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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... live to pay , " in a degree that is worthy of me : in the meane " time I am fure all who love me will be very " kind to you , elfe I shall never think them so to " Your most affectionat frind " Paris , Nov 23 , 1652. ” " CHARLES R ...
... live to pay , " in a degree that is worthy of me : in the meane " time I am fure all who love me will be very " kind to you , elfe I shall never think them so to " Your most affectionat frind " Paris , Nov 23 , 1652. ” " CHARLES R ...
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... to the foul to re- “ member ) , and in part exprefs the joys with " which I was bleffed in him . Glory be to God , " we never had but one mind throughout our " lives ; " lives ; our fouls were wrapped up in each 20 - ANECDOTES OF SOME.
... to the foul to re- “ member ) , and in part exprefs the joys with " which I was bleffed in him . Glory be to God , " we never had but one mind throughout our " lives ; " lives ; our fouls were wrapped up in each 20 - ANECDOTES OF SOME.
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William Seward. " lives ; our fouls were wrapped up in each other ; our aims and defigns were one ; our loves one ... live here , and be with him hereafter in the kingdom of Heaven . " LADY FANSHAWE , THIS incomparable woman wrote the ...
William Seward. " lives ; our fouls were wrapped up in each other ; our aims and defigns were one ; our loves one ... live here , and be with him hereafter in the kingdom of Heaven . " LADY FANSHAWE , THIS incomparable woman wrote the ...
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... thefe means would fave her children from being infected with the reigning diftemper . She faid , that fhe would live and die with him . The children were at at laft fent away . A monument has been erected 28 ANECDOTES OF SOME I.
... thefe means would fave her children from being infected with the reigning diftemper . She faid , that fhe would live and die with him . The children were at at laft fent away . A monument has been erected 28 ANECDOTES OF SOME I.
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... live comfortably " amongst his people , which would be fome fatis- " faction to me before I die . " Dear Sir , I beg your prayers , and defire you to procure the prayers of all about you , " that I may not be daunted by all the powers ...
... live comfortably " amongst his people , which would be fome fatis- " faction to me before I die . " Dear Sir , I beg your prayers , and defire you to procure the prayers of all about you , " that I may not be daunted by all the powers ...
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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.