Lives of eminent and illustrious Englishmen, ed. by G. G. Cunningham, Հատոր 61836 |
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... enemies , she made a public entry with considerable magnificence at Oxford , where she met her husband.15 15 While the conduct of the princess cannot meet with the reverence due to a dereliction of filial affection , in favour of ...
... enemies , she made a public entry with considerable magnificence at Oxford , where she met her husband.15 15 While the conduct of the princess cannot meet with the reverence due to a dereliction of filial affection , in favour of ...
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... enemies of his house . In the early part of his reign , or at least on his arrival in this coun- try , George I. was far from being unpopular ; but his decidedly foreign appearance and manners , when they became known , lowered him ma ...
... enemies of his house . In the early part of his reign , or at least on his arrival in this coun- try , George I. was far from being unpopular ; but his decidedly foreign appearance and manners , when they became known , lowered him ma ...
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... enemies out , He determined no longer confinement to bear , And thus to the dutchess his mind did declare : Quoth he , My dear KENNY , I've been tired a long while With living obscure in this poor little isle ; And now Spain and ...
... enemies out , He determined no longer confinement to bear , And thus to the dutchess his mind did declare : Quoth he , My dear KENNY , I've been tired a long while With living obscure in this poor little isle ; And now Spain and ...
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... enemy of the king . The duke replied with civility , but still permitted the chevalier to reside in Lorraine . The zeal of the Scotch Jacobites , on behalf of the exiled prince , was materially increased by their antipathy to the ...
... enemy of the king . The duke replied with civility , but still permitted the chevalier to reside in Lorraine . The zeal of the Scotch Jacobites , on behalf of the exiled prince , was materially increased by their antipathy to the ...
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... enemy , " says the earl of Mar , was more than eight thousand strong , and we had but two thousand five hundred that could be relied on ; we were in the midst of a severe winter ; were without fuel , and the town was utterly ...
... enemy , " says the earl of Mar , was more than eight thousand strong , and we had but two thousand five hundred that could be relied on ; we were in the midst of a severe winter ; were without fuel , and the town was utterly ...
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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.