Letters During the Course of a Tour Through Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, in the Years M.DCC.XCI, and M.DCC.XCII.: With Reflections on the Manners, Literature, and Religion of Those CountriesF. and C. Rivington, 1794 - 468 pages |
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... scenes visited in the society of friends whom he valued , revive fenfations more enli- vening than those which at present he enjoys , he may , perhaps , be allowed sometimes to dilate on trivial events , and to linger in minute detail ...
... scenes visited in the society of friends whom he valued , revive fenfations more enli- vening than those which at present he enjoys , he may , perhaps , be allowed sometimes to dilate on trivial events , and to linger in minute detail ...
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... scenes , and by those who hasten back to former enjoyments . We were about to quit England with no view but to improve our taste , and to ascertain its comparative advantages ; neither driven by diftrefs nor difguft , and determined to ...
... scenes , and by those who hasten back to former enjoyments . We were about to quit England with no view but to improve our taste , and to ascertain its comparative advantages ; neither driven by diftrefs nor difguft , and determined to ...
Page 78
... scene . The occafional bridges thrown over the narrow parts of the river , contribute nothing to its ornament : they are roofed with a kind of wooden pent - house , which is called Hængewerk , and is erected to preserve them from ...
... scene . The occafional bridges thrown over the narrow parts of the river , contribute nothing to its ornament : they are roofed with a kind of wooden pent - house , which is called Hængewerk , and is erected to preserve them from ...
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... scenes are always faint : fomething , however , may be attempted . The whole river , after rimpling and foaming over several scattered breakers , runs , by different channels , against fome beautiful rocks which rise several feet from ...
... scenes are always faint : fomething , however , may be attempted . The whole river , after rimpling and foaming over several scattered breakers , runs , by different channels , against fome beautiful rocks which rise several feet from ...
Page 91
... scenes of nature ; and when we are struck with unexpected beauties , the mind dwells with very feeling interest on the fentiments which arise from recollection of what we have formerly read and thought on fubjects connected with the ...
... scenes of nature ; and when we are struck with unexpected beauties , the mind dwells with very feeling interest on the fentiments which arise from recollection of what we have formerly read and thought on fubjects connected with the ...
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Page 166 - Flows through each member of th' embodied state, Sure, not unconscious of the mighty blessing, Her grateful sons shine bright with ev'ry virtue ; Untainted with the LUST OF INNOVATION ; Sure, all unite to hold her league of rule, Unbroken, as the sacred chain of nature, That links the jarring elements in peace.
Page 71 - Were I ambitious of any other patron than the public, I would inscribe this work to a Statesman who, in a long, a stormy, and at length an unfortunate administration, had many political opponents, almost without a personal enemy ; who has retained, in his fall from power, many faithful and disinterested friends ; and who, under the pressure of severe infirmity, enjoys the lively vigour of his mind, and the felicity of his incomparable temper.
Page 373 - And that no man might buy or fell, fave he that had the mark, or the name of the beaft, or the number of his name.
Page 399 - ... with utteryng plainlie my opinion in that " matter. Syr (quoth I) I take goyng thither, " and livyng there, for a yonge Jentleman, that " doth not goe under the kepe and garde of *' fuch a man, as both by wifedome can, and " authoritie dare rewle him, to be marvelous
Page 131 - Swifs peafant ; a Variety of beautiful drawings, and other things well worthy attention. Mr. Lavater's character, as a minifter, is very high. He is now projecting two or three charitable inftitutions, one of which is defigned as a retreat for women after the age of fifty.
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Page 22 - Douglas, with great acutenefs, detected Lauder's interpolations in the works of different writers, which were defigned to difparage Milton's reputation, he by no means undertook to prove, that Milton's claim to originality might not, in other inftances, be impeached ; and Lauder, though perfuaded by Dr. Johnfon to give up, in a hafty fit of lhame, his whole Eflay as an impofition, afterwards, in part, recanted his recantation, and attempted, with fome fuccefs, to prove the charge of forgery againft...
Page 72 - ... fevere infirmity, enjoys the lively vigour of his mind, and the felicity of his incomparable temper. LORD NORTH will permit .me to exprefs the feelings of friendfhip in the language of truth ; but even truth and friendfhip mould be filent, if he Itill difpenfed the favours of the crown.
Page 129 - Europe had the greatest ingenuity ; to the surprise of all present, he claimed that character for the Swiss, and appealed to himself for the truth of it. " I was born a Swiss," said he, " and came to England without a farthing, where I have found means to gain 5000/.
Page 131 - I have fince heard him preach with great apparent energy ; but he preached in an unknown tongue to me. The Vandyke frill, which the...