Lives of eminent and illustrious Englishmen, ed. by G. G. Cunningham, Հատոր 61836 |
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... month . He made his public entry into London on the 20th ; and his coronation took place , with the usual solemnities , on the 20th of October . At the first court which he held he treated some of the late queen's ministers with marked ...
... month . He made his public entry into London on the 20th ; and his coronation took place , with the usual solemnities , on the 20th of October . At the first court which he held he treated some of the late queen's ministers with marked ...
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... months the stock fell with greater rapidity than it had risen , and the victims , awaking from their golden dreams , found themselves reduced to a deplorable state of dis- tress and ruin . The king , being in Germany when the ...
... months the stock fell with greater rapidity than it had risen , and the victims , awaking from their golden dreams , found themselves reduced to a deplorable state of dis- tress and ruin . The king , being in Germany when the ...
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... than that all the expenses of his court , as to eating , drinking , fire , candles , and the like , are duly paid every Saturday night ; the officers of his army receive their pay every month , and 18 [ SIXTH POLITICAL SERIES .
... than that all the expenses of his court , as to eating , drinking , fire , candles , and the like , are duly paid every Saturday night ; the officers of his army receive their pay every month , and 18 [ SIXTH POLITICAL SERIES .
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... month ; and before the year closed , his father had ceased to be a reigning king . The exiled monarch died at St Germains on the 16th of September , 1701. Just before his dissolution took place , he conjured the young prince , in the ...
... month ; and before the year closed , his father had ceased to be a reigning king . The exiled monarch died at St Germains on the 16th of September , 1701. Just before his dissolution took place , he conjured the young prince , in the ...
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... month in the fol- lowing year . His remains were interred with extraordinary magnifi- cence . Some interesting observations occur with regard to the chevalier's character in Bolingbroke's letter to Sir William Wyndham , from which the ...
... month in the fol- lowing year . His remains were interred with extraordinary magnifi- cence . Some interesting observations occur with regard to the chevalier's character in Bolingbroke's letter to Sir William Wyndham , from which the ...
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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.