Anecdotes of Some Distinguished Persons, Chiefly of the Present and Two Preceding Centuries, Volum 2T. Cadell, jun. and W. Davies, 1796 |
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... character , and the extent of perfons over whom M. de Belfunce diftributed the bleffings of his paftoral care , watched over the fmaller flock committed to his charge at no lefs rifque of life , and with no lefs fervour of piety and ...
... character , and the extent of perfons over whom M. de Belfunce diftributed the bleffings of his paftoral care , watched over the fmaller flock committed to his charge at no lefs rifque of life , and with no lefs fervour of piety and ...
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... and which is included in a series of several other fragments of fome of the greatest literary Characters of the last Century E 4 published published by a Grandfon of Dr. Mapletoft in the EUROPEAN DISTINGUISHED PERSONS . 55.
... and which is included in a series of several other fragments of fome of the greatest literary Characters of the last Century E 4 published published by a Grandfon of Dr. Mapletoft in the EUROPEAN DISTINGUISHED PERSONS . 55.
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... London has in his poffeffion the patent for creating this infolent and cruel Magiftrate Earl of Flint . Jefferies wifhed to have this title , not as corre- fponding ponding to his general character , but as having an 98 ANECDOTES OF SOME.
... London has in his poffeffion the patent for creating this infolent and cruel Magiftrate Earl of Flint . Jefferies wifhed to have this title , not as corre- fponding ponding to his general character , but as having an 98 ANECDOTES OF SOME.
Side 99
William Seward. ponding to his general character , but as having an eftate in the County of Flint . Jefferies early dif- tinguished himself by his brutal treatment of pri- foners , and of practitioners of the law whom he difliked . At ...
William Seward. ponding to his general character , but as having an eftate in the County of Flint . Jefferies early dif- tinguished himself by his brutal treatment of pri- foners , and of practitioners of the law whom he difliked . At ...
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... always fuppofed that Mr. Richard- fon had Mr. Nelfon in his thoughts , when he delineated the character of Sir Charles Grandifon . The The following Letters of this very exemplary perfon to a 104 ANECDOTES OF SOME . ROBERT NELSON, ESQ. ...
... always fuppofed that Mr. Richard- fon had Mr. Nelfon in his thoughts , when he delineated the character of Sir Charles Grandifon . The The following Letters of this very exemplary perfon to a 104 ANECDOTES OF SOME . ROBERT NELSON, ESQ. ...
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Anecdotes of Some Distinguished Persons: Chiefly of the Present and ..., Volum 2 William Seward Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1796 |
Anecdotes of Some Distinguished Persons, Chiefly of the Present and ..., Volum 2 William Seward Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1796 |
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Side 68 - A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-informed the tenement of clay...
Side 55 - It raiseth admiration, as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension, a special felicity of invention, a vivacity of spirit, and reach of wit more than vulgar; it seeming to argue a rare quickness of parts, that one can fetch in remote conceits applicable; a notable skill, that he can dexterously accommodate them to the purpose before him; together with a lively briskness of humour, not apt to damp those sportful flashes of imagination.
Side 381 - ... them in a superior manner did not always preserve, when they delineated individual nature. His portraits remind the spectator of the invention of history, and the amenity of landscape.
Side 320 - Marriot, it began to rain, and he called to his servant for his cloak. The servant not bringing it immediately, he Called for it again. The servant, being embarrassed with the straps and buckles, did not...
Side 322 - In the first place, I have only five guineas in my pocket; and in the second, they are heartily at your service.
Side 381 - Sir Joshua Reynolds was, on very many accounts, one of the most memorable men of his time. He was the first Englishman who added the praise of the elegant arts to the other glories of his country. In taste, in grace, in facility, in happy invention, and in the richness and harmony of colouring, he was equal to the great masters of the renowned ages.
Side 53 - Sometimes it lieth in pat allusion to a known story, or in seasonable application of a trivial saying, or in forging an apposite tale; sometimes it playeth in words and phrases, taking advantage from the ambiguity of their...
Side 340 - Vanbrugh , and is a good example of his heavy though imposing style (*Lie heavy on him, Earth, for he Laid many a heavy load on thee"), with a Corinthian portico in the centre and two projecting wings.
Side 86 - A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness sake : just as in a family one man is appointed to buy the meat ; if every man should buy, or if there were many buyers, they would never agree ; one would buy what the other liked not, or what the other had bought before ; so there would be a confusion.