Public characters [Formerly British public characters] of 1798-9 - 1809-10, Հատոր 81806 |
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... afterwards to Great Britain . On this occasion five Dutch East Indiamen , the Star armed brig , and property to a considerable amount , fell to the share of the conquerors . While the Vice Admiral lay in a convenient bay refitting his ...
... afterwards to Great Britain . On this occasion five Dutch East Indiamen , the Star armed brig , and property to a considerable amount , fell to the share of the conquerors . While the Vice Admiral lay in a convenient bay refitting his ...
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... afterwards . On the morning of the 4th of May , being then at anchor off Cadiz with fifteen sail of the line , he dis- covered the French fleet , which had eluded the vi- gilance of Lord Bridport , at some distance to wind- ward ...
... afterwards . On the morning of the 4th of May , being then at anchor off Cadiz with fifteen sail of the line , he dis- covered the French fleet , which had eluded the vi- gilance of Lord Bridport , at some distance to wind- ward ...
Էջ 43
... the first that hired it : and there he wrote his comedy of " The Refusal . " It was afterwards engaged by different people of fashion , as a summer residence . residence . Mr. Walpole purchased it in the year 1747 MRS . DAMER . 43.
... the first that hired it : and there he wrote his comedy of " The Refusal . " It was afterwards engaged by different people of fashion , as a summer residence . residence . Mr. Walpole purchased it in the year 1747 MRS . DAMER . 43.
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... afterwards with his son . But these differences having arisen merely from the political warmth of the moment , so far from pro- ducing animosity , created a friendship between the parties which lasted during their lives . Two perished ...
... afterwards with his son . But these differences having arisen merely from the political warmth of the moment , so far from pro- ducing animosity , created a friendship between the parties which lasted during their lives . Two perished ...
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... afterwards inha- bited by Chief - justice Willes , February 22 , 1737 . Her father , Mr. Ford , was intended for the bar , but having obtained the lucrative and respectable situa- tion of clerk of the arraigns , he changed his original ...
... afterwards inha- bited by Chief - justice Willes , February 22 , 1737 . Her father , Mr. Ford , was intended for the bar , but having obtained the lucrative and respectable situa- tion of clerk of the arraigns , he changed his original ...
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Էջ 337 - I, that am curtail'd of this fair proportion, Cheated of feature by dissembling Nature, Deform'd, unfinish'd, sent before my time Into this breathing world scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable That dogs bark at me as I halt by them...
Էջ 342 - Euphrosyne, And by men, heart-easing Mirth, Whom lovely Venus at a birth With two sister Graces more To ivy-crowned Bacchus bore...
Էջ 245 - One asylum of free discussion is still inviolate. There is still one spot in Europe where man can freely exercise his reason on the most important concerns of society, where he can boldly publish his judgment on the acts of the proudest and most powerful tyrants. The press of England is still free. It is guarded by the free Constitution of our forefathers. It is guarded by the hearts and arms of Englishmen, and I trust, I may venture to say, that if it be to fall, it will fall only under the ruins...
Էջ 553 - An elegant sufficiency, content, Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books, Ease and alternate labour, useful life, Progressive virtue, and approving Heaven.
Էջ 337 - That dogs bark at me, as I halt by them; Why, I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time...
Էջ 371 - I stand ready to avow or disavow promptly and explicitly any precise or definite opinion which I may be charged with having declared of any gentleman.
Էջ 503 - My name is Norval: on the Grampian hills My father feeds his flocks; a frugal swain, Whose constant cares were to increase his store, And keep his only son, myself, at home.
Էջ 370 - still more despicable,' admits of infinite shades, from very light to very dark. How am I to judge of the degree intended ? or how shall I annex any precise idea to language so indefinite...
Էջ 46 - O early lost ! what tears the river shed, When the sad pomp along his banks was led ! His drooping swans on ev'ry note expire, 275 And on his willows hung each muse's lyre.
Էջ 375 - Jay, Adams, and Hamilton ; the only three who can be supposed to have stood in that relation to him. That he has too much reason to believe that, in regard to Mr. Hamilton, there has been no reciprocity. For several years his name has been lent to the support of base slanders. He has never had the generosity, the magnanimity, or the candor to contradict or disavow.