The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 52Philological Society of London, 1807 |
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... never rebuilt * antecedent to the destructive fire of 1666 . ployed to repair the roof of Westminster Abbey , when they went to dinner , left their grate of coals so incautiously , that the fire communicated to the rafters , and thence ...
... never rebuilt * antecedent to the destructive fire of 1666 . ployed to repair the roof of Westminster Abbey , when they went to dinner , left their grate of coals so incautiously , that the fire communicated to the rafters , and thence ...
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... never arrive , ) but perhaps even by the republicans themselves , though they dreaded an engine at once so loyal and so formidable as the stage , permitted to act some plays , which were termed private , although they were performed at ...
... never arrive , ) but perhaps even by the republicans themselves , though they dreaded an engine at once so loyal and so formidable as the stage , permitted to act some plays , which were termed private , although they were performed at ...
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... never forgets " ( to quote the words of the ingenious and acute author already mentioned ) " the na- ture of the subjects he is treating . He seems to approach the sacred writings with that prostration of mind , that dis- trust of his ...
... never forgets " ( to quote the words of the ingenious and acute author already mentioned ) " the na- ture of the subjects he is treating . He seems to approach the sacred writings with that prostration of mind , that dis- trust of his ...
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... never failed to go to church on Sundays , and there to place himself in a situation where he might be seen by every one , and have his devotion admired . But not- withstanding this zeal , he tolerated every sect , and strove to make ...
... never failed to go to church on Sundays , and there to place himself in a situation where he might be seen by every one , and have his devotion admired . But not- withstanding this zeal , he tolerated every sect , and strove to make ...
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... never slept two nights in one chamber , employed spies at an expense of nearly 60,000 pounds , was always armed , and surrounded by his most faithful adherents . He made no scruple to seize those of whom he stood in fear , in foreign ...
... never slept two nights in one chamber , employed spies at an expense of nearly 60,000 pounds , was always armed , and surrounded by his most faithful adherents . He made no scruple to seize those of whom he stood in fear , in foreign ...
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Page 189 - The measures which he supported or opposed may divide the opinion of posterity, as they have divided those of the present age. But he will most certainly command the unanimous reverence of future generations, by his pure sentiments towards the commonwealth ; by his zeal for the civil and religious rights of all men ; by his liberal principles, favourable to mild government, to the unfettered exercise of the human faculties, and the progressive civilization of mankind ; by his ardent love for a country,...
Page 443 - If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering: If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep: If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate; then let mine arm fall from my shoulderblade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.
Page 280 - ... not to the clergy, not to the bishop, not to the chapter, nor to any great minister at court; but amongst the married laymen, to the Company of Mercers, men of probity and reputation. And when he was asked the reason of so committing...
Page 210 - HAIL, beauteous stranger of the grove! Thou messenger of spring ! Now Heaven repairs thy rural seat, And woods thy welcome sing. What time the daisy decks the green, Thy certain voice we hear; Hast thou a star to guide thy path, Or mark the rolling year? Delightful visitant ! with thee I hail the time of flowers, And hear the sound of music sweet, From birds among the bowers.
Page 232 - Murray, to prepare and sign articles of capitulation ; and those officers having insisted on proceeding immediately to business, the capitulation was drawn up in the night between the 6th and 7th.
Page 473 - King has also been pleased to grant the dignity of a baronet of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto...
Page 473 - The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Right Hon.
Page 188 - the powers of a superior man, as they are blended, in his attractive character, with all the softness and simplicity of a child : no human being was ever more free from any taint of malignity, vanity, or falsehood.
Page 188 - The pleasantry perhaps of no man of wit had so unlaboured an appearance. It seemed rather to escape from his mind, than to be produced by it.
Page 188 - He seemed to feel, and even to envy, the happiness of my situation ; while I admired the powers of a superior man, as they are blended in his attractive character with the softness and simplicity of a child. Perhaps no human being was ever more perfectly exempt from the taint of malevolence, vanity, or falsehood.