The Historical Mirror; Or, Biographical Miscellany: for the Instruction and Entertainment of Youth ... To which is Added, a Treatise on Politeness and Good-breeding, EtcW. Whitestone, 1776 - 279 من الصفحات |
من داخل الكتاب
النتائج 1-5 من 41
الصفحة 2
... against the numerous fnares and temptations we must expect to meet with in our paffage through life . It must therefore be acknowledged , that the most useful and important part of edu- cation , is to imprefs the minds of youth with the ...
... against the numerous fnares and temptations we must expect to meet with in our paffage through life . It must therefore be acknowledged , that the most useful and important part of edu- cation , is to imprefs the minds of youth with the ...
الصفحة 8
... the city of Rome , and there were no hopes of de- fending it against such a numerous body of in- vaders ; many of the Romans ftole off through the fields , and many others retired with their most 8 > THE HISTORICAL MIRROR ;
... the city of Rome , and there were no hopes of de- fending it against such a numerous body of in- vaders ; many of the Romans ftole off through the fields , and many others retired with their most 8 > THE HISTORICAL MIRROR ;
الصفحة 16
... against deism , by his Evidences of the Christian Religion . All his writings on religious fubjects difcover a ftrong , mafculine , and fteady piety : and his amiable conduct , in every part of his life , gives us the most convincing ...
... against deism , by his Evidences of the Christian Religion . All his writings on religious fubjects difcover a ftrong , mafculine , and fteady piety : and his amiable conduct , in every part of his life , gives us the most convincing ...
الصفحة 23
... against the affaults of heat and cold , or of thirt and hunger ? -to lay up reme dies for the time of fickness , and improve the ftrength which has been bestowed upon him by nature , by the additional affiftance of art ? -to receive ...
... against the affaults of heat and cold , or of thirt and hunger ? -to lay up reme dies for the time of fickness , and improve the ftrength which has been bestowed upon him by nature , by the additional affiftance of art ? -to receive ...
الصفحة 34
... our parents , were many us even without our knowledge , and many of them against our inclination . They were like- wife bestowed , when it was uncertain whether we we should ever have it in our power to repay 34 THE HISTORICAL MIRROR ;
... our parents , were many us even without our knowledge , and many of them against our inclination . They were like- wife bestowed , when it was uncertain whether we we should ever have it in our power to repay 34 THE HISTORICAL MIRROR ;
طبعات أخرى - عرض جميع المقتطفات
عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
accompliſhments affiftance affured afterwards againſt agreeable almoſt anſwer Artabazanes attention becauſe beſt beſtowed brother buſineſs cafe Callicratidas cauſe CICERO confequence confider confiderable converfation courſe cuſtom defire deity diſcovered diſtinguiſhed eldeſt endeavour Euthedemus faid fame father fecure felf fenfe fent ferve fhall fhew filly firft firſt flaves fleep fome foon friends ftill fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofe fupport fure greateſt happineſs himſelf Hippias honour houſe inftance intereſt itſelf juſt juſtice king laſt leaft leaſt lefs likewife LIVY manner Mardonius maſter mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf neceffary never obferved occafion ourſelves paffed paffion perfon philofopher pleafing pleaſed pleaſure PLUTARCH prefent prince promiſe puniſh purpoſe racter raiſed reafon refpect reft replied Roman ſaid ſay ſeem ſervice ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhould Socrates ſpeak ſtate ſtill ſuch temper thefe themſelves ther theſe thing thofe thoſe tion underſtand univerfally uſe virtue whofe whoſe Xenophon Xerxes yourſelf
مقاطع مشهورة
الصفحة 215 - Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God : I am the LORD.
الصفحة 239 - ... face. He generally daubs himself with soup and grease, though his napkin is commonly stuck through a buttonhole, and tickles his chin. When he drinks, he infallibly coughs in his glass and besprinkles the company. Besides all this, he has strange...
الصفحة 251 - ... a plain proof, in my mind, how low and unbecoming a thing laughter is. Not to mention the disagreeable noise that it makes, and the shocking distortion of the face that it occasions. Laughter is easily restrained by a very little reflection; but, as it is generally connected with the idea of gaiety, people do not enough attend to its absurdity. I am neither of a melancholy, nor a cynical disposition; and am as willing, and as apt, to be pleased as anybody; but I am sure that, since I have had...
الصفحة 154 - ... of which the crafty man is always in danger; and when he thinks he walks in the dark, all his pretences are so transparent that he that runs may read them...
الصفحة 155 - Indeed, if a man were only to deal in the world for a day, and should never have occasion to converse more with mankind, never more need their good opinion or good word, it were then no great matter...
الصفحة 154 - ... few words ; it is like travelling in a plain beaten road, which commonly brings a -man sooner to his journey's end than by-ways, in which men often lose themselves.
الصفحة 154 - Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips, and is ready to drop out before we are aware : whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more to make it good.
الصفحة 238 - At dinner, his awkwardness distinguishes itself particularly, as he has more to do : there he holds his knife, fork, and spoon differently from other people; eats with his knife to the great danger of his mouth, picks his teeth with his fork, and puts his spoon, which has been in his throat twenty times, into the dishes again.
الصفحة 238 - Awkwardness can proceed but from two causes; either from, not having kept good company, or from not having attended to/ it.
الصفحة 156 - ... spent his reputation all at once, and ventured it at one throw: but if he be to continue in the world, and would have the advantage of...