Think what enthusiastick happiness I shall have to see Mr. Samuel Johnson walking among the romantick rocks and woods of my ancestors at Auchinleck[934]!
I have had great romantick satisfaction in seeing Johnson upon the classical scenes of Shakspeare in Scotland; which I really looked upon as almost as improbable as that "Birnam wood should come to Dunsinane[930].
The true story of this lady, which happened in this century, is as frightfully romantick as if it had been the fiction of a gloomy fancy.
Moon, madam, I venture to affirm, is a singularly romantick name.
And when they, too, rode into the storm, muffled in their full cloaks of black Bavarian cloth, what a romantick figure Charles made as he spurred his iron-grey steed to farther exertions.
I know 'tis very romantick and very rapturous, but, believe me, my dear Miss Courteen, it is not worth the cost.
This customary conversation interrupted the argument over Mr. Lovely's romantickcharacter of mind, and when they turned down the path which led to the Maze all discussion went to the wind at the prospect of again seeing her dear Amor.
Off went our romantick adventurers: up they got on their horses: down tinkled a couple of new silver crowns on the cobbles.
He himself would have spent treble that sum (had he possessed it) in order to the exploitation of such a witty, ingenious and romantick method of wasting time.
They will very soon acquire a romantick Interest of their own, and I confidently look forward to your success in the splendid Office I have long wished you to fulfil.
Perhaps, like the Greeks, he was beginning to understand that romantick Troy was a menace to the common sense of the world.
Truly I vow he has a romantick air," protested Phyllida.
Tis true, romantick dusk or sunset candlelight might consecrate the vows of many a shepherd and shepherdess, but those stretched hours of dalliance were always understood to be the sensuous reward of a strict matutinal discipline.
As Mr. Ripple had prophesied, the indiscretions of his past in course of time acquired a romantick mystery of their own.
Ideas of our Numbers and Power as romantick as I could.
Johnson obligingly proposed to carry me to see Islam, a romantick scene, now belonging to a family of the name of Port, but formerly the seat of the Congreves[530].
When I found that he saw the romantick beauties of Islam, in Derbyshire, much better than I did, I told him that he resembled an able performer upon a bad instrument.
He laughed at the notion that a man never can be really in love but once, and considered it as a mere romantick fancy.
He took delight in hearing my description of the romantick seat of my ancestors.
Johnson obligingly proposed to carry me to see Islam, a romantick scene, now belonging to a family of the name of Port, but formerly the seat of the Congreves.
This is no romantick or incredible act of generosity; a hundred a year is often enough given to claims less cogent, by men less famed for liberality.
All the rays of romantick heat, whether amorous or warlike, glow in Almanzor, by a kind of concentration.
Cou'd there be a more Romantick Undertaking, or more unintelligible in all its Circumstances, than the Pretender's Descent upon Scotland?
The Merchant had a great Curiosity to find out the Pedigree of thisRomantick Gentleman, but you'd get no Authentick Account.
But does thatRomantick Virgin still keep up her reputation?
Shortly after The Female Quixote came a little poem by Mrs. Monk entitled "On a Romantick Lady" in which a lover says to his mistress: This poring over your Grand Cyrus Must ruin you, and will quite tire us.
The most recent woman's advocate, William Walsh, she dismisses with scant praise: Those Romantick days are over, and there is not so much as a Don Quixote of the Quill left to succor the distressed Damsels.
In my Opinion, no Tale more monstrously romantick can be told.
When I found that he saw the romantick beauties of Islam, in Derbyshire, much better than I did, I told him that he resembled an able performer upon a bad instrument[134].
The mention of this gentleman led us to talk of the Western Islands of Scotland, to visit which he expressed a wish that then appeared to me a very romantick fancy, which I little thought would be afterwards realised[1324].
What his real name is I either never heard or have forgot; for his master never called him by any other than that of Quaint, on account of the romantick and affected manner in which he always spoke.
The answers I made to these romantick encomiums were silly enough, I believe, and such as encouraged him to think I was too well pleased to be much offended at any thing he did.
Mr. Goodman told her these were only romantick notions, which he doubted not but a little time would cure her of.
The Country of the Scotch Warriors, described in these two last Verses, has a fine romantick Situation, and affords a couple of smooth Words for Verse.
The Gentleman I am married to made Love to me in Rapture, but it was the Rapture of a Christian and a Man of Honour, not a Romantick Hero or a Whining Coxcomb: This put our Life upon a right Basis.
The Story, however Romantick it may appear, I have heard affirmed for a Truth.
But this is a vicious Way of Thinking; and it bears some Spice of romantick Madness, for a Man to imagine that he must grow ambitious, or seek Adventures, to be able to do great Actions.
The World indeed is enchanted with romantick and improbable Atchievements, when the plain Path to respective Greatness and Success in the Way of Life a Man is in, is wholly overlooked.
His disinterestedness has been likewise mentioned; a strain of heroism, which would have been in his condition romantick and superfluous.
How are they taken with pleasure and sorrow for the good and bad success of the Romantick Lovers?
If there be anything that seems Romantick I beseech your Lordship to consider these Countries do, in all things, so far differ from ours that they produce unconceivable Wonders, at least, so they appear to us, because New and Strange.
Aware of theory, he specifies that Morrell created "some Romantick narrative" to explain his poverty (p.
Two Shillings in his Pocket, he was exposed to the necessity of making use of some Romantick Narrative of his Quality and Condition, to make good his Quarters with so slender a Purse, to hold out payment.
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