The English humorists of the eighteenth century. Critical reviews. The second funeral of NapoleonEstes & Lauriat, 1896 |
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Stran 18
... fancy the uncouth young servitor , with down- cast eyes , books and papers in hand , following at his honor's heels in the garden walk ; or taking his honor's orders as he stands by the great chair , where Sir William has the gout , and ...
... fancy the uncouth young servitor , with down- cast eyes , books and papers in hand , following at his honor's heels in the garden walk ; or taking his honor's orders as he stands by the great chair , where Sir William has the gout , and ...
Stran 28
... fancy Shakspeare otherwise . The giants must live apart . The kings have no com- pany . But this man suffered so ; and deserved so to suffer . One hardly reads anywhere of such a pain . - 1 The sæva indignatio of which he spoke as ...
... fancy Shakspeare otherwise . The giants must live apart . The kings have no com- pany . But this man suffered so ; and deserved so to suffer . One hardly reads anywhere of such a pain . - 1 The sæva indignatio of which he spoke as ...
Stran 58
... fancy poor Congreve's theatre is a temple of Pagan delights , and mysteries not permitted except among heathens . I fear the theatre carries down that · ancient tradition and worship , as masons have carried 58 ENGLISH HUMORISTS .
... fancy poor Congreve's theatre is a temple of Pagan delights , and mysteries not permitted except among heathens . I fear the theatre carries down that · ancient tradition and worship , as masons have carried 58 ENGLISH HUMORISTS .
Stran 72
... fancy that this great man in this re- spect , like him of whom we spoke in the last lect- ure was also one of the lonely ones of the world . Such men have very few equals , and they don't herd with those . It is in the nature of such ...
... fancy that this great man in this re- spect , like him of whom we spoke in the last lect- ure was also one of the lonely ones of the world . Such men have very few equals , and they don't herd with those . It is in the nature of such ...
Stran 91
... fancy a human face lighted up with a more serene rapture : a human intellect thrilling with a purer love and adoration than Joseph Addison's . Listen to him : from your childhood you have known the verses ; but who can hear their sacred ...
... fancy a human face lighted up with a more serene rapture : a human intellect thrilling with a purer love and adoration than Joseph Addison's . Listen to him : from your childhood you have known the verses ; but who can hear their sacred ...
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acquainted Addison admirable artist asked beautiful Beggar's Opera Belle Poule Bolingbroke called Captain character charming coffin Congreve court Cruikshank Dean dear death delightful Dick dinner Dunciad England English eyes face famous fancy father fellow French genius gentleman George Cruikshank give Goldsmith hand happy head heart hero Hogarth honest honor humor humorist Jack Sheppard John Gay Johnson Joseph Addison kind King lady laugh letters live London look Lord Lord Bolingbroke Lord Treasurer manner married MATTHEW PRIOR moral morning Napoleon nature never night passed person picture pleasure poet poor Pope Pope's pretty Prince de Joinville satire smiling speak Spence's Anecdotes Steele Stella Sterne Street Struldbrugs Swift Tatler tell Temple tender thought Tom and Jerry Tom Jones verses whilst wife woman word write wrote young