The Annual Biography and Obituary for the Year ..., Band 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818 |
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... talents of those whose lives they write , and at the same time keep all their foibles and vices in the back ground ; but Mr. Croft did not , on this occasion , feel any ne- cessity to follow the beaten track . His friend , Dr. Johnson ...
... talents of those whose lives they write , and at the same time keep all their foibles and vices in the back ground ; but Mr. Croft did not , on this occasion , feel any ne- cessity to follow the beaten track . His friend , Dr. Johnson ...
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... talents . He had been twice married ; first to Sophia , daughter of R. Cleeve , Esq . by whom he had three daughters ; and secondly to Elizabeth , sister of Henry Greswold Lewis , of Malvern Hall , in the county of Warwick , Esq . and ...
... talents . He had been twice married ; first to Sophia , daughter of R. Cleeve , Esq . by whom he had three daughters ; and secondly to Elizabeth , sister of Henry Greswold Lewis , of Malvern Hall , in the county of Warwick , Esq . and ...
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... talents as a manager and performer ; " and also " The Philosopher , " con- sisting of three political conversations , dedicated to Lord Mans- field , and the Bishop of Gloucester . 4 Nearly at the same period , a respectable , if not a ...
... talents as a manager and performer ; " and also " The Philosopher , " con- sisting of three political conversations , dedicated to Lord Mans- field , and the Bishop of Gloucester . 4 Nearly at the same period , a respectable , if not a ...
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... talents of our author , as one of those connected with the new destinies of France . " Paine , " observes , this celebrated female , " is better cal- culated to make a revolution , than form a new constitution . He details and ...
... talents of our author , as one of those connected with the new destinies of France . " Paine , " observes , this celebrated female , " is better cal- culated to make a revolution , than form a new constitution . He details and ...
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... talents of Bartalozzi . But Dr. Disney was doomed , after the lapse of a few fleeting years , to stand in need of that " generous tear , " which he had so often dropt over the tombs of other worthy men , with whom he lived in the habits ...
... talents of Bartalozzi . But Dr. Disney was doomed , after the lapse of a few fleeting years , to stand in need of that " generous tear , " which he had so often dropt over the tombs of other worthy men , with whom he lived in the habits ...
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Seite 351 - Seest thou a man diligent in his calling, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men...
Seite 163 - No matter in what language his doom may have been pronounced ; — no matter what complexion incompatible with freedom, an Indian or an African sun may have burnt upon him ; — no matter in what disastrous battle his liberty may have been cloven down ; — no matter with what solemnities he may have been devoted upon the altar of slavery ; the first moment he touches the sacred soil of Britain, the altar and the god sink together in the dust...
Seite 164 - ... no matter with what solemnities he may have been devoted upon the altar of slavery ; the first moment he touches the sacred soil of Britain, the altar and the god sink together in the dust ; his soul walks abroad in her own majesty ; his body swells beyond the measure of his chains that burst from around him, and he stands redeemed, regenerated, and disenthralled, by the irresistible Genius of UNIVERSAL EMANCIPATION ! [Here Mr.
Seite 163 - ... justice over bigotry and oppression, should have a stigma cast upon it by an ignominious sentence upon men bold and honest enough to propose that measure ; to propose the redeeming of religion from the abuses of the church — the reclaiming of three millions of men from bondage, and giving liberty to all who had a right to demand it — giving, I say, in the so much censured words of this paper, giving
Seite 170 - ... have this security for their independence, that while any man in the kingdom has a shilling they will not want one. Suppose at any future period of time the boroughs of Ireland should decline from their present flourishing and prosperous state — suppose they should fall into the hands of men who would wish to drive a profitable commerce, by having members of parliament to hire or let ; in such a case a secretary would find great difficulty, if the proprietors of members should enter into a...
Seite 163 - British earth, that the ground on which he treads is holy, and consecrated by the genius of universal emancipation. No matter in what language his doom may have been pronounced; no matter what complexion incompatible with freedom, an Indian or an African sun may have burnt upon...
Seite 67 - The chamber where the good man meets his fate Is privileged beyond the common walk Of virtuous life, quite in the verge of Heaven.
Seite 237 - ... to revert gradually to this security, and to enforce meanwhile a due limitation of the paper of the bank of England, as well as of all the other bank paper of the country, it is expedient to amend the act which suspends the cash payments of the bank, by altering the time till which the suspension shall continue, from six months after the ratification of a definitive treaty of peace, to that of two years from the present time.
Seite 352 - ... silver spoon and China bowl as well as any of his neighbors. This was the first appearance of plate and China in our house, which afterward, in a course of years, as our wealth increased, augmented gradually to several hundred pounds in value. I had been religiously educated as a Presbyterian; and tho...
Seite 164 - I know you will interpret what I say with the candour in which it is spoken. England is marked by a natural avarice of freedom, which she is studious to engross and accumulate, but most unwilling to impart ; whether from any necessity of her policy, or from her weakness, or from her pride, I will not presume to say, but...