pyramid. I besought his tenderness for our virtuous and most revered departed friend, and begged he would mitigate some of his asperities. He said, roughly, " He would not cut off his claws> nor make a tiger a cat, to please anybody.
Página 47 - ... to grow too small to gratify them; and how with a bottle of water, a bed, and a blanket, we set out to seek our fortunes ; and how we found a great house, with nothing in it; and how it was like to remain so, till looking into our knowledge-boxes, we happened to find a little...
Página 55 - You will imagine the bustle of five thousand people getting into one hall! yet, in all this hurry, we walked in tranquilly. When they were all seated, and the king-at-arms had commanded silence on pain of imprisonment (which, however, was very ill observed), the gentleman of the black rod was commanded to bring in his prisoner.