Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century: Consisting of Authentic Memoirs and Original Letters of Eminent Persons; and Intended as a Sequel to the Literary Anecdotes, Volumen 6author, 1831 |
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... honour of enjoying his acquaintance from my birth . One of his most remarkable talents , was the extraordinary rapidity with which he devoured knowledge ; and the most remarkable proof of it , perhaps , was his having fitted himself for ...
... honour of enjoying his acquaintance from my birth . One of his most remarkable talents , was the extraordinary rapidity with which he devoured knowledge ; and the most remarkable proof of it , perhaps , was his having fitted himself for ...
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... Honour + ' - find each note , Stick like Grim - gribber in my throat . What imp of that Old Serpent's seed Urg'd you to this felonious deed ? Say , was it pride ? —that He , the Knight , First of the name , Sir Fenwick hight , Might ...
... Honour + ' - find each note , Stick like Grim - gribber in my throat . What imp of that Old Serpent's seed Urg'd you to this felonious deed ? Say , was it pride ? —that He , the Knight , First of the name , Sir Fenwick hight , Might ...
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... honour assure you , has by no means been the case . It has been a con- stant source of regret to me , that I ever relinquished the Cu- racy I served in his Grace of York's diocese . It was on no motion of mine , but in consequence of an ...
... honour assure you , has by no means been the case . It has been a con- stant source of regret to me , that I ever relinquished the Cu- racy I served in his Grace of York's diocese . It was on no motion of mine , but in consequence of an ...
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... honour and huma- nity disappoint . Your liberality of thinking , Sir , will easily and candidly conceive , that my Lord Dartmouth's kindness and condescension to me , might very well consist with a difference of opinion ; and the ...
... honour and huma- nity disappoint . Your liberality of thinking , Sir , will easily and candidly conceive , that my Lord Dartmouth's kindness and condescension to me , might very well consist with a difference of opinion ; and the ...
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... Honour , ' though it is so private a station ! ' It is very true , I am very few degrees richer than Aristides or Sir Francis Walsingham were when they died . I do not believe either had so much left , if as much , as was sufficient to ...
... Honour , ' though it is so private a station ! ' It is very true , I am very few degrees richer than Aristides or Sir Francis Walsingham were when they died . I do not believe either had so much left , if as much , as was sufficient to ...
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Página 184 - Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure: Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain. Soothed with the sound, the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain!
Página 185 - Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries, See the Furies arise ! See the snakes that they rear, How they hiss in their hair, And the sparkles that flash from their eyes!
Página 185 - Now strike the golden lyre again : A louder yet, and yet a louder strain ! Break his bands of sleep asunder, And rouse him like a rattling peal of thunder. Hark, hark ! the horrid sound Has raised up his head : As awaked from the dead And amazed, he stares around. Revenge, revenge...
Página 182 - With flying fingers touch'd the lyre; The trembling notes ascend the sky And heavenly joys inspire. The song began from Jove Who left his blissful seats above — Such is the power of mighty love! ^ A dragon's fiery form belied the god; Sublime on radiant spires he rode When he to fair Olympia...
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Página 20 - I possessed at this time but one book in the world : it was a treatise on algebra, given to me by a young woman, who had found it in a lodginghouse. I considered it as a treasure ; but it was a treasure locked up ; for it supposed the reader to be well acquainted with simple equations, and I knew nothing of the matter.
Página 182 - Sate like a blooming eastern bride, In flower of youth and beauty's pride. Happy, happy, happy pair ! None but the brave, None but the brave, None but the brave deserves the fair.
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Página 23 - ... the deficiencies of his fortune. On examining into the nature of my literary attainments, he found them absolutely nothing: he heard, however, with equal surprise and pleasure, that amidst the grossest ignorance of books, I had made a very considerable progress in the mathematics. He engaged me to enter into the details...