The British Essayists: TatlerJ. Haddon, 1819 |
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Sivu 1
... desired to carry his wife , my sister , that very morning , to his own house . " I readily told him , “ I would wait upon him , " without asking why he was so im- patient to rob us of his good company . He went out of my chamber , and I ...
... desired to carry his wife , my sister , that very morning , to his own house . " I readily told him , “ I would wait upon him , " without asking why he was so im- patient to rob us of his good company . He went out of my chamber , and I ...
Sivu 12
... desired them " to perform these ceremonies to the conqueror . " This gallant sub- mission to his fortune , and disdain of making any appearance but like Pompey , was owing to his mo- desty , which would not permit him to be so disin ...
... desired them " to perform these ceremonies to the conqueror . " This gallant sub- mission to his fortune , and disdain of making any appearance but like Pompey , was owing to his mo- desty , which would not permit him to be so disin ...
Sivu 22
... desired my advice , " as indeed every body in the whole lane does upon im- portant occasions . I am not , like some artists , saucy because I can be beneficial , but went immediately . Our neighbour told us , " she had the day before ...
... desired my advice , " as indeed every body in the whole lane does upon im- portant occasions . I am not , like some artists , saucy because I can be beneficial , but went immediately . Our neighbour told us , " she had the day before ...
Sivu 23
... desired " he would please to let me see his book . " He did so , smiling . I could not make any thing of it , and , therefore , asked " in what language it was writ . ” He said , " it was one he studied with great applica- tion ; but it ...
... desired " he would please to let me see his book . " He did so , smiling . I could not make any thing of it , and , therefore , asked " in what language it was writ . ” He said , " it was one he studied with great applica- tion ; but it ...
Sivu 27
... vehemence by persons of both sexes ; and I am desired to consider this very important circumstance , that men may know how to regulate their conduct in an affair which concerns N ° 89 . no less than life itself For D 2 N ° 89 . 27 TATLER .
... vehemence by persons of both sexes ; and I am desired to consider this very important circumstance , that men may know how to regulate their conduct in an affair which concerns N ° 89 . no less than life itself For D 2 N ° 89 . 27 TATLER .
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Sivu 170 - But neither breath of Morn when she ascends With charm of earliest birds ; nor rising sun On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glistering with dew ; nor fragrance, after showers ; Nor grateful evening mild ; nor silent Night, With this her solemn bird, nor walk by moon, Or glittering star-light, without thee is sweet.
Sivu 169 - With thee conversing I forget all time ; All seasons and their change, all please alike. Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds...
Sivu 152 - gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long...
Sivu 104 - Authority and reason on her wait, As one intended first, not after made Occasionally: and, to consummate all, Greatness of mind and nobleness their seat Build in her loveliest, and create an awe About her, as a guard angelic placed.
Sivu 61 - ... an ingenuous shame for an offence, not always to be seen in children in other families. I speak freely to you, my old friend ; ever since her sickness, things that gave me the quickest joy before, turn now to a certain anxiety. As the children play in the next room, I know the poor things by their steps, and am considering what they must do, should they lose their mother in their tender years. The pleasure I used to take in telling my boy stories of battles, and asking my girl questions about...
Sivu 170 - Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet With charm of earliest birds ; pleasant the sun When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams on herb, tree, fruit, and flower Glistering with dew, fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers ; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild ; then silent night With this her solemn bird and this fair moon, And these the gems of heaven, her starry train...
Sivu 62 - Her husband's eyes sparkled with pleasure at the cheerfulness of her. countenance ; and I saw all his fears vanish in an instant. The lady observing something in our looks which showed we had been more serious than ordinary, and seeing her husband receive her with great concern under a forced cheerfulness, immediately guessed at what we had been talking of ; and applying herself to me, said, with a smile,
Sivu 125 - Would have mourn'd longer, — married with my uncle, My father's brother, but no more like my father Than I to Hercules: within a month, Ere yet the salt of most unrighteous tears Had left the flushing in her galled eyes, She married. O most wicked speed, to post With such dexterity to incestuous sheets, It is not nor it cannot come to good; But break, my heart, for I must hold my tongue!
Sivu 170 - Others apart sat on a hill retir'd, In thoughts more elevate, and reason'd high Of providence, foreknowledge, will, and fate; Fix'd fate, free will, foreknowledge absolute, And found no end, in wandering mazes lost.
Sivu 59 - With such reflections on little passages which happened long ago, we passed our time during a cheerful and elegant meal. After dinner, his lady left the room, as did also the children. As soon as we were alone, he took me by the hand; Well, my good friend...