The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis]., Parte 2,Volume 11Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) |
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... Sir James Saunderson , a late lord mayor ; and died rich , in 1813 . HURD ( Richard ) , D. D. , bishop of Worces ... Corn- wallis died , and Hurd had it is said the offer of the archbishopric from his majesty ; but he beg- ged leave to ...
... Sir James Saunderson , a late lord mayor ; and died rich , in 1813 . HURD ( Richard ) , D. D. , bishop of Worces ... Corn- wallis died , and Hurd had it is said the offer of the archbishopric from his majesty ; but he beg- ged leave to ...
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... lord North . From the assembly of Virginia he was sent to the old congress ... lord Dunmore ) , he was elected governor of Virginia , an office which he held ... Cornwallis vernment . In and Arnold ; but , as he received the thanks of his ...
... lord North . From the assembly of Virginia he was sent to the old congress ... lord Dunmore ) , he was elected governor of Virginia , an office which he held ... Cornwallis vernment . In and Arnold ; but , as he received the thanks of his ...
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... general Meadows left Trichinopoly , and pro- ceeded to Madras , where lord Cornwallis had ar- rived on the 13th of December . On the 29th his lordship joined the grand army at Vellont , which proceeded early in February to Vellore ; and ...
... general Meadows left Trichinopoly , and pro- ceeded to Madras , where lord Cornwallis had ar- rived on the 13th of December . On the 29th his lordship joined the grand army at Vellont , which proceeded early in February to Vellore ; and ...
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... general Abercrombie , who had obtained possession of Periapatam , to return with all speed , lord Cornwallis moved from his encampment to return to Bangalore : and on the 29th was joined by 30,000 Mahrattas , with a supply of provisions ...
... general Abercrombie , who had obtained possession of Periapatam , to return with all speed , lord Cornwallis moved from his encampment to return to Bangalore : and on the 29th was joined by 30,000 Mahrattas , with a supply of provisions ...
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... Lord Cornwallis , with the reserve , remained close by the hedge , where the column had first entered , and two ... Lord Corn- wallis then retired to the Pagoda Hill , where he was met by general Meadows . Mean time the left division ...
... Lord Cornwallis , with the reserve , remained close by the hedge , where the column had first entered , and two ... Lord Corn- wallis then retired to the Pagoda Hill , where he was met by general Meadows . Mean time the left division ...
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Página 389 - But rather to tell how, if art could tell, How from that sapphire fount the crisped brooks, Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold, With mazy error under pendent shades Ran nectar, visiting each plant, and fed Flowers worthy of Paradise, which not nice Art In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon Pour'd forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain...
Página 583 - Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, To breathe the' enlivening spirit, and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast.
Página 664 - Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault If Memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where through the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault The pealing anthem swells the note of praise.
Página 479 - Ah ! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed at the praise of their own loveliness; And there were sudden partings, such as press The life from out young hearts, and choking sighs Which ne'er might be repeated...
Página 439 - He has visited all Europe, — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliness of temples ; not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art ; not to collect medals, or...
Página 439 - Europe — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces or the stateliness of temples, not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art, not to collect medals or collate manuscripts — but to dive into the depths of dungeons, to plunge into the infection of hospitals, to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain, to take the...
Página 444 - And fuel'd entrails thence conceiving fire, Sublimed with mineral fury, aid the winds, And leave a singed bottom all involved With stench and smoke : such resting found the sole Of unblest feet.
Página 438 - An Account of the principal Lazarettos in Europe ; with various Papers relative to the Plague ! together with further observations on some Foreign Prisons and Hospitals, and additional Remarks on the present state of those in Great Britain and Ireland.
Página 746 - All scatter'd in the bottom of the sea. Some lay in dead men's skulls ; and in those holes Where eyes did once inhabit, there were crept, As 'twere in scorn of eyes, reflecting gems, That woo'd the slimy bottom of the deep, And mock'd the dead bones that lay scatter'd by.
Página 588 - And though sometimes, each dreary pause between, Dejected Pity at his side Her soul-subduing voice applied, Yet still he kept his wild unaltered mien, While each strained ball of sight seemed bursting from his head.