Lives of eminent and illustrious Englishmen, ed. by G. G. Cunningham, Հատոր 61836 |
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... attacked with a kind of lethargic pa- ralysis , which he foresaw would be speedily mortal , and exclaimed to his attendant , " I am a dead man ! " But his desire to reach his electoral capital was so great , that he caused himself to be ...
... attacked with a kind of lethargic pa- ralysis , which he foresaw would be speedily mortal , and exclaimed to his attendant , " I am a dead man ! " But his desire to reach his electoral capital was so great , that he caused himself to be ...
Էջ 30
... attack of Brest , the public indignation was transferred from his lordship to those who had so impotently and unadvisedly contrived the expedition . died on the 27th of February , 1696 , being then only in his thirty - fourth year . At ...
... attack of Brest , the public indignation was transferred from his lordship to those who had so impotently and unadvisedly contrived the expedition . died on the 27th of February , 1696 , being then only in his thirty - fourth year . At ...
Էջ 33
... attacked in his passage to Cadiz by a Sallee rover , against whom he defended himself with desperate valour , though his crew was very inferior in numbers to his opponents . At last the Moors boarded him , but they were quickly beaten ...
... attacked in his passage to Cadiz by a Sallee rover , against whom he defended himself with desperate valour , though his crew was very inferior in numbers to his opponents . At last the Moors boarded him , but they were quickly beaten ...
Էջ 34
... attacked with their chase - guns ; but night came on , and the French ships continued their retreat , without having suffered any material damage . On the 21st the engagement was renewed at break of day ; 34 [ SIXTH POLITICAL SERIES .
... attacked with their chase - guns ; but night came on , and the French ships continued their retreat , without having suffered any material damage . On the 21st the engagement was renewed at break of day ; 34 [ SIXTH POLITICAL SERIES .
Էջ 40
... attacks of the stone , for which in his early days he had undergone an operation . Of course it was in vain to hope that a drive on Clapham - common would remove this ter- rible disorder . After lingering for three years , he expired on ...
... attacks of the stone , for which in his early days he had undergone an operation . Of course it was in vain to hope that a drive on Clapham - common would remove this ter- rible disorder . After lingering for three years , he expired on ...
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Էջ 75 - An Act for the Amendment of the Law, and the better Advancement of Justice...
Էջ 208 - But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given her for a covering. 16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God...
Էջ 179 - This should have been a noble creature: he Hath all the energy which would have made A goodly frame of glorious elements, Had they been wisely mingled; as it is, It is an awful chaos — light and darkness, And mind and dust, and passions and pure thoughts, Mix'd, and contending without end or order, All dormant or destructive.
Էջ 56 - In 1661 he was made a knight of the bath, at the coronation of Charles II., and in 1672 was appointed a judge in the court of common pleas.
Էջ 53 - If the plaintiff has a right, he must of necessity have a means to vindicate and maintain it, and a remedy if he is injured in the exercise or enjoyment of it; and indeed it is a vain thing to imagine a right without a remedy; for want of right and want of remedy are reciprocal.
Էջ 221 - Some Passages of the Life and Death of John, Earl of Rochester," which the critic ought to read for its elegance, the philosopher for its arguments, and the saint for its piety.
Էջ 42 - It is strange how every body do now-a-days reflect upon Oliver, and commend him, what brave things he did, and made all the neighbour princes fear him ; while here a prince, come in with all the love and prayers and good liking of his people, who have given greater signs of loyalty and willingness to serve him with their estates than ever was done by any people, hath lost all so soon, that it is a miracle what way a man could devise to lose so much in so little time.
Էջ 89 - A brief account of the rise and progress of the people called Quakers :' — all of which have passed through several editions.
Էջ 37 - Lay long in bed, talking with pleasure with my poor wife, how she used to make coal fires, and wash my foul clothes with her own hand for me, poor wretch ! in our little room at my Lord Sandwich's ; for which I ought for ever to love and admire her, and do ; and persuade myself she would do the same thing again, if God should reduce us to it.
Էջ 165 - ... emptiness, less idleness, in what he uttered. No member of his speech but consisted of his own graces. His hearers could not cough or look aside from him without loss. He commanded where he spoke, and had his judges angry and pleased at his devotion. No man had their affections more in his power. The fear of every man that heard him was lest he should make an end.