Select Reviews, and Spirit of the Foreign Magazines, Volumen4Enos Bronson Hopkins and Earle, 1810 |
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... tion . A great deal has been said of the original difference of capacity be- tween men and women ; as if women were more quick , and men more judicious ; as if women were more remarkable for delicacy of associa- tion , and men for ...
... tion . A great deal has been said of the original difference of capacity be- tween men and women ; as if women were more quick , and men more judicious ; as if women were more remarkable for delicacy of associa- tion , and men for ...
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... tion , they must , in a certain degree , educate themselves by their com- merce with the world : they must learn caution , accuracy , and judg- ment , because they must incur re- sponsibility . But if you neglect to educate the mind of ...
... tion , they must , in a certain degree , educate themselves by their com- merce with the world : they must learn caution , accuracy , and judg- ment , because they must incur re- sponsibility . But if you neglect to educate the mind of ...
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... tion as their power of discovering truth in general is increased , and the habit of viewing questions with accuracy and comprehension es- tablished by education . There are men , indeed , who are always ex- claiming against every ...
... tion as their power of discovering truth in general is increased , and the habit of viewing questions with accuracy and comprehension es- tablished by education . There are men , indeed , who are always ex- claiming against every ...
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... tion . The author seems to disdain giving himself en spectacle to his readers ; and chronicles his various acts of extravagance and fits of pas- sion , with a sober and languid gravity to which we can recollect no parel- lel . In this ...
... tion . The author seems to disdain giving himself en spectacle to his readers ; and chronicles his various acts of extravagance and fits of pas- sion , with a sober and languid gravity to which we can recollect no parel- lel . In this ...
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... tion became visible . He procured a copy of Ariosto from a voracious school fellow , by giving up to him his share of the chickens which formed their Sunday regale ; and read Metastasio and Gil Blas with " great ardour and delight . The ...
... tion became visible . He procured a copy of Ariosto from a voracious school fellow , by giving up to him his share of the chickens which formed their Sunday regale ; and read Metastasio and Gil Blas with " great ardour and delight . The ...
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Página 276 - Haste thee, Nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful Jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek ; Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides.
Página 277 - When, in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath threshed the corn That ten day-labourers could not end ;Then lies him down the lubber fiend. And, stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength ; And, crop-full, out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings.
Página 65 - On the whole it appears, and my argument shows, With a reasoning the court will never condemn, That the spectacles plainly were made for the Nose, And the Nose was as plainly intended for them." Then shifting his side, as a lawyer knows how, He pleaded again in behalf of the Eyes : But what were his arguments few people know, For the court did not think they were equally wise. So his lordship decreed with a grave solemn tone, Decisive and clear, without one if or but — That, whenever the Nose put...
Página 320 - Midst furs and silks and jewels sheen He stood, in simple Lincoln green, The centre of the glittering ring, — And Snowdoun's Knight is Scotland's King!
Página 65 - And your lordship, he said, will undoubtedly find That the Nose has had spectacles always in wear, Which amounts to possession time out of mind. Then holding the spectacles up to the court — Your lordship observes they are made with a straddle As wide as the ridge of the Nose is ; in short, Designed to sit close to it, just like a saddle.
Página 276 - While the cock with lively din Scatters the rear of darkness thin, And to the stack, or the...
Página 277 - With store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace whom all commend.
Página 102 - Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson has been commanded to spare Denmark, when she no longer resists. The line of defence which covered her shores has struck to the British flag: but if the firing is continued on the part of Denmark, he must...
Página 278 - ... voice through mazes running, Untwisting all the chains that tie The hidden soul of harmony; That Orpheus...
Página 64 - Tongue was the lawyer and argued the cause With a great deal of skill, and a wig full of learning, While chief baron Ear sat to balance the laws, So famed for his talent in nicely discerning. In behalf of the Nose, it will quickly appear, And your lordship...