Hidden fields
Books Books
" ... which Men live in their Fame and Reputation. The best and greatest Actions have proceeded from the Prospect of the one or the other of these; but my Design is to treat only of those who have chiefly proposed to themselves the latter as the principal... "
The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq: Revised and Corrected - Page 197
by Sir Richard Steele - 1712
Full view - About this book

The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 2

Great Britain - 1710 - 488 pages
...propofed to themfelves the latter as the principal Reward of their Labours. It was for this Reafon that I excluded from my Tables of Fame all the great...more than ordinarily anxious to do Juftice to the Perfons of whom I am now going to fpeak 5 for fince Fame was the only End of all their Enterprizes...
Full view - About this book

The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 2

1728 - 344 pages
...was for this Reafon that I: excluded from my Tables of Fame all the great Foun-. ders and Votaries-of Religion-; and it is for this Reafon. alfo that I am more than ordinarily anxioiisto do Juftice to.thePerfons'of whom- Tarn now going to fpeak; for. lince Fame was the only...
Full view - About this book

The lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Volume 2

Tatler - 1754 - 338 pages
...propofed to themfelves the Latter as the principal Reward of their Labours, It was for this Region that I excluded from my Tables of Fame all the great Founders and Votaries qf Religion; and it is for this Reafon alib that I am more than ordinary anxious to do Juftice to the...
Full view - About this book

The Tatler; Or, Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 2

English essays - 1709 - 388 pages
...propped to themfelves the latter, as tlie principal reward of their labours. It w,as for this reafon that I excluded from my Tables of Fame all the great...and votaries of religion ; and it is for this reafon alfr. thnt f am more than ordinary anxious to do juftice to the peifons of whom I am now going to fpeak...
Full view - About this book

The Works of the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 514 pages
...propofed to themfelves the latter, as the principal reward of their labours. It was for this reafon that I excluded from my Tables of Fame, all the great...for this reafon alfo, that I am more than ordinarily anxioi to do juftice to the perfons of whom I am no\ j goii N°8i. THE TATLER. 175 going to fpeak ;...
Full view - About this book

Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 3

1785 - 698 pages
...propcled to themuelvet the Utter, as the principal reward of their labours. It was for this reafon that I excluded from my Tables of Fame all the great founders and votaries of religion ; and it К for this reafon alio, that I am more than ordinary • anxious to do JMl»icc to the perfons of...
Full view - About this book

The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 5

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 486 pages
...proposed to themselves the latter, as the principal reward of their labours. It was for this reason that I excluded from my Tables of Fame, all the great...founders and votaries of religion ; and it is for this reason also, that I am more than ordinarily anxious to do justice to the persons of whom I am now going...
Full view - About this book

The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volume 2

British essayists - 1803 - 342 pages
...proposed to themselves the latter, as the principal reward of their labours. It was for this reason that I excluded from my Tables of Fame all the great...founders and votaries of religion ; and it is for this reason also, that I am move than ordinary anxious to do justice to the persons of whom I am now going...
Full view - About this book

The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 3

Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...proposed to themselves the latter as the principal reward of their labours. It was for this reason that I excluded from my tables of fame all. the great...founders and votaries of religion ; and it is for this reason also, that I am more than ordinarily anxious to do justice to the persons of whom I am now,going...
Full view - About this book

NL orphan barcodes on file at ReCAP

1804 - 676 pages
...proposed to themselves the latter, as the principal reward for their labours. It was for this reason that I excluded from my tables of fame all the great...founders and votaries of religion ; and it is for this reason also, that I am more than ordinary anxious to do justice to the persons of ' whom I am now going...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF