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... whole spire in a whirling blaze , which pervaded the interior wood , and only lan- guished , and at length subsided , from the want of combustible materials It is extra- ordinary , that accidents of the same nature , and most probably ...
... whole spire in a whirling blaze , which pervaded the interior wood , and only lan- guished , and at length subsided , from the want of combustible materials It is extra- ordinary , that accidents of the same nature , and most probably ...
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... whole kingdoin : the Queen ( Eliza . beth ) set the example of munificence , by giving toward the repairs 1,000 marks of gold , and 1,000 loads of tim- ber from her forests . The City of Lon- don subscribed from the Chamber , 3,2471 ...
... whole kingdoin : the Queen ( Eliza . beth ) set the example of munificence , by giving toward the repairs 1,000 marks of gold , and 1,000 loads of tim- ber from her forests . The City of Lon- don subscribed from the Chamber , 3,2471 ...
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... whole of her life entertained from one to two thousand persons of both sexes six nights out of seven in the seek . She was an excellent poetess , could be grave and gay by turns , and yet so neunes ( catching the disorder from intru ...
... whole of her life entertained from one to two thousand persons of both sexes six nights out of seven in the seek . She was an excellent poetess , could be grave and gay by turns , and yet so neunes ( catching the disorder from intru ...
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... whole . Between these two sons of Neptune there was a perpetual differ- ence of nautical opinions , each despising the other for his supposed ignorance and inexperience . As for the author of these remarks himself , he has no doubt but ...
... whole . Between these two sons of Neptune there was a perpetual differ- ence of nautical opinions , each despising the other for his supposed ignorance and inexperience . As for the author of these remarks himself , he has no doubt but ...
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... whole Dispensatory . Phantom . Observe how yellow my complexion is . Doctor . It is not good to be too flo- rid , either in complexion or discourse . Phantom . But then my legs : you think them swollen . Doctor . Yes ! like a pair of ...
... whole Dispensatory . Phantom . Observe how yellow my complexion is . Doctor . It is not good to be too flo- rid , either in complexion or discourse . Phantom . But then my legs : you think them swollen . Doctor . Yes ! like a pair of ...
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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.