The Quarterly Review, Band 62John Murray, 1838 |
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... character or opinions had been communicated by any of his family or friends in the brief memoirs and sketches which found their way into periodical publications ; nor was there any record of his many acquirements , great virtues , and ...
... character or opinions had been communicated by any of his family or friends in the brief memoirs and sketches which found their way into periodical publications ; nor was there any record of his many acquirements , great virtues , and ...
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... characters of the commanders as having greatly influenced the proceedings ; and this he did with the more satisfaction , he ... character . Under these was Wolfe - a young officer who had contracted reputation from his intelligence and ...
... characters of the commanders as having greatly influenced the proceedings ; and this he did with the more satisfaction , he ... character . Under these was Wolfe - a young officer who had contracted reputation from his intelligence and ...
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... character and his general views . Horace Walpole says him at this time , He had said to the Duke of Devonshire a year before , " My Lord , I am sure I can save this country and nobody else can . " It were ingratitude to him to say that ...
... character and his general views . Horace Walpole says him at this time , He had said to the Duke of Devonshire a year before , " My Lord , I am sure I can save this country and nobody else can . " It were ingratitude to him to say that ...
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... character of Lord Howe , and should be proud of the honour of being known to him . He is but just by , said she , will you give me leave to send for him ? She rang for a servant , wrote a note , and Lord Howe came in a few minutes , for ...
... character of Lord Howe , and should be proud of the honour of being known to him . He is but just by , said she , will you give me leave to send for him ? She rang for a servant , wrote a note , and Lord Howe came in a few minutes , for ...
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... character , as seeking , in all but direct terms , to purchase his services . The ministers , ' he says , finding them- selves more and more embarrassed , began ( as it seemed ) to think of making use of me , if they could , to assist ...
... character , as seeking , in all but direct terms , to purchase his services . The ministers , ' he says , finding them- selves more and more embarrassed , began ( as it seemed ) to think of making use of me , if they could , to assist ...
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Seite 114 - That hangs his head, and a' that ? The coward-slave, we pass him by, We dare be poor for a' that ! For a' that, and a' that, Our toils obscure, and a' that ; The rank is but the guinea stamp ; The man's the gowd for a
Seite 35 - I assured him, that having more than once travelled almost from one end of the continent to the other, and kept a great variety of company, eating, drinking, and conversing with them freely, I never had heard in any conversation from any person, drunk or sober, the least expression of a wish, for a separation, or hint that such a thing would be advantageous to America.
Seite 27 - When I consider the season of the year, the hard gales on the day of action, a flying enemy, the shortness of the day, and the coast we were on, I can boldly affirm, that all that could possibly be done has been done.
Seite 18 - I am sure I can save this country, and nobody else can." It were ingratitude to him to say that he did not give such a reverberation to our stagnating Councils, as exceedingly altered the appearance of our fortune.
Seite 285 - How charming is divine Philosophy! Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose, But musical as is Apollo's lute, And a perpetual feast of nectar'd sweets, Where no crude surfeit reigns.
Seite 313 - Tis (let me see) three years and more (October next it will be four) Since Harley bid me first attend, And chose me for an humble friend; Would take me in his coach to chat, And question me of this and that; As,
Seite 362 - Apollonius of Tyana was born about the same time as Jesus Christ. His life (that of the former) is related in so fabulous a manner by his disciples, that we are at a loss to discover whether he was a sage, an impostor, or a fanatic.
Seite 31 - He is but just by," said she; "will you give me leave to send for him?" " By all means, madam, if you think proper." She rang for a servant, wrote a note, and Lord Howe came in a few minutes.
Seite 149 - I think that no unprejudiced spectator of real taste can hesitate for a moment in preferring the head of the Antinous, for example, to that of the Apollo. And in general it may be laid down as a rule, that the most perfect of the antiques are the most simple, — those which affect the least action, or violence of passion, — which repose the most on natural beauty of form, and a certain expression of sweetness and dignity, that is, which remain most nearly in that state in which they could be copied...