Public characters [Formerly British public characters] of 1798-9 - 1809-10, Հատոր 81806 |
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Արդյունքներ 42–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... possessing its fosse and its abbatis ; while our roads are flanked by woods and by villages , so as on every side to present the means of delay , ob- struction , and death . Nor ought the ocean , which at once surrounds and secures us ...
... possessing its fosse and its abbatis ; while our roads are flanked by woods and by villages , so as on every side to present the means of delay , ob- struction , and death . Nor ought the ocean , which at once surrounds and secures us ...
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... possessed several vessels of war of his own ; while " the maiden queen , " ex- clusive of those hired by her orders , could boast of a navy of about twenty - six " ships - royal . " But what an immense difference is there in point of ...
... possessed several vessels of war of his own ; while " the maiden queen , " ex- clusive of those hired by her orders , could boast of a navy of about twenty - six " ships - royal . " But what an immense difference is there in point of ...
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... possessed of so many local advantages , been able to cope with us in our proper element . If it be inquired by what magic we have achieved this , the answer is obvious ; our victories have sprung out of our freedom . It is those just ...
... possessed of so many local advantages , been able to cope with us in our proper element . If it be inquired by what magic we have achieved this , the answer is obvious ; our victories have sprung out of our freedom . It is those just ...
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... the general election in 1774 , Captain Elphin- stone stood as candidate for the county of Dumbar- ton , in which his family possessed considerable pro- perty perty and influence : and on his rival's being returned 8 LORD KEITH .
... the general election in 1774 , Captain Elphin- stone stood as candidate for the county of Dumbar- ton , in which his family possessed considerable pro- perty perty and influence : and on his rival's being returned 8 LORD KEITH .
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... possessing a peculiar gusto for matters of this sort , having erected two at the ex- pence of about seventy thousand pounds , with a degree of taste never as yet surpassed by any man in this island . We have thus commenced the labours ...
... possessing a peculiar gusto for matters of this sort , having erected two at the ex- pence of about seventy thousand pounds , with a degree of taste never as yet surpassed by any man in this island . We have thus commenced the labours ...
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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.