Public characters [Formerly British public characters] of 1798-9 - 1809-10, Հատոր 81806 |
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... head of a de- tachment of the republican army , which had lately taken possession of Marseilles , and routed the troops raised by the associated departments , appeared on the heights near Toulon . As he was only accompanied by an ...
... head of a de- tachment of the republican army , which had lately taken possession of Marseilles , and routed the troops raised by the associated departments , appeared on the heights near Toulon . As he was only accompanied by an ...
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... head of them we will inscribe that of the Duchess of Devon- shire . One beautiful poem by her Grace is in the li- braries of most people , who , if they have sensibility to feel the soft associations of domestic affection , and taste to ...
... head of them we will inscribe that of the Duchess of Devon- shire . One beautiful poem by her Grace is in the li- braries of most people , who , if they have sensibility to feel the soft associations of domestic affection , and taste to ...
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... head , they will all perish , like the offspring of Niobe ; or be sent down the stream of ages a mingled spectacle to future generations , like so many Orpheuses , torn to pieces by the vindictive rage of Thracian furies ! The honours ...
... head , they will all perish , like the offspring of Niobe ; or be sent down the stream of ages a mingled spectacle to future generations , like so many Orpheuses , torn to pieces by the vindictive rage of Thracian furies ! The honours ...
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... head of the fourteenth regi- ment upon the French lines at Famar ; after which he was selected by his Royal Highness for the ho- nourable command of the grenadiers of the line in the storming of Valenciennes . But of this distin ...
... head of the fourteenth regi- ment upon the French lines at Famar ; after which he was selected by his Royal Highness for the ho- nourable command of the grenadiers of the line in the storming of Valenciennes . But of this distin ...
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... first prominent feature in his parliamentary career was his bringing forward a motion which did the highest honour to his head and heart . There There was an establishment in Ireland for the re- lief 54 LIEUTENANT - GENERAL DOYLE .
... first prominent feature in his parliamentary career was his bringing forward a motion which did the highest honour to his head and heart . There There was an establishment in Ireland for the re- lief 54 LIEUTENANT - GENERAL DOYLE .
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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.