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... king of Spain , the cere- mony was performed , as ufual , before all the court . The English ambassador , ob- ferving that an officer , pursuant to the for- mality ef ifhed on thofe occafions , was tying a brace of golden fpurs to the ...
... king of Spain , the cere- mony was performed , as ufual , before all the court . The English ambassador , ob- ferving that an officer , pursuant to the for- mality ef ifhed on thofe occafions , was tying a brace of golden fpurs to the ...
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... King of France . 12. All the militias throughout the kingdom were order'd to their refpective Counties to be disbanded . 13. A meffenger arriv'd with the rati- fication of the preliminaries of peace , by the King of Spain . 14. A ...
... King of France . 12. All the militias throughout the kingdom were order'd to their refpective Counties to be disbanded . 13. A meffenger arriv'd with the rati- fication of the preliminaries of peace , by the King of Spain . 14. A ...
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... king to have their wages , and prize money paid them , and that foreigners fhould not be employ- ed by the merchants when numbers of British feamen want employ . 19. The Eall - India company received news of the defeat of Colonel Braith ...
... king to have their wages , and prize money paid them , and that foreigners fhould not be employ- ed by the merchants when numbers of British feamen want employ . 19. The Eall - India company received news of the defeat of Colonel Braith ...
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... king fent a meffage to the com- Pons , of his intention to establish the beuthold of the Prince of Wales . 25. The Dublin bank opened . 26. Prince William Henry and Lord Hood arrived at Portfmouth from the . Wed - Indies . July 1. Sir ...
... king fent a meffage to the com- Pons , of his intention to establish the beuthold of the Prince of Wales . 25. The Dublin bank opened . 26. Prince William Henry and Lord Hood arrived at Portfmouth from the . Wed - Indies . July 1. Sir ...
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Disturbances arofe between Dantzick and the King of Pruffia , 28. A florm near London , which da- maged the King's Bench . 30. The King of Pruffia abolished the cuflom of kneeling to his Majesty's per- fon . 31. A violent form of rain ...
Disturbances arofe between Dantzick and the King of Pruffia , 28. A florm near London , which da- maged the King's Bench . 30. The King of Pruffia abolished the cuflom of kneeling to his Majesty's per- fon . 31. A violent form of rain ...
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Página 245 - Puffs, powders, patches, bibles, billet-doux. Now awful beauty puts on all its arms ; The fair each moment rises in her charms, Repairs her smiles, awakens every grace, And calls forth all the wonders of her face : Sees by degrees a purer blush arise, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes. The...
Página 245 - And decks the goddess with the glittering spoil. This casket India's glowing gems unlocks, And all Arabia breathes from yonder box. The tortoise here and elephant unite, Transform'd to combs, the speckled and the white.
Página 129 - That lost in long futurity expire. Fond impious man, think'st thou yon sanguine cloud Raised by thy breath, has quench'd the orb of day? To-morrow he repairs the golden flood And warms the nations with redoubled ray. Enough for me : with joy I see The different doom our fates assign : Be thine Despair and sceptred Care, To triumph and to die are mine.
Página 329 - Gray should have entertained suspicions with regard to the authenticity of these fragments of our Highland poetry. The first time I was shown the copies of some of them in manuscript, by our friend John Home, I was inclined to be a little incredulous on that head; but Mr. Home removed my scruples, by informing me of the manner in which he procured them from Mr. Macpherson, the translator. These two gentlemen were drinking the waters together at Moffat last autumn, when their conversation fell upon...
Página 427 - Performed Under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery.
Página 330 - Lochaber, who, he says, can recite a great number of them, but never committed them to writing; as indeed the orthography of the Highland language is not fixed, and the natives have always employed more the sword than the pen. This surgeon has by heart the epic poem mentioned by Mr Macpherson in his preface; and as he is somewhat old, and is the only person living that has it entire, we are in the more haste to recover a monument, which will certainly be regarded as a curiosity in the Republic of...
Página 169 - ... plaintiff; but, far from coveting your acquaintance, I never dreamed of exchanging a word with you on that or any other subject : you might therefore have spared your invidious declaration, until I had put it in your power to mortify me with a repulse, which, upon my honour, would never .have been the case, were you a much greater man than you really are. Yet this was not the only expedient you used to prepossess the jury against me. You...
Página 23 - The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
Página 329 - ... asked whether he had ever translated any of them ? Mr. Macpherson replied, that he never had attempted any such thing; and doubted whether it was possible to transfuse such beauties into our language; but for Mr. Home's satisfaction, and in order to give him a general notion of the strain of that wild poetry, he would endeavour to turn one of them into English. He accordingly brought him one next day ; which our friend was so much pleased with, that he never ceased soliciting Mr. Macpherson till...
Página 172 - ... fallen together upon my grave. The men were used to say, that no woman had so many graces as Eliza: the women said so too. They all praised her candour; they all extolled her sensibility; they were all ambitious of the honour of her acquaintance. The stings of envy were never pointed against unconscious merit.