The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Band 42 |
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... stage - plays in giv- ing touches to the conscience , though I do not pre- tend to say he had Jeremy Collier in his thoughts at the time ; in short , what between the Hebrew and the Christian there was little or nothing left for my ...
... stage - plays in giv- ing touches to the conscience , though I do not pre- tend to say he had Jeremy Collier in his thoughts at the time ; in short , what between the Hebrew and the Christian there was little or nothing left for my ...
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... stage of human life , and appear to be born with us , others are born after us ; some follow us to the grave , others forsake us in the decline of age . The life of man is to be reviewed under three pe- riods , infancy , youth , and ...
... stage of human life , and appear to be born with us , others are born after us ; some follow us to the grave , others forsake us in the decline of age . The life of man is to be reviewed under three pe- riods , infancy , youth , and ...
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... , generally set up this plea in excuse for those passions in particular , which have their origin in that stage of life , when the hu- VOL . XLII . D man mind is in the use and possession of reason No 47 . 25 OBSERVER .
... , generally set up this plea in excuse for those passions in particular , which have their origin in that stage of life , when the hu- VOL . XLII . D man mind is in the use and possession of reason No 47 . 25 OBSERVER .
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... stage of the world ! - Of a truth , ' thought I , thou art happily re- moved out of an unfriendly world ; if thou hadst deceived my good opinion , it had been an injury to my nature : But though the living man can wear a mask and carry ...
... stage of the world ! - Of a truth , ' thought I , thou art happily re- moved out of an unfriendly world ; if thou hadst deceived my good opinion , it had been an injury to my nature : But though the living man can wear a mask and carry ...
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... stage , yet we must give the author credit for the new way in which his hero puts himself out of the world : Othello having smothered his wife , and being taken up by the of- ficers of the state , prepares to dispatch himself and escape ...
... stage , yet we must give the author credit for the new way in which his hero puts himself out of the world : Othello having smothered his wife , and being taken up by the of- ficers of the state , prepares to dispatch himself and escape ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Æneid Altamont amongst antient appears Attalus Banquo Beaumelle Cæsar Calista called character Charalois Christ Christianity Claudian comedy Constantia contempt death Decimus Laberius deist Diphilus discovered divine doctrine drama earth fable Fair Penitent Falstaff Fatal Dowry father favour future genius gentleman give Greek hand happy hath heart heathen heaven honour Horatio hour human humble humour incident Jews Laberius Lady Touchwood living Lord Touchwood Lothario Macbeth man's mankind mark Maskwell Mellafont Menander ment mind miracle moral Moses nature never night Novall NUMBER o'er observe parliament passage passion person plot poet present pride proud Publius Syrus purpose racter reason religion revelation Romont Saint Mark Saint Matthew scene seems Shakspeare shew Somerville soul spirit sublime surprize terror thee thing thou thought Tiberius tion Touchwood tragedy truth ture turn whilst words writers XLII
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 139 - And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Seite 173 - This supernatural soliciting Cannot be ill ; cannot be good : — If ill, Why hath it given me earnest of success, Commencing in a truth ? I am thane of Cawdor : If good, why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair, And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, • Against the use of nature...
Seite 211 - Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog...
Seite 284 - On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard and hoary hair, Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air,) And with a master's hand and prophet's fire Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre...
Seite 147 - Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments ; which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels ; 5 Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me ; for I am holier than thou.
Seite 174 - And hate the idle pleasures of these days. Plots have I laid, inductions dangerous, By drunken prophecies, libels, and dreams, To set my brother Clarence and the King In deadly hate the one against the other...
Seite 178 - The effect and it ! Come to my woman's breasts, And take my milk for gall, you murth'ring ministers, Wherever in your sightless substances You wait on nature's mischief ! Come, thick night, And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, That my keen knife see not the wound it makes, Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark, To cry "Hold, hold!
Seite 183 - I hear a knocking At the south entry : — retire we to our chamber : A little water clears us of this deed : How easy is it then ! Your constancy Hath left you unattended.
Seite 140 - And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph...
Seite 153 - Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.