Letters Concerning the English NationL. Davis and C. Reymers; R. Baldwin, and S. Crowder and Company, 1760 - 255 páginas |
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... once ftooping his body ; but there appear'd more politeness in the open , humane air of his countenance , than in the custom of draw- ing one leg behind the other , and taking that from the head , which is made to co- ver it . Friend ...
... once ftooping his body ; but there appear'd more politeness in the open , humane air of his countenance , than in the custom of draw- ing one leg behind the other , and taking that from the head , which is made to co- ver it . Friend ...
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... once from habits we have been long us'd to ; and after taking part of a frugal meal , which began and ended with a prayer to God , I began to question my courteous hoft . I open'd with that which good Catholicks have more than once made ...
... once from habits we have been long us'd to ; and after taking part of a frugal meal , which began and ended with a prayer to God , I began to question my courteous hoft . I open'd with that which good Catholicks have more than once made ...
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... once mention'd in the gospel . Excufe , fays he , my igno- rance , for I have not employ'd an hundredth part of the arguments which might be brought , to prove the truth of our religion , but thefe thou thyfelf mayeft peruse in the ...
... once mention'd in the gospel . Excufe , fays he , my igno- rance , for I have not employ'd an hundredth part of the arguments which might be brought , to prove the truth of our religion , but thefe thou thyfelf mayeft peruse in the ...
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... once offer to pull off his leathern hat ; upon which an officer gave him a great box o'th ' ear , and cried to him , Don't you know you are to appear uncover'd before his worship ? Fox pre- fented his other cheek to the officer , and ...
... once offer to pull off his leathern hat ; upon which an officer gave him a great box o'th ' ear , and cried to him , Don't you know you are to appear uncover'd before his worship ? Fox pre- fented his other cheek to the officer , and ...
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... once , and Thee and Thou king Charles and his minifters , in or- der to recover the debt ; and at laft , in- ftead of fpecie , the government invested him with the right and fovereignty of a province of America , to the fouth of Mary ...
... once , and Thee and Thou king Charles and his minifters , in or- der to recover the debt ; and at laft , in- ftead of fpecie , the government invested him with the right and fovereignty of a province of America , to the fouth of Mary ...
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Página 171 - And screen'd in shades from day's detested glare, She sighs for ever on her pensive bed, Pain at her, side, and Megrim at her head.
Página 139 - Yet, fooled with hope, men favour the deceit; Trust on, and think to-morrow will repay: To-morrow's falser than the former day; Lies worse, and, while it says, we shall be blest With some new joys, cuts off what we possest.
Página 149 - He spoke of his works as of trifles that were beneath him ; and hinted to me, in our first conversation, that I should visit him upon no other foot than that of a gentleman, who led a life of plainness and simplicity.
Página 170 - For, that sad moment, when the sylphs withdrew, And Ariel weeping from Belinda flew, Umbriel, a dusky, melancholy sprite, As ever sullied the fair face of light, Down to the central earth, his proper scene, Repair'd to search the gloomy cave of Spleen.
Página 18 - ... is both to God and man : If after all these warnings and advertisements, thou dost not turn unto the Lord with all thy heart, but forget him, who remembered thee in thy distress, and give up thyself to follow lust and vanity; surely great will be thy condemnation.
Página 136 - No Traveller returns) puzzles the Will ; And makes us rather bear thofe Ills we have, Than fly to others that we know not of. Thus...
Página 148 - He was infirm and come to the verge of life when I knew him. Mr. Congreve had one defect, which was his entertaining too mean an idea of his first profession (that of a writer), though it was to this he owed his fame and fortune.
Página 18 - Against which snare as well as the temptation of those that may or do feed thee, and prompt thee to evil, the most excellent and prevalent remedy will be, to apply thyself to that Light of Christ, which shineth in thy...
Página 135 - To be, or not to be : that is the queftion— — — Whether 'tis nobler in the mind, to fuffer The flings and arrows of outragious fortune j Or to take arms againft a fea of troubles, * And by oppofing end them.
Página 171 - She sighs for ever on her pensive bed, Pain at her side, and Megrim at her head. Two handmaids wait the throne: alike in place, But differing far in figure and in face.