The British Plutarch, Or Biographical Entertainer: Being a Select Collection of the Lives ... of the Most Eminent Men ... of Great Britain and Ireland ; from the Reign of Henry VIII. to George II. Both Inclusive ...E. Dilly, 1762 |
No interior do livro
Resultados 1-5 de 28
Página 22
... raise terror , are no lefs alarming ; but then , Shakespear does not much fine when he is confidered by particular paffages ; he fome- times debafes the nobleft images in nature , by expreffions which are too vulgar for poetry . The ...
... raise terror , are no lefs alarming ; but then , Shakespear does not much fine when he is confidered by particular paffages ; he fome- times debafes the nobleft images in nature , by expreffions which are too vulgar for poetry . The ...
Página 31
... raised and fortified as a place of retreat . The lord - deputy himself befieged this fort by land , Sir William Win- ter , the admiral , attacked it by fea , and cap- tain Raleigh commanded in the trenches ; it was , however , on the ...
... raised and fortified as a place of retreat . The lord - deputy himself befieged this fort by land , Sir William Win- ter , the admiral , attacked it by fea , and cap- tain Raleigh commanded in the trenches ; it was , however , on the ...
Página 39
... raised and difciplined the militia of Cornwall ; and , having performed all poffible fervices at land , joined the fleet with a fqua- dron of volunteers , and had a confidera- ble fhare in the total defeat of the Spanish ar- mada ; when ...
... raised and difciplined the militia of Cornwall ; and , having performed all poffible fervices at land , joined the fleet with a fqua- dron of volunteers , and had a confidera- ble fhare in the total defeat of the Spanish ar- mada ; when ...
Página 57
... raised of me , That I would have gone away from them , and left them at Guiana . But there was a great many worthy men that accompanied me always ; as my ferjeant major , George Raleigh , and divers others , which knew my intent was no ...
... raised of me , That I would have gone away from them , and left them at Guiana . But there was a great many worthy men that accompanied me always ; as my ferjeant major , George Raleigh , and divers others , which knew my intent was no ...
Página 58
... raised that falfe report . Only I will borrow a little time of Mr. heriffs to fpeak of one thing , that doth make my heart to bleed to hear that fuch an impu- tation fhould be laid upon me ; for ' tis faid , that I fhould be a ...
... raised that falfe report . Only I will borrow a little time of Mr. heriffs to fpeak of one thing , that doth make my heart to bleed to hear that fuch an impu- tation fhould be laid upon me ; for ' tis faid , that I fhould be a ...
Outras edições - Ver tudo
The British Plutarch; Or Biographical Entertainer: Being a Select Collection ... Plutarque Visualização integral - 1762 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
accufed adviſed afterwards againſt alfo anſwer army aſked becauſe befides beſt bill of attainder bufinefs church commiffion confcience confiderable council court Cromwell death defign defired Dublin duke earl of Effex earl of Strafford eftate England fafe faid fame favour fecond feems feized fent fervants ferve fervice feven feveral fhall fhew fhips fhould figned fince firft firſt fome foon fpirit ftate ftill fuch fuffered fure hath himſelf honour horfe houfe houſe Ireland itſelf John Milton juft king's laft leaft learning lefs lieutenant-general likewife London lord primate mafter majefty majefty's ment Milton moft moſt obferved occafion Oliver Cromwell paffage paffed parliament parliament of England perfon pleafed pleaſed prefent primate prince proteftant publiſhed purpoſe queen raiſed Raleigh reafon received refolved reft Rheez Shakeſpear Sir Thomas Sir Walter ſpeak thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought thouſand tion tranflated unto uſed vifit whofe
Passagens conhecidas
Página 128 - Three poets in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn; The first in loftiness of thought surpassed, The next in majesty; in both the last. The force of Nature could no further go, To make a third she joined the former two.
Página 10 - He had, by a misfortune common enough to young fellows, fallen into ill company ; and amongst them, some that made a frequent practice of deer-stealing, engaged him more than once in robbing a park that belonged to Sir Thomas Lucy, of Charlecote, near Stratford.
Página 21 - ... between penetration and felicity, he hits upon that particular point on which the bent of each argument turns, or the force of each motive depends.
Página 65 - Beg my dead body which, living, was denied thee, and either lay it at Sherborne, if the land continue, or in Exeter church by my father and mother. I can say no more — time and death call me away.
Página 138 - Strafford of high treason, for endeavouring to subvert the ancient and fundamental laws and government of His Majesty's realms of England and Ireland, and to introduce an arbitrary and tyrannical government...
Página 20 - His wit was in his own power; would the rule of it had been so too. Many times he fell into those things could not escape laughter, as when he said in the person of Caesar, one speaking to him, "Caesar, thou dost me wrong," he replied, "Caesar did never wrong but with just cause"; and such like, which were ridiculous.
Página 65 - ... accusers; and send us to meet in his glorious kingdom ! My dear wife, farewell! Bless my poor boy, pray for me, and let my good God hold you. both in his arms ! Written with the dying hand of sometime thy husband, but now, alas! overthrown...
Página 9 - twixt the green sea and the azur'd vault Set roaring war; to the dread rattling thunder Have I given fire, and rifted Jove's stout oak With his own bolt; the strong-bas'd promontory Have I made shake, and by the spurs pluck'd up The pine and cedar; graves at my command Have wak'd their sleepers, op'd, and let 'em forth By my so potent art.
Página 63 - I trust my blood will quench their malice that have thus cruelly murdered me, and that they will not seek also to kill thee and thine with extreme poverty. To what friend to direct thee I know not, for all mine have left me in the true time of trial; and I plainly perceive that my death was determined from the first day.
Página 5 - I cannot determine; but it is plain he had much reading at least, if they will not call it learning. Nor is it any great matter, if a man has knowledge, whether he has it from one language or from another.