The Public Characters, Volum 2J. Moore, 1799 |
Inni boken
Resultat 1-5 av 100
Side 3
... these details , ( neceffary , perhaps , in other lives , ) in his character , more eafily to be difpenfed with . This , therefore , we shall pafs over , with the obfervation , that , in the year 1760 , his Lordship was promoted to the ...
... these details , ( neceffary , perhaps , in other lives , ) in his character , more eafily to be difpenfed with . This , therefore , we shall pafs over , with the obfervation , that , in the year 1760 , his Lordship was promoted to the ...
Side 10
... these before they could re - join , or the main body arrive to their affiftance ; but , obferving the pofition of the main body , he formed his fleet into a line of battle a - head and a - ftern , and , about half paft eleven ...
... these before they could re - join , or the main body arrive to their affiftance ; but , obferving the pofition of the main body , he formed his fleet into a line of battle a - head and a - ftern , and , about half paft eleven ...
Side 14
... these may be reckoned Lord Nelson of the Nile : his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence was alfo fome time under his command , and has always pro- feffed as much respect and esteem for his Lordship as an indi- vidual , as he has ...
... these may be reckoned Lord Nelson of the Nile : his Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence was alfo fome time under his command , and has always pro- feffed as much respect and esteem for his Lordship as an indi- vidual , as he has ...
Side 30
... these circumftances , ftrengthened by a preffing in- vitation , and a promife of the most zealous fupport from a principal gentleman of the place , induced Mr. Sheridan to propofe himself as a candidate to reprefent the borough of ...
... these circumftances , ftrengthened by a preffing in- vitation , and a promife of the most zealous fupport from a principal gentleman of the place , induced Mr. Sheridan to propofe himself as a candidate to reprefent the borough of ...
Side 43
... mercenary conduct in confirming the vitiated state of public tafte , against which he contended , in 1779 , with so much energy and fuccefs . N. MR . THE HON . THOMAS ERSKINE , THE fubject of these MR . SHERIDAN . 43.
... mercenary conduct in confirming the vitiated state of public tafte , against which he contended , in 1779 , with so much energy and fuccefs . N. MR . THE HON . THOMAS ERSKINE , THE fubject of these MR . SHERIDAN . 43.
Andre utgaver - Vis alle
Vanlige uttrykk og setninger
adminiſtration Admiral againſt alfo alſo beſt Britiſh cauſe character circumftance compofition confequence confiderable confidered confifting conftitution courſe defign difplayed diſtinguiſhed Duke Duke of Grafton Duke of Portland Earl Engliſh eſtabliſh exerciſe faid fame fatire fecond feems fent fentiments Ferguffon fervice feveral fhould fince firft firſt fituation fociety foldier fome foon fpeech fpirit friends ftill ftudy fubject fucceeded fuccefs fuch fuperior fupport fyftem genius gentleman Grace Granville Sharp hiftory himſelf honour Houfe Houſe inftance inftructive intereft Ireland Iriſh late lefs Lord Lord Fitzwilliam Lord Keppel Lord North Lordship Marquis maſter meaſures ment Mifs mind minifters moft moſt mufic muſt neceffary obfervation occafion oppofition paffed parliament perfon philofophical poffeffed political prefent profeffion propofed publiſhed purpoſe queftion racter raiſed reaſon refidence refpect reprefentative ſchool ſcience ſhe Sheridan ſtate ſtill ſtudy ſuch talents thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion univerfally uſeful whofe whoſe
Populære avsnitt
Side 200 - Anjou's heroine, and the paler Rose, The rival of her crown and of her woes, And either Henry there, The murder'd saint, and the majestic lord, That broke the bonds of Rome. (Their tears, their little triumphs o'er, Their human passions now no more, Save Charity, that glows beyond the tomb...
Side 452 - E'er left himself behind ? The restless thought and wayward will, And discontent attend him still, Nor quit him while he lives ; At sea, care follows in the wind ; At land, it mounts the pad behind, Or with the post-boy drives.
Side 200 - What is Grandeur, what is Power? "Heavier toil, superior pain. "What the bright reward we gain? "The grateful mem'ry of the Good. "Sweet is the breath of vernal shower, "The bee's collected treasures sweet, "Sweet music's melting fall, but sweeter yet "The still small voice of Gratitude.
Side 200 - Chatillon, on her bridal morn That wept her bleeding Love, and princely Clare. And Anjou's heroine, and the paler rose, The rival of her crown and of her woes, And either Henry there, The murder'd saint, and the majestic lord, That broke the bonds of Rome.
Side 452 - By heaven's eternal doom. To ripen'd age, Clive liv'd renown'd, With lacks enrich'd, with honours crown'd, His valour's well-earn'd meed ; Too long, alas ! he liv'd, to hate His envied lot, and died too late From life's oppression freed.
Side 452 - Her present bounties yields. For me, O Shore ! I only claim To merit, not to seek for fame, The good and just to please, A state above the fear of want, Domestic love, Heaven's choicest grant, Health, leisure, peace, and ease.
Side 448 - because they had acted in a manner repugnant to the honour and policy of this nation, and thereby brought great calamities on India, and enormous expenses on the East India company*" Here was no attempt on the charter.
Side 131 - his reasons in. favour of a parliamentary reform were formed on the experience of twenty-six years; which, whether in or out of government, had equally convinced him, that the restoration of a genuine House of Commons, by a renovation of the rights of the people, was the only remedy against that system of corruption which had brought the nation to disgrace and poverty, and threatened it with, the loss of liberty.
Side 201 - No vulgar praife, no venal incenfe flings ; " Nor dares with courtly tongue refin'd " Profane thy inborn royalty of mind : " She reveres herfelf and thee.
Side 452 - Must laugh the present ills away, Nor think of woes to come ; For come they will, or soon, or late, Since mix'd at best is man's estate, By heaven's eternal doom.