Excerpt from The British Essayists, Vol. 35 of 40: With Prefaces, Biographical, Historical, and Critical; Knox's Essays, Vol. I Ly in 1777, under the title of Essays Moral and Literary, royal octavo. The success of this volume was great, but unquestionably not more than its desert. A second edition was soon called for, and the author was induced not only to add another volume, but also to prefix his name. These essays, written in a forcible and elegant style, formed on the finest models. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from The British Essayists, Vol. 35: With Prefaces, Historical and Biographical He did not think that this branch of literature was exhausted for besides its infinite capability of diver sification, which tends so much to protract its interest, its successful cultivators had been comparatively but few. Its difficulty had been proved by a multitude of imbecile imitations of the original Spectatorial plan. Some bolder writers, in affecting to deviate from that plan, have been instances to Show, that, where a great and original genius has primarily trodden, guided as it were by the hand of nature, he has struck out the true path; and though the foot steps of the first adventurer may be avoided, the same track must still be pursued. Rules insensibly form themselves upon his model, and the design of the great projector must lead all subsequent attempts. It is the description indeed of a liberal, as distinguished from a servile imitation, that it is studious only of the principle and Spirit of its model; and, without straining the resemblance to a mechanical conformity, raises a likeness not discernible in the detail, but stamped upon the gener ality of the whole; not existing in outward admeas urement and correspondence of feature, but furtively produced from a latent consentaneity of genius and character. Ignorance of these rules, or inability to follow them, has been one of the causes of the com mon failure of attempts to copy the graces and urbanity of The Spectator. There is, indeed, a sort of physical languor in all imitations; the conception and execution must be connate in the mind, to carry to their perfection the productions of genius. It is not so in the manual and mechanical arts; and the ground of the distinction is obvious. What is sensi ble and tangible, and what is purely ideal and intel lectual, must proceed by very different principles of growth to their consummation and it is easy to see. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from The British Essayists, Vol. 29 of 40: With Prefaces, Biographical, Historical, and Critical; Mirror, Vol; II 103. Letter from Simon Softly, containing an account of his visit to Sir Ralph Holdencourt, a man of great family, with whom he had a law-suit: H mm. - Short remarks on the letter Mackenzie. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from The British Essayists, Vol. 40 of 40: With Prefaces, Biographical, Historical, and Critical; Knox's Winter Evenings, Vol. III CXVI. On Mr. Pope's Claim to the Character of a real Poet CXVII. On the modern Comedies of the En glish Stage CXVIII. On Vanity as a Motive of Authors, and the Disagreement of their Con duct and Doctrine. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from The British Essayists, Vol. 17 of 40: With Prefaces, Biographical, Historical and Critical; Rambler, Vol. II The Vanity of an Author's Expectations Reasons why good Authors are sometimes neglected. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from The British Essayists, Vol. 1 of 40: With Prefaces, Biographical, Historical, and Critical Nothing is perhaps so difficult as to find out business proper for the idle; and, though it may appear paradoxical, yet I believe none have so much need Of it as they. The man who is professionally employed, in whatever department, goes on in the track which habit has marked out for him, at peace with his own thoughts and the world but he whom every passing moment reproaches with doing noth ing, must often fly for relief to very useless or very unworthy occupations. He will Often be dissipated without amusement, and intemperate without pleas ure, merely because dissipation is preferable to vacancy, and intemperance to listlessness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from The British Essayists, Vol. 3 of 40: With Prefaces, Biographical, Historical, and Critical; Tatler, Vol; III Estcourt's Benefit 131 Trial of the Wine-brewers addison. \l 132 Characters of the Members of the Club at the Trumpet. Steele. 133 On Silence - Instances of its Sigui ficancy addison. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from The British Essayists, Vol. 8 of 40: With Prefaces, Biographical, Historical, and Critical The gaping of the Vowels in the second Line, the Expletive do in the third, and the ten Monosyllables in the fourth, give such a Beauty to this Passage, as would have been very much admired in an Ancient Poet. The Reader may observe the following Lines in the same View. A needless Alexandrine ends the Song, That like a wounded Snake, drags its slow Length along. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from The British Essayists, Vol. 5 of 40: With Prefaces, Biographical, Historical, and Critical; Spectator, Vol; I Many succeeding Essayists have approxi mated very closely to some of the acknowledged excellencies of addison. Morality, imagery, Wit and taste, are diffused With no sparing hand over their pages; but in the spirit and unity of their plan they have altogether failed, or fallen infinitely short of their celebrated pro totypc. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
