Gossip about Letters and Letter-writersEdmonston and Douglas, 1870 - 256 Seiten |
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... desire to avoid prolixity , he becomes obscurely brief— ' Brevis esse laboro - Obscurus fio- ' every approach to gossip or sentiment is studi- ously avoided , and he produces a cold , bald , formal outline , without a vestige of either ...
... desire to avoid prolixity , he becomes obscurely brief— ' Brevis esse laboro - Obscurus fio- ' every approach to gossip or sentiment is studi- ously avoided , and he produces a cold , bald , formal outline , without a vestige of either ...
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... desire . If , then , you found me worthy of such honour , good your Grace , let not any light fancy , or bad counsel of mine enemies , withdraw your princely favour from me ; neither let that stain , that unworthy stain , of a disloyal ...
... desire . If , then , you found me worthy of such honour , good your Grace , let not any light fancy , or bad counsel of mine enemies , withdraw your princely favour from me ; neither let that stain , that unworthy stain , of a disloyal ...
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... desire of God , that he will pardon your great sin therein , and likewise mine enemies , the instruments thereof , and that he will not call you to a strict account for your unprincely and cruel usage of me , at his general judgment ...
... desire of God , that he will pardon your great sin therein , and likewise mine enemies , the instruments thereof , and that he will not call you to a strict account for your unprincely and cruel usage of me , at his general judgment ...
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... desire to hear and read , gives a certain mannerism , I will not say air of effort , even to the letters of Madame de Sévigné . . . . Her wit and talent of painting by single touches are very eminent . Scarcely any collection of letters ...
... desire to hear and read , gives a certain mannerism , I will not say air of effort , even to the letters of Madame de Sévigné . . . . Her wit and talent of painting by single touches are very eminent . Scarcely any collection of letters ...
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... the prospect of your future happiness , or more unfeignedly desires a long continuance of it . I hope you will think it but just that a man who will certainly be spoken of as 42 Jonathan Swift . your admirer after he is dead.
... the prospect of your future happiness , or more unfeignedly desires a long continuance of it . I hope you will think it but just that a man who will certainly be spoken of as 42 Jonathan Swift . your admirer after he is dead.
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Seite 76 - My Lord, I have been lately informed, by the proprietor of The World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished, is an...
Seite 14 - ... mine enemies, withdraw your princely favour from me ; neither let that stain, that unworthy stain, of a disloyal heart towards your good grace, ever cas,t so foul a blot on your most dutiful wife, and the infant princess your daughter.
Seite 219 - Hauteville ; une chose enfin qui se fera Dimanche, où ceux qui la verront croiront avoir la berlue ; une chose qui se fera Dimanche, et qui ne sera peut-être pas faite Lundi. Je ne puis me résoudre à vous la dire, devinez-la : je vous la donne en trois. Jetez-vous votre langue aux chiens ? Hé bien ! il faut donc vous la dire : M.
Seite 232 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself; * Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind.
Seite 43 - Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison...
Seite 2 - JAMES, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
Seite 14 - Whereas you send unto me (willing me to confess a truth and so obtain your favor) by such an one whom you know to be mine ancient professed enemy, I no sooner received this message by him, than I rightly conceived your meaning; and if, as you say, confessing a truth indeed may procure my safety, I shall with all willingness and duty perform your command.
Seite 65 - I was in doubt when I got it into my hand whether I should not, in the first place, apply it to his pate; but a rap at the street-door made the wretch fly to it, and when I returned to the parlour, he introduced me, as if nothing of the kind had happened, to the gentleman who entered, as Mr. Goldsmith, his most ingenious and worthy friend, of whom he had so often heard him speak with rapture. I could scarcely compose myself; and must have betrayed indignation in my mien to the stranger, who was a...
Seite 48 - I don't know whether you will presently find out, that this seeming impertinent account is the tenderest expressions of my love to you ; but it furnishes my imagination with agreeable pictures of our future life ; and I flatter myself with the hopes of one day enjoying with you the same satisfactions ; and that, after as many years together, I may see you retain the same fondness for me as I shall certainly do for you, when the noise of a nursery may have more charms for us, than the music of an...