The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select [by] Sholto and Reuben Percy, Brothers of the Benedictine Monastery, Mont Benger, Том 2T. Boys, 1826 |
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... appeared in the assembly with his throat muffled up , and when called on to speak , he made signs that he had lost his voice ! To the honour of Athens , this act of abominable venality was not allowed to pass unpunished . It was the ...
... appeared in the assembly with his throat muffled up , and when called on to speak , he made signs that he had lost his voice ! To the honour of Athens , this act of abominable venality was not allowed to pass unpunished . It was the ...
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... appearance of Peter was mean , his stature small , his body meagre , and his countenance shrivelled ; but with these dis- advantages , he had a keen and lively eye , and a ready eloquence . Being encouraged by Pope Urban II . , he ...
... appearance of Peter was mean , his stature small , his body meagre , and his countenance shrivelled ; but with these dis- advantages , he had a keen and lively eye , and a ready eloquence . Being encouraged by Pope Urban II . , he ...
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... appeared at once the warrior and the queen ; the sacred feelings of the moment , superior to all the artifices of royal dig- nity , and the tricks of royal condescension , inspired her with that impressive earnestness of look , of words ...
... appeared at once the warrior and the queen ; the sacred feelings of the moment , superior to all the artifices of royal dig- nity , and the tricks of royal condescension , inspired her with that impressive earnestness of look , of words ...
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... appeared with a manly and undaunted countenance , and thus ad- dressed himself to Claudius . " If in my prosperity the moderation of my conduct had been equivalent to my birth and fortune , I should have come into this city , not as a ...
... appeared with a manly and undaunted countenance , and thus ad- dressed himself to Claudius . " If in my prosperity the moderation of my conduct had been equivalent to my birth and fortune , I should have come into this city , not as a ...
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... appeared to pervade almost the whole British navy in 1797 , Admiral Duncan was blockading the Dutch fleet . The disaf- fection raged to such an extent in his squadron , that he was left with only three ships , but with these he still re ...
... appeared to pervade almost the whole British navy in 1797 , Admiral Duncan was blockading the Dutch fleet . The disaf- fection raged to such an extent in his squadron , that he was left with only three ships , but with these he still re ...
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Стр. 27 - I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king ! and of a king of England too...
Стр. 41 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance : for my country I rejoice at the beams of peace. . But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Стр. 40 - Cesar had his Brutus; Charles the First his Cromwell; and George the Third"—
Стр. 123 - I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's dish, gold and all.
Стр. 146 - Consider the lilies of the field; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Стр. 106 - ... we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon, until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained ; we must fight ! I repeat it, Sir, we must fight ! An appeal to arms, and to the God of hosts, is all that is left us.
Стр. 101 - List his discourse of war, and you shall hear A fearful battle render'd you in music: Turn him to any cause of policy, The Gordian knot of it he will unloose, Familiar as his garter...
Стр. 106 - It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, peace! — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms ! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God ! I know not what course others may take;...
Стр. 27 - I myself will take up arms; I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field. I know already...
Стр. 27 - I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe should dare to invade the borders of my realm...