Lives of eminent and illustrious Englishmen, ed. by G. G. Cunningham, Հատոր 41835 |
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... No. 7 , to the 5th Book of Dalrymp . Mem . containing a series of inter- esting Letters from the princess Anne to her sister . 10 Clarendon's Diary . " 11 not to have been the child of James PERIOD . ] 3 QUEEN ANNE .
... No. 7 , to the 5th Book of Dalrymp . Mem . containing a series of inter- esting Letters from the princess Anne to her sister . 10 Clarendon's Diary . " 11 not to have been the child of James PERIOD . ] 3 QUEEN ANNE .
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... letter of apology . On perusing which , James re- marked that " the loss of a good trooper had been of greater conse- quence . " But when the unfortunate monarch heard that his daughter had preferred following the footsteps of her ...
... letter of apology . On perusing which , James re- marked that " the loss of a good trooper had been of greater conse- quence . " But when the unfortunate monarch heard that his daughter had preferred following the footsteps of her ...
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... letter , " was made the dupe of such transactions , and that the deep dislike of her sister Mary , which did not relinquish her when its object wished to visit her on her deathbed , can only be accounted for on the supposition , that ...
... letter , " was made the dupe of such transactions , and that the deep dislike of her sister Mary , which did not relinquish her when its object wished to visit her on her deathbed , can only be accounted for on the supposition , that ...
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... letter to a ma- gistrate , and Shepherd was apprehended . He gloried in his design , and said it had been three years in his contemplation . On his trial he disdained to make any defence , but owned the truth of the charge , and ...
... letter to a ma- gistrate , and Shepherd was apprehended . He gloried in his design , and said it had been three years in his contemplation . On his trial he disdained to make any defence , but owned the truth of the charge , and ...
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... letter - case . Had I literally complied . with the order , the duke would have seen , from his private letters , how meanly the chevalier thought of his capacity ; but I returned these papers privately . " Notwithstanding the failure ...
... letter - case . Had I literally complied . with the order , the duke would have seen , from his private letters , how meanly the chevalier thought of his capacity ; but I returned these papers privately . " Notwithstanding the failure ...
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Էջ 75 - An Act for the Amendment of the Law, and the better Advancement of Justice...
Էջ 265 - The cause of Congreve was not tenable: whatever glosses he might use for the defence or palliation of single passages, the general tenour and tendency of his plays must always be condemned. It is acknowledged, with universal conviction, that the perusal of his works will make no man better ; and that their ultimate effect is to represent pleasure in alliance with vice, and to relax those obligations by which life ought to be regulated.
Էջ 397 - I now design to suppress. Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady, that a man had as good be engaged in lawsuits, as have to do with her.
Էջ 210 - 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 56 - Trevor, and who was made a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of Charles II.
Էջ 275 - The difficulties and discouragements which attend the Study of the Scriptures, in the way of private judgment...
Էջ 398 - I keep the subject constantly before me, and wait till the first dawnings open slowly by little and little into a full and clear light.
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 254 - The university approved the contents of this letter, and accordingly created Mr. AtterburyD.D. Our author's work was entitled, "The Rights, Powers, and Privileges of an English Convocation, stated and vindicated, in answer to a late book of Dr.
Էջ 423 - We were all, at the first night of it, in great uncertainty of the event ; till we were very much encouraged by overhearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, ' It will do — it must do ! I see it in the eyes of them.