John Cassell's illustrated history of England. The text, to the reign of Edward i by J.F. Smith; and from that period by W. Howitt, Volumen 41875 |
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Página 454 - A patriot, sir! Why, patriots spring up like mushrooms! I could raise fifty of them within the four-andtwenty hours. I have raised many of them in one night. It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable or an insolent demand, and up starts a patriot.
Página 437 - Princess by seven in the morning. The gracious Prince, so far from attempting an apology, spoke not a word to his mother ; but on her retreat gave her his hand, led her into the street to her coach — still dumb ! — but a crowd being assembled at the gate, he kneeled down in the dirt, and humbly kissed her Majesty's hand. Her indignation must have shrunk into contempt.
Página 461 - Street * * * * was called in the morning, and was asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow, for I have frequently known him snore ere they had drawn his curtains, now never sleeps above an hour without waking ; and he, who at dinner always forgot he was Minister, and was more gay and thoughtless than all his company, now sits without speaking, and with his eyes fixed for an hour together.
Página 337 - Care and hope, says our author very humorously, sat on every busy Irish face ; those who could read and write had letters to show, and those who had not arrived to this pitch of erudition had their secrets to whisper. No sex was excluded from this ministry...
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Página 454 - Court occasioned the dangers which 'affected the public tranquillity; yet the whole is charged 'to my account. Nor is this sufficient; whatever was the ' conduct of England , I am equally arraigned. If we main'tained ourselves in peace, and took no share in foreign ' transactions , we are reproached for tameness and pusilla'nimity. If, on the contrary, we interfered in the disputes, ' we are called Don Quixotes, and dupes to all the world.
Página 335 - Chesterfield, who, you know, is related to him, lay at his house during his stay in this town ; and, to say truth, nobody can be more insignificant. He keeps an assembly where all the best company go twice in the week ; lives here in great magnificence ; is quite inoffensive ; and seems to have forgotten every part of his past life, and to be of no party ."f Thus then, of the three Peers impeached of high treason, the Earl of Oxford remained alone.