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... rest of the liberal arts . It embraces them all within its circle , and recommends them to the highest regard . The first care of all such as wish either to write with reputation , or to speak in public so as to command attention , must ...
... rest of the liberal arts . It embraces them all within its circle , and recommends them to the highest regard . The first care of all such as wish either to write with reputation , or to speak in public so as to command attention , must ...
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... rest the merit of such studies on somewhat of solid and intrinsical use , independent of appearance and show . The exercise of taste and of sound criticism , is in truth one of the most improving employments of the understanding . To ...
... rest the merit of such studies on somewhat of solid and intrinsical use , independent of appearance and show . The exercise of taste and of sound criticism , is in truth one of the most improving employments of the understanding . To ...
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... rest his judgment ; all that can be expected is , that he should tell in general whether he be pleased or not . But allow him more experience in works of this kind , and his taste becomes by degrees more exact and enlightened . He ...
... rest his judgment ; all that can be expected is , that he should tell in general whether he be pleased or not . But allow him more experience in works of this kind , and his taste becomes by degrees more exact and enlightened . He ...
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... rest . It is not in matters of taste , as in questions of mere rea- son , where there is but one conclusion that can be true , and all the rest are erroneous . Truth , which is the object of reason , is one ; beauty , which is the ...
... rest . It is not in matters of taste , as in questions of mere rea- son , where there is but one conclusion that can be true , and all the rest are erroneous . Truth , which is the object of reason , is one ; beauty , which is the ...
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... rest . To the sense of mankind the ultimate appeal must ever lie , in all works of taste . If any one should maintain that sugar was bitter and tobacco was sweet , no reasonings could avail to prove it . The taste of such a person would ...
... rest . To the sense of mankind the ultimate appeal must ever lie , in all works of taste . If any one should maintain that sugar was bitter and tobacco was sweet , no reasonings could avail to prove it . The taste of such a person would ...
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Page 514 - Favours to none, to all she smiles extends ; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike, And, like the sun, they shine on all alike.
Page 551 - Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name : bring an offering, and come into his courts. O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness : fear before him, all the earth.
Page 222 - Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law, Or some frail China jar receive a flaw ; Or stain her honour, or her new brocade; Forget her prayers, or miss a masquerade ; Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a ball; Or whether Heaven has doom'd that Shock must fall.
Page 213 - Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming; it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. TOAll they shall speak and say unto thee, 'Art thou also become weak as we? Art thou become like unto us?' " Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
Page 558 - Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me : and the sea saith, It is not with me.
Page 39 - And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
Page 557 - The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God ; and he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds ; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
Page 543 - Far from all resort of mirth, Save the cricket on the hearth, Or the bellman's drowsy charm To bless the doors from nightly harm...
Page 552 - Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? and who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Page 157 - I shall detain you now no longer in the demonstration of what we should not do, but straight conduct you to a hill-side, where I will point you out the right path of a virtuous and noble education; laborious indeed at the first ascent, but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospect, and melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming.