The Republic of Letters: A Weekly Republication of Standard Literature, Том 5Published for the proprietors, 1836 |
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... battle of Choczim , * in 1674 , which paved his way to the throne . Alexis disputed this very throne with him , and proposed to unite his extensive dominions to Poland , as the Jagel- lons had done ; but , in regard to Lithuania , the ...
... battle of Choczim , * in 1674 , which paved his way to the throne . Alexis disputed this very throne with him , and proposed to unite his extensive dominions to Poland , as the Jagel- lons had done ; but , in regard to Lithuania , the ...
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... battle of Pultowa , and continued many years at the court of czar Peter , the following account of the true cause of this extraordinary kind of hydrophobia . When Peter was about five years of age , his mother took him with her in a ...
... battle of Pultowa , and continued many years at the court of czar Peter , the following account of the true cause of this extraordinary kind of hydrophobia . When Peter was about five years of age , his mother took him with her in a ...
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... battle of Narva , and died in Sweden . Peter despised all this ostentation ; it was to have been wished that he had shown an equal contempt for the pleasures of the table , in which the Germans at that time placed their chiefest glory ...
... battle of Narva , and died in Sweden . Peter despised all this ostentation ; it was to have been wished that he had shown an equal contempt for the pleasures of the table , in which the Germans at that time placed their chiefest glory ...
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... battle on this element against the Swedes , and gain naval victories in the Baltic . In fine , William made him a present of the vessel in which he used to go over to Holland , called the Royal Transport , a beautiful yacht , and ...
... battle on this element against the Swedes , and gain naval victories in the Baltic . In fine , William made him a present of the vessel in which he used to go over to Holland , called the Royal Transport , a beautiful yacht , and ...
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... battle , and en- tirely defeated them : but this advantage , gained by a foreign general over the ancient militia , among whom were several of the burghers of Moscow , contributed still more to irritate the peo- ple . To quell these ...
... battle , and en- tirely defeated them : but this advantage , gained by a foreign general over the ancient militia , among whom were several of the burghers of Moscow , contributed still more to irritate the peo- ple . To quell these ...
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Страница 411 - Hampton takes its name. Here Britain's statesmen oft the fall foredoom Of foreign tyrants, and of nymphs at home : Here thou, great Anna! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take — and sometimes tea.
Страница 411 - Who gave the ball or paid the visit last; One speaks the glory of the British Queen, And one describes a charming Indian screen; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes: At every word a reputation dies.
Страница 405 - What the unsearchable dispose Of Highest Wisdom brings about, And ever best found in the close. Oft He seems to hide His face, But unexpectedly returns...
Страница 412 - The berries crackle, and the mill turns round; On shining altars of Japan they raise The silver lamp; the fiery spirits blaze: From silver spouts the grateful liquors glide, While China's earth receives the smoking tide: At once they gratify their scent and taste, And frequent cups prolong the rich repast.
Страница 410 - Now awful Beauty puts on all its arms; The fair each moment rises in her charms, Repairs her smiles, awakens ev'ry grace, And calls forth all the wonders of her face: Sees by degrees a purer blush arise, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes.
Страница 412 - Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine, (The victor cried) the glorious prize is mine ! While fish in streams, or birds delight in air, Or in a coach and six the British fair, As long as Atalantis shall be read...
Страница 410 - Favours to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike, And, like the sun, they shine on all alike.
Страница 390 - Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree ? The sun to me is dark And silent as the moon, When she deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave.
Страница 411 - Lock ; Ariel himself shall be the guard of Shock. " To fifty chosen sylphs, of special note, We trust th...
Страница 390 - To daily fraud, contempt, abuse and wrong, Within doors, or without, still as a fool, In power of others, never in my own ; Scarce half I seem to live, dead more than half. O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse Without all hope of day! O first created beam, and thou great Word, Let there be light, and light was over all; Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree?