The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688, Band 1J.J. Tourneisen, 1789 - 415 Seiten |
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... NEVER literary attempt was more unfortunate than my Treatife of Human Nature . It fell dead- born from the prefs , without reaching fuch diftinc- tion , as even to excite a murmur among the zealots . But being naturally of a cheerful ...
... NEVER literary attempt was more unfortunate than my Treatife of Human Nature . It fell dead- born from the prefs , without reaching fuch diftinc- tion , as even to excite a murmur among the zealots . But being naturally of a cheerful ...
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... never to reply to any body ; and not being very irafcible in my temper , I have easily kept myself clear of all literary fquab- bles . These symptoms of a rifing reputation gave me encouragement , as I was ever more difpofed to fee the ...
... never to reply to any body ; and not being very irafcible in my temper , I have easily kept myself clear of all literary fquab- bles . These symptoms of a rifing reputation gave me encouragement , as I was ever more difpofed to fee the ...
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... never more have returned to my native country . But as this scheme was not now practicable , and the fubfequent volume was confiderably advanced , I refolved to pick up courage and to perfevere . In this interval , I published at London ...
... never more have returned to my native country . But as this scheme was not now practicable , and the fubfequent volume was confiderably advanced , I refolved to pick up courage and to perfevere . In this interval , I published at London ...
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... never more to fet my foot out of it ; and retaining the satisfaction of never having preferred a request to one great man , or even making advances of friendship to any of them . As I was now turned of fifty , I thought of paffing all ...
... never more to fet my foot out of it ; and retaining the satisfaction of never having preferred a request to one great man , or even making advances of friendship to any of them . As I was now turned of fifty , I thought of paffing all ...
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... never imagine the reception I met with at Paris , from men and women of all ranks and stations . The more I refiled from their exceffive civilities , the more I was loaded with them . There is , however , a real fatisfaction in living ...
... never imagine the reception I met with at Paris , from men and women of all ranks and stations . The more I refiled from their exceffive civilities , the more I was loaded with them . There is , however , a real fatisfaction in living ...
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Seite iv - My very slender fortune, however, being unsuitable to this plan of life, and my health being a little broken by my ardent application, I was tempted, or rather forced, to make a very feeble trial for entering into a more active scene of life. In 1734, I went to Bristol, with some recommendations to eminent merchants, but in a few months found that scene totally unsuitable to me.
Seite xi - History, containing the period from the death of Charles I. till the Revolution. This performance happened to give less displeasure to the Whigs, and was better received. It not only rose itself, but helped to buoy up its unfortunate brother. But though...
Seite v - I went over to France, with a view of prosecuting my studies in a country retreat; and I there laid that plan of life, which I have steadily and successfully pursued. I resolved to make a very rigid frugality supply my deficiency of fortune, to maintain unimpaired my independency, and to regard every object as contemptible, except the improvement of my talents in literature.
Seite xxvi - Upon the whole, I have always considered him, both in his lifetime and since his death, as approaching as nearly to the idea of a perfectly wise and virtuous man, as perhaps the nature of human frailty will permit.
Seite iii - I was of a good family, both by father and mother: my father's family is a branch of the Earl of Home's, or Hume's; and my ancestors had been proprietors of the estate, which my brother possesses, for several generations. My mother was daughter of Sir David Falconer, President of the College of Justice: the title of Lord Halkerton came by succession to her brother.
Seite xv - I took a particular pleasure in the company of modest women, I had no reason to be displeased with the reception I met with from them. In a word, though most men...
Seite xx - Charon for not entering readily into his boat, he could not find one that fitted him; he had no house to finish, he had no daughter to provide for, he had no enemies upon whom he wished to revenge himself. 'I could not well imagine,' said he, 'what excuse I could make to Charon in order to obtain a little delay.
Seite 254 - That, on the contrary, if they remitted in the least their wonted prowess, an enraged enemy hung upon their rear, the sea met them in their retreat, and an ignominious death was the certain punishment of their imprudent cowardice...
Seite xiii - Those who have not seen the strange effects of modes will never imagine the reception I met with at Paris, from men and women of all ranks and stations. The more I resiled from their excessive civilities, the more I was loaded with them.
Seite xvi - ... religious factions, they seemed to be disarmed in my behalf of their wonted fury. My friends never had occasion to vindicate any one circumstance of my character and conduct: not but that the zealots, we may well suppose, would have been glad to invent and propagate any story to my disadvantage, but they could never find any which they thought would wear the face of probability. I cannot say there is no vanity in making this funeral oration of myself, but I hope it is not a misplaced one; and...