The British Essayists, Volume 7Alexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1808 |
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... thought to resemble fire ; for which reason the words fire and flame are made use of to signify love . The witty poets therefore have taken an advantage from the double meaning of the word fire , to make an infinite number of witticisms ...
... thought to resemble fire ; for which reason the words fire and flame are made use of to signify love . The witty poets therefore have taken an advantage from the double meaning of the word fire , to make an infinite number of witticisms ...
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... he defines it , is a propriety of words and thoughts adapted to the subject . ' If this be a true definition of wit , I am apt to think that Euclid was the greatest wit that ever set pen to paper . B 2 N ° 62 . 5 SPECTATOR .
... he defines it , is a propriety of words and thoughts adapted to the subject . ' If this be a true definition of wit , I am apt to think that Euclid was the greatest wit that ever set pen to paper . B 2 N ° 62 . 5 SPECTATOR .
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... thought to be beautiful which is not just , and has not its founda- tion in the nature of things ; that the basis of all wit is truth ; and that no thought can be valuable , of which good sense is not the ground - work . Boileau has ...
... thought to be beautiful which is not just , and has not its founda- tion in the nature of things ; that the basis of all wit is truth ; and that no thought can be valuable , of which good sense is not the ground - work . Boileau has ...
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... thoughts will be rising of themselves from time to time , though we give them no encouragement ; as the tossings and fluctuations of the sea continue several hours after the winds are laid . It is to this that I impute my last night's ...
... thoughts will be rising of themselves from time to time , though we give them no encouragement ; as the tossings and fluctuations of the sea continue several hours after the winds are laid . It is to this that I impute my last night's ...
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... thoughts , that she raises in her beholders admiration and good - will , but no loose hope or wild imagination . The true art in this case is , to make the mind and body improve to- Erudition seems to be used here in an uncommon sense ...
... thoughts , that she raises in her beholders admiration and good - will , but no loose hope or wild imagination . The true art in this case is , to make the mind and body improve to- Erudition seems to be used here in an uncommon sense ...
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Page 193 - HAVING often received an invitation from my friend Sir Roger de Coverley to pass away a month with him in the country...
Page 195 - I have observed in several of my papers that my friend Sir Roger, amidst all his good qualities, is something of a humorist ; and that his virtues, as well as imperfections, are, as it were, tinged by a certain extravagance which makes them particularly his, and distinguishes them from those of other men. This cast of...
Page 220 - As Sir Roger is landlord to the whole congregation, he keeps them in very good order, and will suffer nobody to sleep in it besides himself; for if by chance he has been surprised into a short nap at sermon, upon recovering out of it, he stands up and looks about him, and if he sees anybody else nodding, either wakes them himself, or sends his servants to them.
Page 196 - Greek at his own table ; for which reason he desired a particular friend of his at the university to find him out a clergyman rather of plain sense than much learning, of a good aspect, a clear voice, a sociable temper, and, if possible, a man that understood a little of back-gammon.
Page 268 - ... monstrous face, under which, notwithstanding it was made to frown and stare in a most extraordinary manner, I could still discover a distant resemblance of my old friend. Sir Roger, upon seeing me laugh, desired me to tell him truly if I thought it possible for people to know him in that disguise. I at first kept my usual silence ; but upon the knight's conjuring me to tell him whether it was not still more like himself than a Saracen, I composed my countenance in the best manner I could, and...
Page 122 - Of nuptial sanctity, and marriage rites : Grace was in all her steps, Heaven in her eye, In every gesture dignity and love.
Page 196 - found me out this gentleman, who, besides the endowments required of him, is, they tell me, a good scholar, though he does not show it. I have given him the parsonage of the parish ; and, because I know his value, have settled upon him a good annuity for life. If he outlives me, he shall find that he was higher in my esteem than perhaps he thinks he is.
Page 220 - ... mind what he was about, and not disturb the congregation. This John Matthews it seems is remarkable for being an idle fellow, and at that time was kicking his heels for his diversion. This authority of the knight, though exerted in that odd manner which accompanies him in all circumstances of life, has a very good effect upon the parish, who are not polite enough to see any thing ridiculous in his behaviour; besides that the general good sense and worthiness of his character make his friends...
Page 237 - So flew'd, so sanded ; and their heads are hung With ears that sweep away the morning dew ; Crook-knee'd, and dew-lapp'd like Thessalian bulls ; Slow in pursuit, but match'd in mouth like bells, Each under each.