A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volumen 6A. Fullarton, 1853 |
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... lady's asking him if this would not render the Deity an unhappy being ? he replied , " No ; for he knows that he must be disappointed and de- feated , and that there's no help for it : and therefore he submits to the necessity , and ...
... lady's asking him if this would not render the Deity an unhappy being ? he replied , " No ; for he knows that he must be disappointed and de- feated , and that there's no help for it : and therefore he submits to the necessity , and ...
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... lady of Norwich . Mr Robinson's own account of his settlement , written at a later period of his life , will show his prospects to have been not the most Hattering . In reference to this subject , he observes , " The settlement of ...
... lady of Norwich . Mr Robinson's own account of his settlement , written at a later period of his life , will show his prospects to have been not the most Hattering . In reference to this subject , he observes , " The settlement of ...
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... lady related to the chief magistrate of Savannah , having been introduced to Wesley as a religious inquirer , he formed the idea of receiving her in marriage . Referring the matter , however , to the judgment of the Moravians , he ...
... lady related to the chief magistrate of Savannah , having been introduced to Wesley as a religious inquirer , he formed the idea of receiving her in marriage . Referring the matter , however , to the judgment of the Moravians , he ...
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... , had the letter K affixed to them . To the new articles or additions to old articles , written by Dr Towers , the letter T was affixed . tale by Miss Helen Maria Williams . That ingenious lady 60 [ EIGHTH ECCLESIASTICAL SERIES .
... , had the letter K affixed to them . To the new articles or additions to old articles , written by Dr Towers , the letter T was affixed . tale by Miss Helen Maria Williams . That ingenious lady 60 [ EIGHTH ECCLESIASTICAL SERIES .
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... lady of good family , which he accomplished in August , 1750 , and whose fortune , in his estimation , made him independent . 6 In 1746 he published , at Cambridge , a small Latin work , entitled ' Historia Astronomiæ , sive de Ortu et ...
... lady of good family , which he accomplished in August , 1750 , and whose fortune , in his estimation , made him independent . 6 In 1746 he published , at Cambridge , a small Latin work , entitled ' Historia Astronomiæ , sive de Ortu et ...
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A History of England in the Lives of Englishmen, Volumen 6 George Godfrey Cunningham Vista completa - 1853 |
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Página 54 - Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Página 82 - Where all the ruddy family around Laugh at the jests or pranks that never fail, Or sigh with pity at some mournful tale ; Or press the bashful stranger to his food, And learn the luxury of doing good.
Página 219 - It was at Rome, on the 15th of October 1764, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the bare-footed friars were singing vespers in the Temple of Jupiter, that the idea of writing the decline and fall of the city first started to my mind.
Página 464 - I can say, and will say, that as a peer of Parliament, as speaker of this right honourable house, as keeper of the great seal, as guardian of his majesty's conscience, as lord high chancellor of England, nay, even in that character alone in which the noble duke would think it an affront to be considered...
Página 220 - It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berccau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains.
Página 100 - Perhaps he was the most learned man in Europe. He was equally acquainted with the elegant and profound parts of science, and that not superficially but thoroughly. He knew every branch of history, both natural and civil; had read all the original historians of England, France, and Italy; and was a great antiquarian. Criticism, metaphysics, morals, politics, made a principal part of his study; voyages and travels of all sorts were his favourite amusements ; and he had a fine taste in painting, prints,...
Página 454 - You know, Foley, I have only one eye — I have a right to be blind sometimes...
Página 232 - I have already more than once had occasion to refer to, has often told me that he was seldom more grieved, than when riding into Dumfries one fine summer evening about this time to attend a county ball, he saw Burns walking alone, on the shady side 'of the principal street of the town, while the opposite side was gay with successive groups of gentlemen and ladies, all drawn together for the festivities of the night, not one of whom appeared willing to recognise him.
Página 227 - I had been for some days skulking from covert to covert, under all the terrors of a jail; as some ill-advised people had uncoupled the merciless pack of the law at my heels. I had taken the last farewell of my few friends; my chest was on the road to Greenock; I had composed the last song I should ever measure in Caledonia — "The gloomy night is gathering fast,
Página 236 - The editor, or author, never could shew the original; nor can it be shewn by any other; to revenge reasonable incredulity, by refusing evidence, is a degree of insolence, with which the world is not yet acquainted; and stubborn audacity is the last refuge of guilt.