Public characters [Formerly British public characters] of 1798-9 - 1809-10, Том 81806 |
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... lived on terms of intimacy with all the men of genius and taste who were his contem poraries : it would be impertinent to enumerate them , for there is scarcely a name of eminence in the se- nate , the camp , or the navy , that might ...
... lived on terms of intimacy with all the men of genius and taste who were his contem poraries : it would be impertinent to enumerate them , for there is scarcely a name of eminence in the se- nate , the camp , or the navy , that might ...
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... lived for some years , until a melancholy death deprived her of her hus- band in the bloom of life . Mrs. Damer was long the interesting object of anxiety , attention , and consolation , to her relations and friends . But she drew ...
... lived for some years , until a melancholy death deprived her of her hus- band in the bloom of life . Mrs. Damer was long the interesting object of anxiety , attention , and consolation , to her relations and friends . But she drew ...
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... lived in Greek or Roman story ! Nor the Spartan hero of Ther- mopyla , nor the Roman Curtius , have in self - devotion gone beyond thee ! Leonidas fought in the presence of a grateful country ; thou wert in a strange land , unseen ...
... lived in Greek or Roman story ! Nor the Spartan hero of Ther- mopyla , nor the Roman Curtius , have in self - devotion gone beyond thee ! Leonidas fought in the presence of a grateful country ; thou wert in a strange land , unseen ...
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... lived on good terms , gave her lessons to qualify her to shine on the stage . But poor Juliet , while re- hearsing the window scene , had nearly been con- signed to " the tomb of the Capulets ; " for she fell from a screen placed on a ...
... lived on good terms , gave her lessons to qualify her to shine on the stage . But poor Juliet , while re- hearsing the window scene , had nearly been con- signed to " the tomb of the Capulets ; " for she fell from a screen placed on a ...
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... lived in habits of fami liarity with the first nobility , she conceived the idea of rendering their patronage subservient to her scheme . The Opera - House was accordingly hired , and a fine band of music prepared for three nights only ...
... lived in habits of fami liarity with the first nobility , she conceived the idea of rendering their patronage subservient to her scheme . The Opera - House was accordingly hired , and a fine band of music prepared for three nights only ...
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Страница 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...
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Страница 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...
Страница 553 - An elegant sufficiency, content, Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books, Ease and alternate labour, useful life, Progressive virtue, and approving Heaven.
Страница 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...
Страница 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.
Страница 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.
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Страница 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.
Страница 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.