The Enlightenment and English Literature: Prose and Poetry of the Eighteenth Century, with Selected Modern Critical EssaysJohn L. Mahoney |
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... desire to distinguish every stage of his existence by some improvement , and delight himself with the approach of the day of recollection , as of the time which is to begin a new series of virtue and felicity . NO . 183. TUESDAY ...
... desire to distinguish every stage of his existence by some improvement , and delight himself with the approach of the day of recollection , as of the time which is to begin a new series of virtue and felicity . NO . 183. TUESDAY ...
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... desire . ” The old man was surprized at this new species of affliction , and knew not what to reply , yet was unwilling to be silent . " Sir , said he , if you had seen the miseries of the world , you would know how to value your ...
... desire . ” The old man was surprized at this new species of affliction , and knew not what to reply , yet was unwilling to be silent . " Sir , said he , if you had seen the miseries of the world , you would know how to value your ...
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... desire . Which shows that beauty , and the passion caused by beauty , which I call love , is different from desire , though desire may sometimes operate along with it ; but it is to this latter that we must attribute those violent and ...
... desire . Which shows that beauty , and the passion caused by beauty , which I call love , is different from desire , though desire may sometimes operate along with it ; but it is to this latter that we must attribute those violent and ...
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Mark Akenside | 10 |
Alexander Pope | 15 |
from THE DUNCIAD | 98 |
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ancient appear beauty better body called cause common considered continued court critics death desire effect English equal eyes fair fall fear feel follow force give hand happy head heart Heaven hope human ideas imagination Italy John Johnson kind king knowledge laws learning leave less light live look Lord lost mankind manner means mind moral nature never o'er object observed once opinion pain pass passions perhaps person pleased pleasure poem poet poetry Pope praise present pride prince principle produce reader reason rest rise round rules seems sense sometimes soul spirit sure Swift tell things thou thought tion true truth turn virtue whole wind write