Solitude Considered, with Respect to Its Influence Upon the Mind and the Heart, Volume 1C. Dilly, 1799 - Loneliness |
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afford againſt agreeable Avignon becauſe BISHOP OF CAVAILLON bofom BON-TON breaft character charms CHIG confolation converfation courſe defire delight deſtroy diffipations diſcover endeavour enjoy enjoyments exerciſe eyes faid fame faſhion fatire fays fcene feek feel felicity felves fenfations fenfe fenfible fentiments fhades fhall fhort fhould filence firft firſt fituation fociety foft folitary fome foon forrow foul fpirit frequently friends friendſhip ftill ftudy fubject fublime fuch fufferings fuperior fure furrounded greateſt happineſs happy heart higheſt himſelf ideas impoffible infpires intercourfe interefts itſelf lefs liften live ment mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary never noble obferved object occafion ourſelves paffed paffion perfons PETRARCH philofopher pleaſe pleaſures poffefs prefent racters raiſe reafon refidence render repofe reſpect retirement RSITY ſcene SITY Solitude Swifs tafte thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe tion tranquillity truth UNIV uſeful VAUCLUSE vifit virtue virtuous whofe write
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Page 321 - HAPPY the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground ; Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees in Summer yield him shade, In Winter fire.
Page 322 - ... shade. In winter fire. Blest, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years slide soft away. In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet by day. Sound sleep by night; study and ease, Together mixt; sweet recreation: And innocence, which most does please With meditation.
Page 159 - All the performances of human art, at which we look with praise or wonder, are instances of the resistless force of perseverance; it is by this that the quarry becomes a pyramid, and that distant countries are united with canals.
Page 372 - Ev'n thought meets thought, ere from the lips it part, And each warm wish springs mutual from the heart. This sure is bliss (if bliss on earth there be) And once the lot of Abelard and me.
Page 322 - Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire; Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter, fire. Blest, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years, slide soft away In health of body; peace of mind; Quiet by day ; Sound sleep by night; study and ease Together mix'd; sweet recreation, And innocence, which most does please With meditation.
Page i - Solitude, où je trouve une douceur secrète, Lieux que j'aimai toujours, ne pourrai-je jamais Loin du monde et du bruit goûter l'ombre et le frais?
Page 215 - So soon as that spare Cassius. He reads much, He is a great observer, and he looks Quite through the deeds of men. He loves no plays, As thou dost, Antony,- he hears no music. Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort As if he mock'd himself, and scorn'd his spirit That could be mov'd to smile at any thing. Such men as he be never at heart's ease Whiles they behold a greater than themselves, And therefore are they very dangerous.
Page 256 - But o'er the twilight groves and dusky caves, Long-sounding aisles and intermingled graves, Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like silence, and a dread repose : Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades every flower, and darkens every green ; Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathes a browner horror on the woods.
Page 137 - The great and the worthy, the pious and the virtuous, have ever been addicted to serious retirement. It is the characteristic of little and frivolous minds to be wholly occupied with the vulgar objects of life. These fill up their desires, and supply all the entertainment which their coarse apprehensions can relish. But a more refined and enlarged mind leaves the world behind...
Page 138 - But a more refined and enlarged mind leaves the world behind it, feels a call for higher pleasures, and seeks them in retreat. The man of public spirit has recourse to it, in order to form plans for general good ; the man of genius, in order to dwell on his favourite themes ; the philosopher, to pursue his discoveries ; the saint, to improve himself in grace.