Translation of the letters of a Hindoo rajah, to which is prefixed a preliminary dissertation on the history, religion, and manners of the Hindoos, Nide 2 |
Kirjan sisältä
Tulokset 1 - 5 kokonaismäärästä 23
Sivu 10
... paroxyfm of anger , which at length terminated in a flood of tears . In truth , there appeared to me in thefe tears , fo much more of paffion than of tenderness , that I could not regard them as any ornament to the cheek of beauty ! ( 10 )
... paroxyfm of anger , which at length terminated in a flood of tears . In truth , there appeared to me in thefe tears , fo much more of paffion than of tenderness , that I could not regard them as any ornament to the cheek of beauty ! ( 10 )
Sivu 23
... truth . The referve , and filence which at firft seemed to give to the character of the Dewan an appearance of fullenness and ftupidity , gradually cleared away , by time and encreasing intimacy , and difcovered to us inconteft- able ...
... truth . The referve , and filence which at firft seemed to give to the character of the Dewan an appearance of fullenness and ftupidity , gradually cleared away , by time and encreasing intimacy , and difcovered to us inconteft- able ...
Sivu 29
... truth , it is not a little to be re , gretted , that this amiable man frequent- ly indulges a certain foreness of mind , which may not improperly be termed the illegitimate offspring of fenfibility . What proves its fpurious birth , is ...
... truth , it is not a little to be re , gretted , that this amiable man frequent- ly indulges a certain foreness of mind , which may not improperly be termed the illegitimate offspring of fenfibility . What proves its fpurious birth , is ...
Sivu 42
... truth , but a mean building , very unlike the Dur- bar of an Eastern Monarch . I have spent the greater part of the week , in taking a furvey of the town , and examining its temples , and other public buildings . - The extent of this ...
... truth , but a mean building , very unlike the Dur- bar of an Eastern Monarch . I have spent the greater part of the week , in taking a furvey of the town , and examining its temples , and other public buildings . - The extent of this ...
Sivu 47
... that can excite furprise ; for is not the very bafis of fcience , a fincere and difinterefted love of truth ? An enlarged view of things cannot fail to deftroy the effects of prejudice and 靠 while it awakens in the mind , the moft ( 47 )
... that can excite furprise ; for is not the very bafis of fcience , a fincere and difinterefted love of truth ? An enlarged view of things cannot fail to deftroy the effects of prejudice and 靠 while it awakens in the mind , the moft ( 47 )
Yleiset termit ja lausekkeet
aftoniſhment Almora amiable amufement appeared beauty behold beſtowed bofom cerning Chriftian cifed circumftances confefs confider converfation countenance cuftom Darnley daugh defire Delomond Denbeigh Dewan difcovered Doctor Severan Emma exifting eyes faid falutations fame favour fcene feemed feen female fenfe fenfibility fent fentiment fervants ferve fhall fhould fifter firft fituation fmall fmile fociety fome foon fooner forrow foul fparrows fpeak fpirits ftate ftill ftranger fubject fuch fuffered fufficient fuperior fupport fyftem gentleman happineſs heart himſelf houfe houſe huſband impoffible inftruction intereft juft Lady Grey laft lefs liften Maandaara manner ment Mifs Ardent mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf neceffary nefs never obferve opinion paffed paffions perfon philofo philofopher pleaſure poffible prefent preferve reafon refidence refpect returned ſhe Sir Caprice tafte thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe tion underſtanding uſed virtue votaries whofe whoſe wiſdom worfe young Zaarmilla
Suositut otteet
Sivu 226 - Ah ! sir," returned Charlotte, " you know how female writers are looked down upon. The women fear, and hate; the men ridicule, and dislike them." " This may be the case with the mere mob, who receive every prejudice upon trust...