The British Essayists: Knox's essaysJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 |
Des de l'interior del llibre
Resultats 1 - 5 de 37.
Pàgina 2
... praise , in opposition to convic- tion , from a dread of the imputation of a depraved taste . Had not a veneration for his name prevented critics from speaking their real sentiments , though Addison would , as a moral essayist , most ...
... praise , in opposition to convic- tion , from a dread of the imputation of a depraved taste . Had not a veneration for his name prevented critics from speaking their real sentiments , though Addison would , as a moral essayist , most ...
Pàgina 11
... praise was just is not mine to determine . shall remark on the passage is , that though decency may smooth the way to courts , and insinuate itself into the highest seats of preferment , it is a heart only which is capable of deriving ...
... praise was just is not mine to determine . shall remark on the passage is , that though decency may smooth the way to courts , and insinuate itself into the highest seats of preferment , it is a heart only which is capable of deriving ...
Pàgina 16
... praise , can be called no more than innocent diversions . Are we not still children with all our beard and gravity about us , if we always play till we quarrel ? Our conduct , in this respect , is almost too absurd to admit of serious ...
... praise , can be called no more than innocent diversions . Are we not still children with all our beard and gravity about us , if we always play till we quarrel ? Our conduct , in this respect , is almost too absurd to admit of serious ...
Pàgina 53
... labours in the school of Pope ; but , at least an equal share of praise ought to be paid to the scholars of Milton and Spenser ; —such as Mr. Mason , and the two poetical brothers . With respect F 2 129 . 53 KNOX'S ESSAYS .
... labours in the school of Pope ; but , at least an equal share of praise ought to be paid to the scholars of Milton and Spenser ; —such as Mr. Mason , and the two poetical brothers . With respect F 2 129 . 53 KNOX'S ESSAYS .
Pàgina 74
... Praise of Folly is a most humorous satire , and reflects no less honour on the inventive powers , than on the good sense of its author ; as it was written , if I mistake not , in the space of one week , for the amusement of himself and ...
... Praise of Folly is a most humorous satire , and reflects no less honour on the inventive powers , than on the good sense of its author ; as it was written , if I mistake not , in the space of one week , for the amusement of himself and ...
Continguts
8 | |
12 | |
18 | |
28 | |
37 | |
42 | |
50 | |
64 | |
155 | |
165 | |
173 | |
180 | |
191 | |
197 | |
204 | |
209 | |
72 | |
81 | |
85 | |
91 | |
100 | |
109 | |
114 | |
124 | |
133 | |
137 | |
143 | |
151 | |
220 | |
224 | |
234 | |
241 | |
251 | |
257 | |
264 | |
275 | |
277 | |
281 | |
286 | |
296 | |
Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
Frases i termes més freqüents
abound admired admit affected amiable amusement Anacreontic ancient appear Aristotle attention authors Bacchylides beauties Boileau censure character charms Cicero classical composition consider critic degree delicacy delight derived display effeminacy elegant endeavour English excellence exhibited fancy favour feelings genius graces gratify Greek happiness heart Homer honour human nature idea Iliad imitation improvement indulgence ingenuity judgment justly kind labour language Latin learning less liberty literary living Lord Lycophron mankind manner mean ment merit mind mode modern moral neglect never novus homo objects Odyssey opinion passions perhaps philosophers Pindar Plato pleasure poems poet poetry political Pompey possessed praise pretend productions professions pursuits Quintilian racter reason religion remarkable render scarcely seldom sensible sentiments sermons Sophocles species spirit style sweet sweet and cooling taste Theodore Gaza thing thou tion Tristram Shandy truth verse vice Vincent Bourne Virgil virtue writers Xenophon
Passatges populars
Pàgina 126 - ... against me. I do not here stand before you accused of venality, or of neglect of duty. It is not said that, in the long period of my service, I have, in a single instance, sacrificed the slightest of your interests to my ambition, or to my fortune.
Pàgina 150 - And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, 0 my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom!
Pàgina 122 - That one half of the world knows not how the other half lives, is a common and juft obfervation.
Pàgina 148 - God, and wandering every man after the counsel of his own heart, and in the sight of his own eyes...
Pàgina 131 - Maria, though not tall, was nevertheless of the first order of fine forms; affliction had touched her looks with something that was scarce earthly, — still she was feminine; and so much was there about her of all that the heart wishes, or the eye looks for in woman...
Pàgina 126 - No ! the charges against me are all of one kind : that I have pushed the principles of general justice and benevolence too far, — further than a cautious policy would warrant, and further than the opinions of many would go along with me. In every accident which may happen through life, in pain, in sorrow, in depression, and distress, I will call to mind this accusation, and be comforted.
Pàgina 207 - But, even in these, topics incidentally arise, which require elevated expression, and an inverted construction. Not to raise the style on these occasions, is to write unnaturally ; for nature teaches us to express animated emotions of every kind in animated language. The dependent writes unnaturally to a superior, in the style of familiarity. The suppliant writes unnaturally, if he rejects the figures dictated by distress. Conversation admits of every style but the poetic; and what are letters but...
Pàgina 131 - As I darkened the little light he had, he lifted up a hopeless eye towards the door — then cast it down — shook hjs head — and went on with his work of affliction.
Pàgina 13 - ... whereby the slaughter of a beast was made almost as penal as the death of a man. In the Saxon times, though no man was allowed to kill or chase the king's deer, yet he might start any game, pursue and kill it upon his own estate. But the rigour of these new constitutions vested the sole property of all the game in England in the king alone; and no man was entitled to disturb any fowl of the air, or any beast of the field, of such kinds as were specially reserved for the royal amusement of the...
Pàgina 126 - No! the charges against me are all of one kind, that I have pushed the principles of general justice and benevolence too far; further than a cautious policy would warrant; and further than the opinions of many would go along with me. — In every accident which may happen through life, in pain, in sorrow, in depression, and distress — I will call to mind this accusation, and be comforted.