“The” British Essayists: ObserverAlexander Chalmers Little, Brown, 1856 - English essays |
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... whole life of Tiberius . This ought to be done with great care and ability , for it is a character extremely difficult to develop , and one that by a continued chain of incidents fur- nishes a lesson in every link of its connection ...
... whole life of Tiberius . This ought to be done with great care and ability , for it is a character extremely difficult to develop , and one that by a continued chain of incidents fur- nishes a lesson in every link of its connection ...
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... of a very turbulent and ambitious spirit . For the space of two complete years , Tiberius never stirred out of the doors of his palace , devoting his whole time to the affairs of government . In NO . 53 . 21 OBSERVER . 16.
... of a very turbulent and ambitious spirit . For the space of two complete years , Tiberius never stirred out of the doors of his palace , devoting his whole time to the affairs of government . In NO . 53 . 21 OBSERVER . 16.
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Alexander Chalmers. his whole time to the affairs of government . In this period he certainly did many excellent things ; and though his manners were not calculated for pop- ularity , yet his reputation through the empire was universal ...
Alexander Chalmers. his whole time to the affairs of government . In this period he certainly did many excellent things ; and though his manners were not calculated for pop- ularity , yet his reputation through the empire was universal ...
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... whole order menaced with expulsion from parliament , and here we discover the first dawnings of fanatic frenzy . An incurable breach is made in the constitution ; its branches are dissevered , and the axe of rebellion is laid to the ...
... whole order menaced with expulsion from parliament , and here we discover the first dawnings of fanatic frenzy . An incurable breach is made in the constitution ; its branches are dissevered , and the axe of rebellion is laid to the ...
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... whole , condescend to put himself in the league of a party . To be a protector of learning , and a patron of the arts , is worthy of a prince , but let him beware how he sinks himself into a pedant or a virtuoso . It is a mean talent ...
... whole , condescend to put himself in the league of a party . To be a protector of learning , and a patron of the arts , is worthy of a prince , but let him beware how he sinks himself into a pedant or a virtuoso . It is a mean talent ...
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Page 97 - Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
Page 94 - And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Page 240 - On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard and hoary hair, Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air,) And with a master's hand and prophet's fire Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre...
Page 166 - Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake : Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. All. Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. 3 Witch. Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf : Witches...
Page 133 - The effect and it ! Come to my woman's breasts, And take my milk for gall, you murth'ring ministers, Wherever in your sightless substances You wait on nature's mischief ! Come, thick night, And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, That my keen knife see not the wound it makes, Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark, To cry "Hold, hold!
Page 109 - And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Page 180 - But will arise, and his great name assert : Dagon must stoop, and shall ere long receive Such a discomfit, as shall quite despoil him Of all these boasted trophies won on me, And with confusion blank his worshippers.
Page 154 - Give me another horse: bind up my wounds. Have mercy, Jesu! — Soft! I did but dream. 0 coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me! The lights burn blue. It is now dead midnight. Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh.
Page 144 - Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day; And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond Which keeps me pale!
Page 108 - Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.