An Estimate of the Manners and Principles of the Times, 第 1 巻

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L. Davis and C. Reymers, 1757 - 221 ページ
 

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44 ページ - and we petty Men Walk under his huge Legs ; and peep about, To find ourfelves diihonourable Graves.
21 ページ - Criminals ; even the general Humanity of our Highwaymen and Robbers, compared with thofe of other Countries ; thefe are concurrent Proofs, that the Spirit of Humanity is natural to our Nation. THE many noble Foundations for the Relief of the Miferable and the Friendlefs ; the large annual Supplies from voluntary Charities to thefe Foundations ; the frequent and generous
42 ページ - of Tafte and Knowledge ; but are rather laid hold of, as a gentle Relaxation from the tedious Round of Pleafure. BUT what kind of Reading muft that be, which can attract or entertain the languid Morning-Spirit of modern Effeminacy? Any, indeed, that can but prevent the unfupportable Toil of Thinking ; that may ferve as a preparatory Whet of
145 ページ - by the Poet : The Lamb thy Riot dooms to bleed to Day, Had he thy Reafon, wou'd he ikip and play ? Pleas'd to the laft, he crops the flow'ry Food
65 ページ - in Times when Principle is derided, in fome fuperior Minds Principle will be found. But from the general Combination of Manners and Principles, in every Period of Time, will always refult one ruling and predominant Character ; as from a confufed Multitude of different Voices, refults one
133 ページ - we (hall then fee this reigning Evil in it's laft Perfection. For here, to Incapacity and Demerit, is generally added Infolence. Every low Fellow of this Kind looks upon the Man of Genius, Capacity, and Virtue, as his natural Enemy. He regards him with an evil Eye; and hence undermines or defames
29 ページ - many of them indeed, in Appearance, too trite to merit Notice, and too trifling for Rebuke ; were they not, in their Tendency, as fatal to the Stability of a Nation, as Maxims and Manners more apparently flagitious. As the firft Habits of Infancy and Youth commonly determine the Character of the
49 ページ - faihionable Hearers ? who fit with the fame Face of Admiration at LEAR, an OPERA, or a PANTOMIME. THESE feem to be the main and leading Articles of our unmanly Winter-Delicacies. And as to our Summer-Amufements, they are much of the fame Make, only lighter^ and if poffible more
64 ページ - that they were of more inlarged Extent. In the mean Time, let us with due Abafement of Heart acknowledge, that the Love of our Country is no longer felt ; and that, except in a few Minds of uncommon Greatnefs, the Principle of public Spirit EXISTS NOT. IT
54 ページ - SECT. DID the Writer court the Applaufe of VI - his polite Readers (if any fuch peradventure may honour him with their Regard) he would preface this Part of his Subject with an Apology, for the Rudenefs of hinting at religious Principle. To fuppofe a Man of

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