Biographical Illustrations of St. Paul's CathedralWhittaker and Company, 1843 - 114 էջ |
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... king than a chancellor . " By this time his own fortune was exhausted , nevertheless he recovered possession of his wife by an expensive lawsuit , and found his reputation as a scholar stand well in lieu of a more substantial ...
... king than a chancellor . " By this time his own fortune was exhausted , nevertheless he recovered possession of his wife by an expensive lawsuit , and found his reputation as a scholar stand well in lieu of a more substantial ...
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... king's chapel , in Oxford , where he continued to preside , until Kelway , who had been preferred to him at St. Michael's , removed to St. Martin - in - the - fields , and he was voted into the vacant seat without difficulty . This ...
... king's chapel , in Oxford , where he continued to preside , until Kelway , who had been preferred to him at St. Michael's , removed to St. Martin - in - the - fields , and he was voted into the vacant seat without difficulty . This ...
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... King of Prussia , and upon his return to Scotland attached himself as a volunteer to the 23rd regiment of foot . In 1736 he obtained a commission in the corps of engineers , and paid considerable attention to the studies which are ...
... King of Prussia , and upon his return to Scotland attached himself as a volunteer to the 23rd regiment of foot . In 1736 he obtained a commission in the corps of engineers , and paid considerable attention to the studies which are ...
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... king . From the dignified position he now occupied , much was expected by his coun- try , and much was certainly obtained . Sir Joshua displayed his talents in the president's chair in a manner eminently creditable to himself and highly ...
... king . From the dignified position he now occupied , much was expected by his coun- try , and much was certainly obtained . Sir Joshua displayed his talents in the president's chair in a manner eminently creditable to himself and highly ...
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... king of Naples marched an army to Rome , and soon after con- ferred upon him the dukedom of Bronte and an estate ; while at home the highest exultation was indulged in , and the dignity of a baron of Great Britain , under the title of ...
... king of Naples marched an army to Rome , and soon after con- ferred upon him the dukedom of Bronte and an estate ; while at home the highest exultation was indulged in , and the dignity of a baron of Great Britain , under the title of ...
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Էջ 69 - A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome ; Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was every thing by fits, and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
Էջ 37 - My Shakspeare, rise ! I will not lodge thee by Chaucer or Spenser, or bid Beaumont lie A little further off, to make thee room : Thou art a monument without a tomb, And art alive still while thy book doth live, And we have wits to read and praise to give.
Էջ 8 - though forgive that sin through which I run, And do run still, though still I do deplore ? When thou hast done, thou hast not done, For I have more. " Wilt thou forgive that sin which I have won Others to sin, and made my sin their door ? Wilt thou forgive that sin which
Էջ 17 - grace, yet want his peers' ; To have thy asking, yet wait many years ; To fret thy soul with crosses and with cares ; To eat thy heart through comfortless despairs ; To fawn, to crouch, to wait, to ride, to run, To spend, to give, to wait, to be undone.
Էջ 183 - feeling of humanity: and, my lords, they shock every sentiment of honour; they shock me as a lover of honourable war, and a détester of murderous barbarity. These abominable principles, and this more abominable avowal of them, demand the most decisive indignation. I call upon the right reverend bench, those
Էջ 17 - I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron which Providence has enabled me to do for myself.
Էջ 17 - I am solitary and cannot impart it,—till I am known and do not want it. I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron which Providence has enabled me to do for myself.
Էջ 144 - is meanly imagined ; he is the common drybones of every vulgar tale. It was not so that Milton dealt with this difficult allegory. We are satisfied with the indistinct image which he gives us :— What seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on. We have no grinning
Էջ 177 - atrocious crime of being a young man, which the honourable gentleman has with such spirit and decency charged upon me, I shall neither attempt to palliate nor deny, but content myself with wishing that I may be one of those, whose follies cease with their youth, and not one of that number who are ignorant in spite of
Էջ 17 - had it been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed until I am indifferent and cannot enjoy it,—till I am solitary and cannot impart it,—till I am known and do not want it.