Critical and Miscellaneous Essays: Collected and Republished. (1st Time, 1839; Final, 1869).Chapman, 1872 |
Pogosti izrazi in povedi
already Balaam beautiful become Biography bosom Boswell Boswell's branch of Religion called character clear Corn-Law cried dark divine Earth Edial Endeavour England English Eternity evil existence eyes faculty fair Lily Faith father feel foolish FRASER'S MAGAZINE Friedrich Schlegel genuine gift Goethe Goethe's gold hand heart highest History Honorio hope human infinite innumerable James Boswell King labour Lamp lies light living look man's meaning Mechanical Philosophy Metaphysics mind mortals mystery nature ness never nevertheless noble nowise once perhaps Poet poetic Poetry poor Prince Pyrrhonism racter reader Reality reverence Rhymer River round Samuel Johnson seemed sense shadow side silent Snake sort soul speak spirit stand stept strange Tale of Tales Temple thee thereof things thou thought tion toil true truth uncon Universe Uttoxeter Weimar wherein Whiggism whole wholly Will-o'-wisps wise Woman wonderful word worship worth youth
Priljubljeni odlomki
Stran 103 - Is not a Patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water and, when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help...
Stran 125 - I was disobedient : I refused to attend my father to Uttoxeter market. Pride was the source of that refusal, and the remembrance of it was painful. A few years ago I desired to atone for this; fault. I went to Uttoxeter in very bad weather, and stood for a considerable time bare-headed in the rain, on the spot where my father's stall used to stand. In contrition I stood, and I hope the penance was expiatory.
Stran 113 - London, but was apprehensive of the expense, " that thirty pounds a year was enough to enable a man to live there without being contemptible. He allowed ten pounds for clothes and linen. He said a man might live in a garret at eighteenpence a week ; few people would inquire where he lodged ; and if they did, it was easy to say, ' Sir, I am to be found at such a place.
Stran 103 - The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it ; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it ; ' till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself. " Having carried on my...
Stran 102 - Seven years, my lord, have now past, since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time I have been pushing on my work through difficulties, of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it, at last, to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a patron before.
Stran 174 - Among the friends whom this so interesting Anniversary calls round you, may we 'English Friends', in thought and symbolically, since personally it is impossible, present ourselves, to offer you our affectionate congratulations. We hope you will do us the honour to accept this little Birthday Gift ; which as a true testimony of our feelings, may not be without value. We said to ourselves : As it is always the highest duty and pleasure to show reverence to whom reverence is due, and our chief, perhaps...
Stran 51 - How inexpressibly comfortable to know our fellowcreature ; to see into him, understand his goings forth, decipher the whole heart of his mystery : nay, not only to see into him, but even to see out of him, to view the world altogether as he views it ; so that we can theoretically construe him, and could almost practically personate him...
Stran 116 - He then burst into such a fit of laughter, that he appeared to be almost in a convulsion ; and, in order to support himself, laid hold of one of the posts at the side of the foot pavement, and sent forth peals so loud, that in the silence of the night his voice seemed to resound from Temple-bar to Fleetditch.
Stran 52 - ... indentured to live. A poetic interest still more : for precisely this same struggle of human Freewill against material Necessity, which every man's Life, by the mere circumstance that the man continues alive, will more or less victoriously exhibit, — is that which above all else, or rather inclusive of all else, calls the Sympathy of mortal hearts into action ; and whether as acted, or as represented and written of, not only is Poetry, but is the sole Poetry possible.
Stran 113 - ... is painted, with the various obstructions thrown in his way to fortune and to fame, he burst into a passion of tears: Mr. Thrale's family and Mr. Scott only were present, who, in a jocose way, clapped him on the back, and said, 'What's all this, my dear sir? Why, you and I and Hercules, you know, were all troubled with melancholy.