The PraterT. Lownds, 1757 - 289 sivua |
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Tulokset 1 - 5 kokonaismäärästä 17
Sivu 9
... almost entirely to my management , and humorously calls me her Guardian , m " I called on my friend laft Thursday morning and found him unusually thoughtful . I ask'd him the cause of his thoughtfulness ? this was his re- ply : I cannot ...
... almost entirely to my management , and humorously calls me her Guardian , m " I called on my friend laft Thursday morning and found him unusually thoughtful . I ask'd him the cause of his thoughtfulness ? this was his re- ply : I cannot ...
Sivu 24
... alludes , and am therefore at a lofs to find out my Corre- fpondent's meaning : but as she is the first I have had fince I commenced Author , my vanity will not not let me fuppress it , though I am almost 24 THE PRATER.
... alludes , and am therefore at a lofs to find out my Corre- fpondent's meaning : but as she is the first I have had fince I commenced Author , my vanity will not not let me fuppress it , though I am almost 24 THE PRATER.
Sivu 25
... almost inclined to believe that fome wicked wits have drawn it up , in order to hum the old gentleman , and bring him into a choice ferape . If I was fure this was the cafe , adad ! old NICHOLAS would give them ' dash for dash , and ...
... almost inclined to believe that fome wicked wits have drawn it up , in order to hum the old gentleman , and bring him into a choice ferape . If I was fure this was the cafe , adad ! old NICHOLAS would give them ' dash for dash , and ...
Sivu 64
... almost infeparable from old age , will not allow me to be more circumfpect , and prevent thofe difquietudes to which my fpeculative hu- mour perpetually subjects me . As I paffed the other day under the Temple- Gate , good fortune ...
... almost infeparable from old age , will not allow me to be more circumfpect , and prevent thofe difquietudes to which my fpeculative hu- mour perpetually subjects me . As I paffed the other day under the Temple- Gate , good fortune ...
Sivu 69
... almost the whole blank of his time filled up with eating , drinking and fleeping ; in adorning his perfon , in grati- fying his appetites , and grovelling in all the oc- cupations of a brute , but scarce a single hour fpent rationally ...
... almost the whole blank of his time filled up with eating , drinking and fleeping ; in adorning his perfon , in grati- fying his appetites , and grovelling in all the oc- cupations of a brute , but scarce a single hour fpent rationally ...
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acquaintance affure againſt almoſt aſk Beauty becauſe Bellair Cadige cauſe charms chufe cloſe confequence cried dear defign defire delight difcovered difpofition Drefs dreft eyes fafe faid fhe faid Mifs fame faſhion Father fatire fatisfaction feemed felf fellow feven fexes fhall fhew fhort fhould filks fince firft firſt fmiled fome fometimes foon fpeech fuch fuppofe fure girl greateſt Hamed Harriot hear herſelf himſelf houfe houſe increaſe juft juſt Lady Charlotte laft Lard laſt look Lord Madam manner married Mifs Giddy moft morning moſt muft muſt myſelf never NICHOLAS BABBLE NUMB occafion paffion Papa Perfon Pinch pleafed pleaſe pleaſure prefent purpoſe reafon replied Saturday ſay Servant ſhall ſhe Sir Ch ſome ſpirit ſuch tafte talk tell thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thought told town uſe vifit wife Woman young yourſelf Zelis Zulima
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Sivu 150 - Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot...
Sivu 151 - To breathe th' enlivening fpirit, and to fix The generous purpofe in the glowing breaft. Oh fpeak the joy! ye, "whom the fudden tear Surprizes often, while you look around, And nothing ftrikes your eye but fights of blifs, All various Nature preffing on the heart : An elegant fufficiency, content, Retirement, rural quiet, friendfhip, books, Eafe and alternate labour, ufeful life, Progreffive virtue, and approving HEAVEN.
Sivu 150 - Who in each other clafp whatever fair High fancy forms, and lavifh hearts can wifh; Something...
Sivu 151 - Progreffive virtue, and approving HEAVEN. Thefe are the matchlefs joys of virtuous love; And thus their moments fly. The Seafons thus, As ceafelefs round a jarring world they roll, Still find them happy...
Sivu 53 - May catch the fop; for gudgeons strike At the bare hook and bait alike, While salmon play regardless by, Till Art like Nature forms the fly. Beneath a...
Sivu 98 - liften to the voice of inftrudlion, and let not the accents of reproof be difregarded. I am the .genius Abdaric. I behold thy beauties with delight. Be not therefore vain, for know I behold them- with concern. I am come from the bottom of the earth, to teach thee wifdom, and to fnatch thee from deftru&ion. Follow my advice, and be happy. Thou vainly fancieft, unthinking Zulima, that the fame of thy beauty will be wafted to the pinnacles of Agra by the fighs of thy adorers, and that their...
Sivu 98 - Abukazan, and lay ruminating on methods to increafe her charms, and extend her conquefts, fhe faw a thick fmoak rife out of the ground. It curled like a vine, and afcended like a column. While fhe was earneftly watching its progrefs, a little old man, with a beard whiter than fnow, which reached to his feet, appeared before her.
Sivu 151 - To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, To breathe th' enlivening spirit, and to fix The generous purpofe in the glowing breast. Oh, speak the joy ! ye, whom the sudden tear Surprizes often, while you look around...
Sivu 78 - replied Tom, I have pieces enough at home, " which would make a pretty figure here, but " then they would be known to be mine, and <( nobody would vouchfafe to look on the pal*
Sivu 97 - She was tall as the towering palm, and ftraight as the lofty pine. Her countenance was animated with the glow of health, and her fmile was as the dawn of the vernal day. Symmetry was difcernible in every limb, in every gefture, grace.