The British Essayists: SpectatorLionel Thomas Berguer T. and J. Allman, 1823 - English essays |
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... idea people ordinarily have of what we call a high spirit . It is far from greatness of spirit to persist in the wrong in any thing ; nor is it a diminution of greatness of spirit to have been in the wrong . Per- fection is not the ...
... idea people ordinarily have of what we call a high spirit . It is far from greatness of spirit to persist in the wrong in any thing ; nor is it a diminution of greatness of spirit to have been in the wrong . Per- fection is not the ...
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... ideas in us by the delightfulness of their appearance . Fountains , lakes , and rivers , are as refreshing to the ... idea of green , fall upon the eye in such a due proportion , * * Sir Isaac Newton . that they give the animal spirits ...
... ideas in us by the delightfulness of their appearance . Fountains , lakes , and rivers , are as refreshing to the ... idea of green , fall upon the eye in such a due proportion , * * Sir Isaac Newton . that they give the animal spirits ...
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... idea of a God is innate and co - existent with the mind itself ; or that this truth is so very obvious , that it is discovered by the first exertion of reason in persons of the most or- dinary capacities ; or , lastly , that it has been ...
... idea of a God is innate and co - existent with the mind itself ; or that this truth is so very obvious , that it is discovered by the first exertion of reason in persons of the most or- dinary capacities ; or , lastly , that it has been ...
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... ideas and pictures as are hardly any thing but shade , such as night , the devil , & c . These por- traitures very near overpower the light of the under- standing , almost benight the faculties , and give that melancholy tincture to the ...
... ideas and pictures as are hardly any thing but shade , such as night , the devil , & c . These por- traitures very near overpower the light of the under- standing , almost benight the faculties , and give that melancholy tincture to the ...
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... idea more loose than that of a beautiful woman set off to advantage . The like , or a more delicate and careful spirit of modesty , appears in the following passage in one of Mr. Phillips's pastorals . Breathe soft , ye winds ! ye ...
... idea more loose than that of a beautiful woman set off to advantage . The like , or a more delicate and careful spirit of modesty , appears in the following passage in one of Mr. Phillips's pastorals . Breathe soft , ye winds ! ye ...
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Page 1 - Mirth is short and transient, cheerfulness fixed and permanent. Those are often raised into the greatest transports of mirth, who are subject to the greatest depressions of melancholy; on the contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not give the mind such an exquisite gladness, prevents us from falling into any depths of sorrow. Mirth is like a flash of lightning that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of day-light in the mind, and fills it with...
Page 123 - He can converse with a picture, and find an agreeable companion in a statue. He meets with a secret refreshment in a description, and often feels a greater satisfaction in the prospect of fields and meadows, than another does in the possession. It gives him indeed a kind of property in every thing he sees...
Page 184 - And missing thee, I walk unseen On the dry smooth-shaven green. To behold the wandering moon, Riding near her highest noon. Like one that had been led astray Through the heaven's wide pathless way, And oft, as if her head she bowed, Stooping through a fleecy cloud.
Page 184 - And, as I wake, sweet music breathe Above, about, or underneath, Sent by some Spirit to mortals good, Or the unseen Genius of the wood.
Page 243 - Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
Page 53 - And higher than that wall a circling row Of goodliest trees, loaden with fairest fruit, Blossoms and fruits at once of golden hue, Appear'd, with gay...
Page 252 - THE Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care ; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye ; My noon-day walks he shall attend, And all my midnight hours defend.
Page 114 - I think I may define it to be that faculty of the soul which discerns the beauties of an author with pleasure and the imperfections with dislike.
Page 67 - Your Grace's displeasure, and my imprisonment, are things so strange unto me, as what to write, or what to excuse, I am altogether ignorant. Whereas you send unto me (willing me to confess a truth, and so obtain your favour) by such an one, whom you know to be mine ancient professed enemy; I no sooner received this message by him than I rightly conceived your meaning; and if, as you say, confessing a truth, indeed may procure my safety, I shall with all willingness and duty perform your command.
Page 69 - ... where both you and myself must shortly appear, and in whose judgment I doubt not (whatsoever the world may think of me) mine innocence shall be openly known, and sufficiently cleared. ' My last and only request shall be, that myself may only bear the burden of your grace's displeasure...