The Rambler. ...W. Gordon, C. Wright, and the other booksellers, 1750 |
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... first lines of Homer , and the reader needs only be informed of the subject to know in what manner the poem will begin . But this folemn repetition is hitherto the peculiar diftinction of heroick poetry ; it has never been le- gally ...
... first lines of Homer , and the reader needs only be informed of the subject to know in what manner the poem will begin . But this folemn repetition is hitherto the peculiar diftinction of heroick poetry ; it has never been le- gally ...
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... first performance will not fuffer me to attend any longer the trepidations of the balance . There are , indeed , many conveniencies almoft peculiar to this method of publication , which may naturally flatter the author , whether he be ...
... first performance will not fuffer me to attend any longer the trepidations of the balance . There are , indeed , many conveniencies almoft peculiar to this method of publication , which may naturally flatter the author , whether he be ...
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... first stage of existence , he is perpetually varying the ho- rizon of his profpects , he must always difcover new motives of action , new excitements of fear , and al- lurements of defire . The end therefore which at prefent calls forth ...
... first stage of existence , he is perpetually varying the ho- rizon of his profpects , he must always difcover new motives of action , new excitements of fear , and al- lurements of defire . The end therefore which at prefent calls forth ...
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... first notice of a prey . To these men , who diftinguish themselves by the appellation of CRITICKS , it is neceffary for a new author to find fome means of recommendation . It is probable , that the moft malignant of thefe per- fecutors ...
... first notice of a prey . To these men , who diftinguish themselves by the appellation of CRITICKS , it is neceffary for a new author to find fome means of recommendation . It is probable , that the moft malignant of thefe per- fecutors ...
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... first gleam of the torch of TRUTH , exhibited in its di- ftinct parts and original fimplicity ; it darted through the labyrinths of fophiftry , and fhewed at once all the abfurdities to which they ferved for refuge ; it pierced through ...
... first gleam of the torch of TRUTH , exhibited in its di- ftinct parts and original fimplicity ; it darted through the labyrinths of fophiftry , and fhewed at once all the abfurdities to which they ferved for refuge ; it pierced through ...
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againſt arifes becauſe caufe cauſe cenfure cife confequence confider converfation defire difcover eafily endeavour equally eſcape fafe fame fatisfaction favour fays fchemes fear fecure feem feldom felves fenfe fent fentiments fervants feven fhall fhew fhort fhould fide fince fincerity firft firſt folly fome fometimes foon ftate ftill ftudy fubject fuccefs fuch fudden fuffer fufficient fuppofe fure genius happineſs herſelf himſelf honour hope houſe imagination inftruction intereft itſelf juft labour lady laft leaft LEARNING leaſt lefs lofe loft mankind ment mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary neceffity neral never NUMB obferved occafion oppofition ourſelves OVID paffed paffions paftoral pain perfons perfuaded pleafing pleaſe pleaſure praiſe prefent promife publick purpoſe raiſed RAMBLER reafon reft ſhall ſhe ſtate thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought thouſand tion underſtanding univerfal uſe vifit virtue whofe whoſe
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Seite 13 - Yet there is a certain race of men, that either imagine it their duty, or make it their amusement, to hinder the reception of every work of learning or genius ; who stand as sentinels in the avenues of fame, and value themselves upon giving ignorance and envy the first notice of a prey.
Seite 237 - Retire with me, O rash unthinking mortal, from the vain allurements of a deceitful world, and learn that pleasure was not designed the portion of human life. Man was born to mourn and to be wretched ; this is the condition of all below the stars ; and whoever endeavours to oppose it acts in contradiction to the will of Heaven.
Seite 19 - In the romances formerly written, every transaction and sentiment was so remote from all that passes among men, that the reader was in very little danger of making any applications to himself...
Seite 18 - They are engaged in portraits of which every one knows the original, and can detect any deviation from exactness of resemblance. Other writings are safe, except from the malice of learning, but these are in danger from every common reader; as the slipper ill executed was censured by a shoemaker who happened to stop in his way at the Venus of Apelles.
Seite 17 - 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 18 - 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.
Seite 19 - 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 259 - ... never arrives. 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...
Seite 238 - Providence diffused such innumerable objects of delight but that all might rejoice in the privilege of existence, and be filled with gratitude to the beneficent author of it? Thus to enjoy the blessings he has sent is virtue and obedience; and to reject them merely as means of pleasure is pitiable ignorance or absurd perverseness.
Seite 22 - In narratives where historical veracity has no place, I cannot discover why there should not be exhibited the most perfect idea of virtue ; of virtue not angelical, nor above probability, for what we cannot credit, we shall never imitate, but the highest and purest that humanity can reach...