Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia; a talePlatt & Peck Company, 1815 - 24 pagini |
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Pagina 12
... amuse- ments which beguiled his labour , and diversified his thoughts . He discerned the various instincts of ani- mals and properties of plants , and found the place replete with wonders , of which he purposed to so- lace himself with ...
... amuse- ments which beguiled his labour , and diversified his thoughts . He discerned the various instincts of ani- mals and properties of plants , and found the place replete with wonders , of which he purposed to so- lace himself with ...
Pagina 13
... amuse himself in his usual manner , and found the master busy in building a sailing chariot : he saw that the design was practi- cable on a level surface , and with expressions of great esteem solicited its completion . The workman was ...
... amuse himself in his usual manner , and found the master busy in building a sailing chariot : he saw that the design was practi- cable on a level surface , and with expressions of great esteem solicited its completion . The workman was ...
Pagina 15
... amuse the pendent spectator to see the moving scene of land and ocean , cities and deserts ! To survey with equal security the marts of trade , and the fields of battle ; mountains infested by bar- barians , and fruitful regions ...
... amuse the pendent spectator to see the moving scene of land and ocean , cities and deserts ! To survey with equal security the marts of trade , and the fields of battle ; mountains infested by bar- barians , and fruitful regions ...
Pagina 33
... amuse my solitude by the renovation of the knowledge which begins to fade from my memory , and by recollee tion of the incidents of my past life . Yet all this ends in the sorrowful consideration , that my ac- quirements are now useless ...
... amuse my solitude by the renovation of the knowledge which begins to fade from my memory , and by recollee tion of the incidents of my past life . Yet all this ends in the sorrowful consideration , that my ac- quirements are now useless ...
Pagina 54
... amuse them- selves with subtle definitions , or intricate ratioci- nations . Let them learn to be wise by easier means let them observe the hind of the forest , and the linnet of the grove : let them consider the life of animals , whose ...
... amuse them- selves with subtle definitions , or intricate ratioci- nations . Let them learn to be wise by easier means let them observe the hind of the forest , and the linnet of the grove : let them consider the life of animals , whose ...
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