The British Essayists;: TatlerJ. Johnson, J. Nichols and son, R. Baldwin, F. and C. Rivington, W. Otridge and son, W.J. and J. Richardson, A. Strahan, R. Faulder, ... [and 40 others], 1808 |
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... mention some of the most precious parts of their treasure , without a kind of an apology for it . I have been shewn a beetle valued at twenty crowns , and a toad at an hundred : but we must take this for a general rule , " That whatever ...
... mention some of the most precious parts of their treasure , without a kind of an apology for it . I have been shewn a beetle valued at twenty crowns , and a toad at an hundred : but we must take this for a general rule , " That whatever ...
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... mention is one of your common modest women , that is to say , those who are ordinarily reckoned such . Her husband knows every pain in life with her , but jealousy . Now , because she is clear in this particular , the man cannot say his ...
... mention is one of your common modest women , that is to say , those who are ordinarily reckoned such . Her husband knows every pain in life with her , but jealousy . Now , because she is clear in this particular , the man cannot say his ...
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Alexander Chalmers. they had received this odd intelligence ; especially when I heard them mention the names of several other great generals , as the prince of Hesse , and the king of Sweden , who , they said , were both running away ...
Alexander Chalmers. they had received this odd intelligence ; especially when I heard them mention the names of several other great generals , as the prince of Hesse , and the king of Sweden , who , they said , were both running away ...
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... mention was the softness of their climate . This gave the lover opportunities of being abroad in the air , or of lying upon the earth whole hours together , without fear of damps or dews ; but as for our tramontane lovers , when they ...
... mention was the softness of their climate . This gave the lover opportunities of being abroad in the air , or of lying upon the earth whole hours together , without fear of damps or dews ; but as for our tramontane lovers , when they ...
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... pro and con in the case of " the morning - gown " is still carried on after the same manner . I need not mention the several pro- A truss - maker . prietors of Dr. Anderson's pills ; nor take notice of N ° 224 . 67 TATLER .
... pro and con in the case of " the morning - gown " is still carried on after the same manner . I need not mention the several pro- A truss - maker . prietors of Dr. Anderson's pills ; nor take notice of N ° 224 . 67 TATLER .
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Page 38 - As one who long in populous city pent, Where houses thick and sewers annoy the air, Forth issuing on a summer's morn to breathe Among the pleasant villages and farms Adjoined, from each thing met conceives delight, The smell of grain, or tedded grass, or kine, Or dairy, each rural sight, each rural sound...
Page 250 - Lightly dispersed, and the shrill matin song Of birds on every bough; so much the more His wonder was to find...
Page 94 - ... some of which are now struggling for the vogue, and others are in possession of it. I have done my utmost for some years past to stop the progress of mobb -and banter, but have been plainly borne down by numbers, and betrayed by those who promised to assist me.
Page 123 - Assaying by his devilish art to reach The organs of her fancy, and with them forge Illusions, as he list, phantasms and dreams ; Or if, inspiring venom, he might taint The animal spirits, that from pure blood arise Like gentle breaths from rivers pure, thence raise, At least, distemper'd, discontented thoughts, Vain hopes, vain aims, inordinate desires, Blown up with high conceits engendering pride.
Page 200 - I found that our words froze in the air before they could reach the ears of the person to whom they were spoken. I was soon confirmed in this conjecture, when, upon the increase of the cold, the whole company grew dumb, or rather deaf; for every man was sensible, as we afterwards found, that he spoke as well as ever ; but the sounds no sooner took air, than they were condensed and lost. It was now a miserable spectacle to see us nodding and gaping at one another, every man talking, and no man heard....
Page 128 - Not yet the dust had shunn'd th' unequal strife, But aided by the wind, fought still for life ; And, wafted with its foe by violent gust, 'Twas doubtful which was rain, and which was dust.
Page 123 - Him there they found Squat like a toad, close at the ear of Eve, Assaying by his devilish art to reach The organs of her fancy', and with them forge Illusions, as he list, phantasms and dreams...
Page 181 - I shall only repeat two adventures, as being very extraordinary, and neither of them having ever happened to me above once in my life. The first was, my being in a poet's pocket, who was so taken with the brightness and novelty of my appearance, that it gave occasion to the finest burlesque poem in the British language, entitled from me,
Page 94 - ... peace, which I believe would save the lives of many brave words, as well as men. The war has introduced abundance of polysyllables, which will never be able to live many more campaigns. Speculations...
Page 179 - I found was very extravagant, gave great demonstrations of joy at the receiving of the will : but opening it, he found himself disinherited and cut off from the possession of a fair estate, by virtue of my being made a present to him. This put him into such a passion, that after having taken me in his hand, and cursed me, he squirred me away from him as far as he could fling me.