The British Prose Writers, Volume 18, Parts 1-2John Sharpe, 1821 - British prose literature |
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... received these favours , involves an additional obliga- tion . My motive for not using the privilege with which I am thus indulged , is , that in announcing such a name to the public , I might seem to have principally in view the ...
... received these favours , involves an additional obliga- tion . My motive for not using the privilege with which I am thus indulged , is , that in announcing such a name to the public , I might seem to have principally in view the ...
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... receiving a pound of sugar from my neighbour Tim Tear- title , the grocer , wrapped up in a sheet of letter press . Tim deals so largely in books , that he has many more than are sufficient for his own use , with which he very ...
... receiving a pound of sugar from my neighbour Tim Tear- title , the grocer , wrapped up in a sheet of letter press . Tim deals so largely in books , that he has many more than are sufficient for his own use , with which he very ...
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... receiving and paying visits , the number of which , it is generally agreed , " has been increasing , is increased , and ought to be diminished . " You meet frequently with people , who will tell you , they are worn to death by visiting ...
... receiving and paying visits , the number of which , it is generally agreed , " has been increasing , is increased , and ought to be diminished . " You meet frequently with people , who will tell you , they are worn to death by visiting ...
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ness of receiving senseless visits , whose continuance , if otherwise unavoidable , is capable , in my opinion , to justify the retiredness of a hermit . " Bishop Jeremy Taylor is clear , that " men will find it impossible to do any ...
ness of receiving senseless visits , whose continuance , if otherwise unavoidable , is capable , in my opinion , to justify the retiredness of a hermit . " Bishop Jeremy Taylor is clear , that " men will find it impossible to do any ...
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... received , among others , the following answer to my ad- vertisement . SIR , To the Author of the Olla Podrida . I AM an excellent scholar , a man of great abilities , extensive knowledge , and of infinite wit and humour . I have ...
... received , among others , the following answer to my ad- vertisement . SIR , To the Author of the Olla Podrida . I AM an excellent scholar , a man of great abilities , extensive knowledge , and of infinite wit and humour . I have ...
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Page 143 - When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
Page 133 - When icicles hang by the wall, And Dick the shepherd blows his nail...
Page 26 - When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together.
Page 134 - While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. When all aloud the wind doth blow, And coughing drowns the parson's saw, And birds sit brooding in the snow, And Marian's nose looks red and raw, When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Then nightly sings the staring owl, Tu-whit; Tu-who, a merry note, While greasy Joan doth keel the pot.
Page 148 - She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She looketh well to the ways of her household and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up and call her blessed, her husband also, and he praiseth her.
Page 135 - For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children : That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments...
Page 139 - And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
Page 147 - She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
Page 26 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow.
Page 148 - She is not afraid of the snow for her household, for all her household are clothed with scarlet. She maketh herself coverings of tapestry ; her clothing is silk and purple. Her husband is known in the gates when he sitteth among the elders of the land.