The Rambler [by S. Johnson and others]., Band 11801 |
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... gain favour by bribing the judge with an appearance of respect which they do not feel , to excite compaflion by confeffing weakness of which they are not convinced , and others to attract regard by a fhew of opennefs and magnanimity ...
... gain favour by bribing the judge with an appearance of respect which they do not feel , to excite compaflion by confeffing weakness of which they are not convinced , and others to attract regard by a fhew of opennefs and magnanimity ...
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... gain by this preoccupation of the foul , arifes that conflict between oppofite defires , in the first endea- vours after a religious life ; which , however enthu- fiaftically it may have been defcribed , or however contemptuously ...
... gain by this preoccupation of the foul , arifes that conflict between oppofite defires , in the first endea- vours after a religious life ; which , however enthu- fiaftically it may have been defcribed , or however contemptuously ...
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... gain our attention , which the bufi- nefs , or diverfions , of the world are always calling off by contrary attractions . The great art therefore of piety , and the end for which all the rites of religion feem to be inftituted , is the ...
... gain our attention , which the bufi- nefs , or diverfions , of the world are always calling off by contrary attractions . The great art therefore of piety , and the end for which all the rites of religion feem to be inftituted , is the ...
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... gain , by confeflion , great opportunities of knowing human nature , have generally determined that what it is a crime to do , it is a crime to think . Since by revolving with pleasure the facility , fafety , or advantage of a wicked ...
... gain , by confeflion , great opportunities of knowing human nature , have generally determined that what it is a crime to do , it is a crime to think . Since by revolving with pleasure the facility , fafety , or advantage of a wicked ...
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... gain it , and to image the happiness of particular conditions till we can be eafy in no other . We ought , at least , to let our defires fix upon nothing in another's power for the fake of our quiet , or in another's poffeffion for the ...
... gain it , and to image the happiness of particular conditions till we can be eafy in no other . We ought , at least , to let our defires fix upon nothing in another's power for the fake of our quiet , or in another's poffeffion for the ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 266 - The gloomy clouds brightened into cheerful sunshine, the groves recovered their verdure, and the whole region looked gay and blooming as the garden of Eden.
Seite 35 - ... such are the vicissitudes of the world, through all its parts, that day and night, labour and rest, hurry and retirement, endear each other; such are the changes that keep the mind in action; we desire, we pursue, we obtain, we are satiated: we desire something else, and begin a new pursuit.
Seite 86 - A transition from an author's book to his conversation, is too often like an entrance into a large city, after a distant prospect. Remotely, we see nothing but spires of temples and turrets of palaces, and imagine it the residence of...
Seite 290 - He lies down delighted with the thoughts of to-morrow, pleases his ambition with the fame he shall acquire, or his benevolence with the good he shall confer. But in the night the skies are overcast, the temper of the air...
Seite 18 - The works of fiction with which the present generation seems more particularly delighted are such as exhibit life in its true state, diversified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by passions and qualities which are really to be found in conversing with mankind.
Seite 250 - Happy the man - and happy he alone He who can call today his own, He who, secure within, can say 'Tomorrow, do thy worst, for I have...
Seite 13 - The task of an author is, either to teach what is not known, or to recommend known truths, by his manner of adorning them; either to let new light in upon the mind, and open new scenes to the prospect, or to vary the dress and situation of common objects, so as to give them fresh grace and more powerful attractions...
Seite 47 - Evil into the mind of God or man May come and go, so unapproved, and leave No spot or blame behind...
Seite 21 - For this reason these familiar histories may perhaps be made of greater use than the solemnities of professed morality, and convey the knowledge of vice and virtue with more efficacy than axioms and definitions.
Seite 19 - The task of our present writers is very different; it requires, together with that learning which is to be gained from books, that experience which can never be attained by solitary diligence, but must arise from general converse, and accurate observation of the living world.