Supplement to the Anecdotes of Some Distinguished PersonsT. Cadell jun. and W. Davies, 1797 - Всего страниц: 304 |
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... perfons in your ftation . Your tafte will be better fhewn " in the acquifition of a few elegant remains of " antiquity , or in the collecting of handsome “ books , and by your attendants being learned " and well bred rather than ...
... perfons in your ftation . Your tafte will be better fhewn " in the acquifition of a few elegant remains of " antiquity , or in the collecting of handsome “ books , and by your attendants being learned " and well bred rather than ...
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... perfons who do not understand Latin , Mr. Pope appears to have taken very little from this author . " The whole Zodiacus of " Palingenius , " fays Scaliger , " is a fatire , writ- " ten with fobriety , with moderation , and with 66 ...
... perfons who do not understand Latin , Mr. Pope appears to have taken very little from this author . " The whole Zodiacus of " Palingenius , " fays Scaliger , " is a fatire , writ- " ten with fobriety , with moderation , and with 66 ...
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... perfon " who shall be nameless , that I would readily go " beyond Plutarch , and say that there is more " difference between those two perfons than " there is between a particular man and a par- " ticular beaft . 66 " Hem , Vir Viro ...
... perfon " who shall be nameless , that I would readily go " beyond Plutarch , and say that there is more " difference between those two perfons than " there is between a particular man and a par- " ticular beaft . 66 " Hem , Vir Viro ...
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... perfons , " but many perfons come to flavery . " ELIZABETH , QUEEN OF ENGLAND . WHAT pardon could the Earl of Effex hope from Queen Elizabeth , when it had been reported to her , that he had faid her mind was grown as crooked as her ...
... perfons , " but many perfons come to flavery . " ELIZABETH , QUEEN OF ENGLAND . WHAT pardon could the Earl of Effex hope from Queen Elizabeth , when it had been reported to her , that he had faid her mind was grown as crooked as her ...
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... hanging was the worft ufe man could be put to . " The Duke , on his fatal journey to Portfinouth , was advertifed by an old woman on the road , that that he had heard fome defperate perfons vow to kill 26 ANECDOTES OF SOME.
... hanging was the worft ufe man could be put to . " The Duke , on his fatal journey to Portfinouth , was advertifed by an old woman on the road , that that he had heard fome defperate perfons vow to kill 26 ANECDOTES OF SOME.
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Стр. 30 - The times have been That, when the brains were out, the man would die, And there an end ; but now they rise again, With twenty mortal murders on their crowns, And push us from our stools.
Стр. 28 - I, that was wont to behold her riding like Alexander, hunting like Diana, walking like Venus, the gentle wind blowing her fair hair about her pure cheeks, like a nymph, sometimes sitting in the shade like a goddess, sometimes singing like an angel, sometimes playing like Orpheus ; behold the sorrow of this world ! once amiss hath bereaved me of all.
Стр. 5 - You will probably be desired to intercede for the favours of the pope on particular occasions. Be cautious, however, that you trouble him not too often; for his temper leads him to be most liberal to those who weary him least with their solicitations. This you must observe, lest you should give him...
Стр. 88 - and attentively read these Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion that this " Volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more true sublimity, ' more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and * finer strains both of Poetry and Eloquence, than can be' collected from * all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been composed.
Стр. 39 - For words are wise men's counters, they do but reckon by them ; but they are the money of fools, that value them by the authority of an Aristotle, a Cicero, or a Thomas, or any other doctor whatsoever, if but a man.
Стр. 87 - I thank God that I have been enabled to come here this day — to perform my duty, and to speak on a subject which has so deeply impressed my mind. I am old and infirm — have one foot, more than one foot, in the grave — I am risen from my bed, to stand up in the cause of my country — perhaps never again to speak in this House.
Стр. 39 - Shaftesbury had more law than all his judges and more divinity than all his bishops.
Стр. 26 - Who God doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend, And entertains the harmless day, With a religious book or friend. This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall ; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all.
Стр. 69 - ... attached to a young lady who was born the day before him, and who seems not to have been very poetically tempered, for she did not return his ardour.
Стр. 69 - The composition too is probably more correct, as I have chosen the ancient tragedies for my models and only copied the most affecting passages in them. In the mean time, you would greatly oblige me by sending the score of the last. If you can get it written, I will readily answer the expense.