The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century: A Series of LecturesHarper & Brothers, 1854 - 297 strani |
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Stran 9
... hears with surprise of these skulls " going the rounds " of houses , and being made the objects of dilettante curiosity . The larynx of Swift was actually carried off ! Phrenologists had a low opinion of his intellect , from the ob ...
... hears with surprise of these skulls " going the rounds " of houses , and being made the objects of dilettante curiosity . The larynx of Swift was actually carried off ! Phrenologists had a low opinion of his intellect , from the ob ...
Stran 11
... hear you can sing ; sing me a song . ' The lady looked on this unceremonious manner of asking a favour with distaste , and positively refused . He said ' She should sing , or he would make her . Why , madam , I suppose you take me for ...
... hear you can sing ; sing me a song . ' The lady looked on this unceremonious manner of asking a favour with distaste , and positively refused . He said ' She should sing , or he would make her . Why , madam , I suppose you take me for ...
Stran 12
... hears the sound of coaches and six , takes the road like Macheath , and makes society stand and deliver . They are all on their knees before him . Down go my lord bishop's apron , and his Grace's blue riband , and my lady's brocade ...
... hears the sound of coaches and six , takes the road like Macheath , and makes society stand and deliver . They are all on their knees before him . Down go my lord bishop's apron , and his Grace's blue riband , and my lady's brocade ...
Stran 19
... hear their creak , or find them treading upon any lady's train or any rival's heels in the Court crowd . When that grows too hot or too agitated for him , he politely leaves it . He retires to his retreat of Shene or Moor Park ; and ...
... hear their creak , or find them treading upon any lady's train or any rival's heels in the Court crowd . When that grows too hot or too agitated for him , he politely leaves it . He retires to his retreat of Shene or Moor Park ; and ...
Stran 34
... of the very old people in the voyage to Laputa . At Lugnag , Gulliver hears of some persons who never die , called the Struldbrugs , and expressing a wish but as I was going to prostrate myself to kiss 34 ENGLISH HUMOURISTS .
... of the very old people in the voyage to Laputa . At Lugnag , Gulliver hears of some persons who never die , called the Struldbrugs , and expressing a wish but as I was going to prostrate myself to kiss 34 ENGLISH HUMOURISTS .
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Stran 259 - In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs — and GOD has given my share — I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down...
Stran 247 - To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in Heaven.
Stran 123 - I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow: when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions and debates of mankind.
Stran 285 - Who was her father ? Who was her mother ? Had she a sister ! Had she a brother ? Or was there a dearer one Still, and a nearer one Yet, than all other...
Stran 168 - Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike...
Stran 286 - The bleak wind of March Made her tremble and shiver; But not the dark arch, Or the black flowing river: Mad from life's history, Glad to death's mystery, Swift to be hurl'd Anywhere, anywhere, Out of the world!
Stran 85 - I am very well versed in the theory of a husband, or a father, and can discern the errors in the economy, business, and diversion of others better than those who are engaged in them, as standers-by discover blots which are apt to escape those who are in the game.
Stran 181 - Night primeval and of Chaos old ! Before her, fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its varying rainbows die away. Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's strain, The sick'ning stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; As Argus
Stran 85 - They were neither of them dissatisfied with the knight's determination, because neither of them found himself in the wrong by it : upon which we made the best of our way to the assizes. The court was sat before Sir Roger came, but notwithstanding all the justices had taken their places upon the bench, they made room for the old knight at the head of them ; who, for his reputation in the country, took occasion to whisper in the judge's ear, that he was glad his lordship had met with so much good weather...
Stran 259 - Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep...