The British Essayists, Volume 24Alexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1808 - English essays |
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absurd acquainted ADVENTURER Agrestis Amana Amelia Anticlea appear APRIL 24 Aristotle Bagshot beauty behold Brumoy Caliph Captain character conceal conduct consider contempt countenance death desire dignity discovered distress dreadful effect equally Eugenio Euripides Eutyches evil excited expected expence expressed eyes falsehood father favour felicity folly fortune Freeman friendship genius gentleman gratify guilt happiness heart Homer honour hope human Iliad imagine immediately indulge inhuma JOSEPH WARTON justly labour Lady Forrest less looked mankind marriage ment mind misery morning motive nature neral ness never Nouraddin object Odyssey opinion Osmin passion perceived perhaps person Pindar pity Plato pleasure poet present principles produced Prosopopoeia punish Quintilian racters reason received reflected ridiculous SATURDAY says scarce sensibility sentiments servant shew Sir James soon Sophocles suffered tain tender thou thought Tibullus tion truth TUESDAY vanity Ventosus vice VIRG virtue wife wretched writers XXIV Yamodin
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Page 40 - WHO is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
Page 79 - Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.
Page 36 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, And meted out heaven with the span, And comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, And weighed the mountains in scales^ And the hills in a balance?
Page 29 - Tasso, Mazzoni, and others, teaches what the laws are of a true epic poem, what of a dramatic, what of a lyric, what decorum is, which is the grand masterpiece to observe.
Page 38 - And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept ; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him : for they saw that his grief was very great.
Page 36 - If I climb up into heaven, thou art there ; if I go down to hell, thou art there also. If I take the wings of the morning, and remain in the uttermost parts of the sea ; Even there also shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
Page 79 - Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
Page 37 - Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, He taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
Page 76 - Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding. . ' Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest ? Or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy?
Page 78 - As an eagle stirreth up her nest, Fluttereth over her young, Spreadeth abroad her wings, Taketh them, beareth them on her wings; So the Lord alone did lead him, And there was no strange god with him.