The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B.: Letters from a citizen of the world, to his friend in the East. A familiar introduction to the study of natural historyJohn Murray, Albemarle Street, 1837 |
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第 12 頁
... desire of becoming more beautiful than nature made us ; and this is so harmless a vanity , that I not only pardon but approve it . A desire to be more excellent than others is what actually makes us so , ( 1 ) [ “ But wondering is not ...
... desire of becoming more beautiful than nature made us ; and this is so harmless a vanity , that I not only pardon but approve it . A desire to be more excellent than others is what actually makes us so , ( 1 ) [ “ But wondering is not ...
第 19 頁
... desires also to know the precise value of every weight in either scale . To gratify this curiosity , a leaf of political instruction is served up every morning with tea when our politician has feasted upon this , he repairs to a coffee ...
... desires also to know the precise value of every weight in either scale . To gratify this curiosity , a leaf of political instruction is served up every morning with tea when our politician has feasted upon this , he repairs to a coffee ...
第 28 頁
... desires to discover those differences which result from climate , re- ligion , education , prejudice , and partiality . I should think my time very ill - bestowed , were the only fruits of my adventures to consist in being able to tell ...
... desires to discover those differences which result from climate , re- ligion , education , prejudice , and partiality . I should think my time very ill - bestowed , were the only fruits of my adventures to consist in being able to tell ...
第 31 頁
... desires to partake in this office of hospitality ; while a third , kinder still , invites me to refresh my spirits with wine . Wine is in England reserved only for the rich ; yet here even wine is given away to the stranger ! A few ...
... desires to partake in this office of hospitality ; while a third , kinder still , invites me to refresh my spirits with wine . Wine is in England reserved only for the rich ; yet here even wine is given away to the stranger ! A few ...
第 39 頁
... desire to know what we desire to possess ; and whatever we may talk against it , luxury adds the spur to curiosity , and gives us a desire of becoming more wise . But not our knowledge only , but our virtues are im- proved by luxury ...
... desire to know what we desire to possess ; and whatever we may talk against it , luxury adds the spur to curiosity , and gives us a desire of becoming more wise . But not our knowledge only , but our virtues are im- proved by luxury ...
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常見字詞
acquaintance Adieu admiration amusement appeared auto-da-fé beauty ceremony China Chinese Choang companion Confucius continued cries curiosity dæmon daugh Daures desire despise distress dressed emperor endeavour England English Europe expected eyes fancy favour fond fortune Fum Hoam genius gentleman give hand happiness head heart heaven history of China honour hundred imagination inhabitants king KINGDOM OF LAO lady laugh laws learning LETTER Lien Chi Altangi live look luxury mandarine mankind manner Mencius merit mind nation nature never obliged observed occasion once passion Pekin perceive Persians philosopher pity pleased pleasure poet polite possessed praise present prince racter rapture replied republic of letters resolved ridiculous round says scarcely seemed shew slaves soon stranger sure surprised Tartars taste temple thought thousand tion Tom D'Urfey traveller virtue Westminster Abbey whole wisdom write Zoroaster
熱門章節
第 457 頁 - Now lost to all, her friends, her virtue fled Near her betrayer's door she lays her head,' And pinch'd with cold, and shrinking from the shower, With heavy heart deplores that luckless hour, When idly first, ambitious of the town, She left her wheel and robes of country brown.
第 457 頁 - Tumultuous grandeur crowds the blazing square, The rattling chariots clash, the torches glare. Sure scenes like these no troubles e'er annoy ! Sure these denote one universal joy ! Are these thy serious thoughts ? Ah ! turn thine eyes Where the poor houseless shivering female lies.
第 98 頁 - Ye friends to truth, ye statesmen who survey The rich man's joys increase, the poor's decay, 'Tis yours to judge, how wide the limits stand Between a splendid and a happy land.
第 13 頁 - These vanities, however, employ much fewer hands in China than in England; and a fine gentleman or a fine lady here, dressed up to the fashion, seems scarcely to have a single limb that does not suffer some distortions from art. To make a fine gentleman, several trades are required, but chiefly a barber. You have undoubtedly heard of the Jewish champion whose strength lay in his hair. One would think that the English were for placing all wisdom there.
第 257 頁 - The family of Confucius is, in my opinion, the most illustrious in the world. After a painful ascent of eight or ten centuries, our barons and princes of Europe are lost in the darkness of the middle ages; but, in the vast equality of the empire of China, the posterity of Confucius have maintained, above two thousand two hundred years, their peaceful honours and perpetual succession. The chief of the family is still revered, by the sovereign and the people, as the lively image of the wisest of mankind.
第 457 頁 - Why, why was I born a man, and yet see the sufferings of wretches I cannot relieve ! Poor houseless creatures ! the world will give you reproaches, but will not give you relief.
第 103 頁 - Taffy in the sedan-chair was sure to set the table in a roar. Thus his pleasure increased in proportion to the pleasure he gave. He loved all the world ; and he fancied all the world loved him.
第 288 頁 - ... vying with that which was formed by art, the company gaily dressed looking satisfaction, and the tables spread with various delicacies, all conspired to fill my imagination with the visionary happiness of the Arabian lawgiver, and lifted me into an ecstasy of admiration. "Head of Confucius," cried I to my friend, "this is fine!
第 335 頁 - The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read over a book I have perused before, it resembles the meeting with an old one.
第 456 頁 - But who are those who make the streets their couch, and find a short repose from wretchedness at the doors of the opulent ? These are strangers, wanderers, and orphans, whose circumstances are too humble to expect redress, and whose distresses arc too great even for pity.