The Student, Or, The Oxford and Cambridge Monthly Miscellany. Vol. I.[-II.].Christopher Smart J. Newbery in St. Paul's Church Yard, London; J. Barrett in Oxford; and J. Merrill in Cambridge., 1750 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 39
Page 21
... whofe whole business is to fly from the painful talk of thinking . Thefe are ready to catch at every young fellow at his firft admiffion , and imperceptibly teach him to faunter away his time in the fame idle fpiritless man- ner with ...
... whofe whole business is to fly from the painful talk of thinking . Thefe are ready to catch at every young fellow at his firft admiffion , and imperceptibly teach him to faunter away his time in the fame idle fpiritless man- ner with ...
Page 29
... whofe care the bow employs ? IV . For lofty Athens must I part , To fhade the curious veft with nicest art , To paint MINERVA's glorious car , Adorn the tapestry with scenes of war , Or point the forked bolt with flaming rage , On ...
... whofe care the bow employs ? IV . For lofty Athens must I part , To fhade the curious veft with nicest art , To paint MINERVA's glorious car , Adorn the tapestry with scenes of war , Or point the forked bolt with flaming rage , On ...
Page 31
... whofe abject minds Tyrant fuperftition binds ! Seeming hypocrites , that cloak Heart prophane with pious look ... Whofe eloquence each hearer charm'd , And with religious rapture warm'd . Such TILLOTSON , whofe reafon fhines Manly in his ...
... whofe abject minds Tyrant fuperftition binds ! Seeming hypocrites , that cloak Heart prophane with pious look ... Whofe eloquence each hearer charm'd , And with religious rapture warm'd . Such TILLOTSON , whofe reafon fhines Manly in his ...
Page 32
Christopher Smart. BEVERIDGE , in whofe thoughts we fee Nature's fweet fimplicity ; SOUTH , who only knew to fit Senfe fevere with poignant wit ; Mildly - charming ATTERBURY ; BENTLEY , with a pious fury ; And many a fage , whofe filver ...
Christopher Smart. BEVERIDGE , in whofe thoughts we fee Nature's fweet fimplicity ; SOUTH , who only knew to fit Senfe fevere with poignant wit ; Mildly - charming ATTERBURY ; BENTLEY , with a pious fury ; And many a fage , whofe filver ...
Page 35
... Whofe filver ftream in rich meanders ftrays Thro ' flow'ry meadows and delightful plains , Where Ceres ' bounty glads the lab'ring fwains , There diftant hills adorn'd with lovely groves ; There fhady walks to feaft our mutual loves ...
... Whofe filver ftream in rich meanders ftrays Thro ' flow'ry meadows and delightful plains , Where Ceres ' bounty glads the lab'ring fwains , There diftant hills adorn'd with lovely groves ; There fhady walks to feaft our mutual loves ...
Common terms and phrases
Æther affiftance againſt anſwer beauty becauſe beſt breaft buſineſs cafe cauſe charms CHRISTOPHER PITT cloſe confequently confiderable dear defign defire ev'ry eyes fafe faid fame favour fcience fecret fecure fenfe fent fervant fhall fhew fhould filk fince fing firft firſt foft fome foon foul fpirit ftill fubject fuch fufficient fure give grace greateſt happineſs heart higheſt himſelf honour houſe huſband itſelf juft juſt King lady laft laſt leaſt lefs leſs letter Majefty MEMNON Mifs mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature Numb o'er obferve occafion ourſelves OXFORD paffions perfon pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praiſe preſent publick purpoſe quæ raiſe reafon reft religion ſcene ſcheme ſeem ſhall ſhe ſome ſpeak ſtate ſtill STUDENT ſuch tell thee thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro Univerſity uſe virtue whofe whoſe wiſh worfe
Popular passages
Page 341 - Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
Page 340 - And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
Page 193 - Skill'd every soft attraction to employ, Each flattering hope, and each alluring joy; I own your genius, and from you receive The rules of pleasing, which to you I give.
Page 31 - Not fond of life, but yet content to be : Here mark the fleeting hours ; regret the paft ; And ferioufly prepare, to meet the laft.
Page 103 - O'er the costly cups Of riot-stirring wine, unwholesome draught, Let Pride's loose sons prolong the wasteful night ; My sober evening let the Tankard bless, With toast embrown'd, and fragrant nutmeg fraught, While the rich draught with oft-repeated whiffs Tobacco mild improves. Divine...
Page 64 - For great men want not, what to give, but how. The race of men that follow courts, 'tis true, Think all they get, and more than all, their due ; Still...
Page 103 - Each thought subsides, and sweet oblivion wraps My peaceful brain, as if the leaden rod Of magic Morpheus o'er mine eyes had shed Its opiate influence.
Page 395 - To draw the Eye, or to allure the Heart, Poor were the Praife in Fortune to excel, Yet want the Way to ufe that Fortune well.
Page 82 - King having folemnly engaged in the terms required, DOWNING proceeded, and told, that his mafter the Ufurper, being now at peace with the Dutch, and the States fo...
Page 136 - He is defpifed and rejected of men ; a Man of forrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from Him ; He was defpifed, and we efteemed Him not.