The Guardian: A New Edition, Carefully Revised, in Two Volumes; with Prefaces Historical and Biographical, Volume 1Alexander Chalmers F. C. and J. Rivington, J. Nunn, 1822 |
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... writings , and knew upon which of them his future fame was to rest ? Would STEELE have characterised ADDISON's ... writing the ENGLISHMAN , and notoriously plung- ing into every political contest in the metropolis , into the obscurity of ...
... writings , and knew upon which of them his future fame was to rest ? Would STEELE have characterised ADDISON's ... writing the ENGLISHMAN , and notoriously plung- ing into every political contest in the metropolis , into the obscurity of ...
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... writings seemed intended to assist the cause of infidelity . Yet the respect which all who knew Dr. BERKELEY have felt for his excellent character , has rescued him in some measure from this imputation , and he will deservedly be handed ...
... writings seemed intended to assist the cause of infidelity . Yet the respect which all who knew Dr. BERKELEY have felt for his excellent character , has rescued him in some measure from this imputation , and he will deservedly be handed ...
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... writings form the best les- sons of scepticism , and Dr. BEATTIE also considers them as having a sceptical tendency . He adds , that if BERKELEY's argument be conclusive , it proves that to be false , which every man must necessarily ...
... writings form the best les- sons of scepticism , and Dr. BEATTIE also considers them as having a sceptical tendency . He adds , that if BERKELEY's argument be conclusive , it proves that to be false , which every man must necessarily ...
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... writings made his company be generally courted by the learn- ed and the great : at this time he wrote his GUARD- IANS for Sir RICHARD STEELE . At the end of this year he went abroad with the celebrated Earl of PE- TERBOROUGH , who was ...
... writings made his company be generally courted by the learn- ed and the great : at this time he wrote his GUARD- IANS for Sir RICHARD STEELE . At the end of this year he went abroad with the celebrated Earl of PE- TERBOROUGH , who was ...
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... writings , his intentions were unquestionably good , and the actions of his whole life were eminently liberal , virtuous and disinterested . Bishop ATTERBURY de- clared on one occasion , that he did not think so much understanding , so ...
... writings , his intentions were unquestionably good , and the actions of his whole life were eminently liberal , virtuous and disinterested . Bishop ATTERBURY de- clared on one occasion , that he did not think so much understanding , so ...
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ADDISON agreeable ancient appear archbishop of Cambray beauty Berkeley Berkshire bishop Berkeley called Cato character Charwell Christian conversation creature daughter delight desire discourse endeavour eyes favour folio fortune free-thinker genius gentleman George Berkeley give Guard Guardian happy hath heart honour humble servant humour imagination innocence kind king lady Lizard laugh learning letter lion live look Lord lover madam mankind manner March 12 mind nature NESTOR IRONSIDE never obliged observed occasion paper particular passion pastoral pastoral poetry person pleased pleasure poet poetry Pope published racter reader reason religion RICHARD TICKELL Scaron sense shepherds soul speak Spect SPECTATOR spirit STEELE STEELE'S TATLER Thee Theocritus thing THOMAS TICKELL thou thought TICKELL tion town truth vicar of Bray VIRG Virgil virtue wherein WHIG whole words writings young
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Page 248 - The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places : how are the mighty fallen ! Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon ; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
Page 249 - Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided ; they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
Page 203 - Tis not a set of features, or complexion, The tincture of a skin, that I admire: Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense.
Page 155 - A brave man struggling in the storms of fate, And greatly falling with a falling state! While Cato gives his little senate laws, What bosom beats not in his country's cause?
Page 155 - To raise the genius, and to mend the heart. To make mankind in conscious virtue bold, Live o'er each scene, -and be what they behold: For this the tragic muse first trod the stage, Commanding tears to stream through every age; Tyrants no more .their savage nature kept, And foes to virtue wonder'd how they wept.
Page 249 - I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
Page 248 - Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.
Page 266 - Look round the habitable world, how few Know their own good, or knowing it pursue.
Page 165 - I shall here define it to be a conceit arising from the use of two words that agree in the sound, but differ in the sense. The only way therefore to try a piece of wit, is to translate it into a different language. If it bears the test, you may pronounce it true ; but if it vanishes in the experiment, you may conclude it to have been a pun.
Page 203 - Till, by degrees, the floating mirror shines, Reflects each flower that on the border grows, And a new heaven in its fair bosom shows.