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... friend and ally of his serene highness the Stadtholder . But notwithstanding a written order is said to have been enclosed from the Prince of Orange , his Excel- lency peremptorily refused to accede to this propo- sition , and ...
... friend and ally of his serene highness the Stadtholder . But notwithstanding a written order is said to have been enclosed from the Prince of Orange , his Excel- lency peremptorily refused to accede to this propo- sition , and ...
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... friends , and acquaintance . • The Honourable Horatio Walpole ( the late Earl of Orford ) was one of the General's oldest friends . He was early struck with the dawning genius of Miss Conway ; and did every thing that lay in the power ...
... friends , and acquaintance . • The Honourable Horatio Walpole ( the late Earl of Orford ) was one of the General's oldest friends . He was early struck with the dawning genius of Miss Conway ; and did every thing that lay in the power ...
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... friends . But she drew little alleviation from the exertions of others ; she applied to her own bosom for that comfort which religion and her just sense of its efficacy could alone afford . Nature , ever wise and provident , has endowed ...
... friends . But she drew little alleviation from the exertions of others ; she applied to her own bosom for that comfort which religion and her just sense of its efficacy could alone afford . Nature , ever wise and provident , has endowed ...
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... friends . The Duke of Richmond distinguished her with a very marked portion of his esteem , and obtained , with sincere satisfaction to the lovers of the drama , her assistance in his private theatricals . His Grace was always a great ...
... friends . The Duke of Richmond distinguished her with a very marked portion of his esteem , and obtained , with sincere satisfaction to the lovers of the drama , her assistance in his private theatricals . His Grace was always a great ...
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... friend of her father , participated in all her sentiments . He deemed her friendship one of the highest honours he possessed , and her occasional visits his sweetest gratification . As she was not only a perfect modern scholar ...
... friend of her father , participated in all her sentiments . He deemed her friendship one of the highest honours he possessed , and her occasional visits his sweetest gratification . As she was not only a perfect modern scholar ...
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Página 341 - I, that am curtail'd of this fair proportion, Cheated of feature by dissembling nature, Deform'd, unfinished, sent before my time : Into this breathing world, scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable That dogs bark at me as I halt by them...
Página 551 - Meanwhile, whate'er of beautiful, or new, Sublime, or dreadful, in earth, sea, or sky, By chance, or search, was offer'd to his view, He scann'd with curious and romantic eye. Whate'er of lore tradition could supply From Gothic tale, or song, or fable old, Roused him, still keen to listen and to pry.
Página 342 - Slave, I have set my life upon a cast, And I will stand the hazard of the die : I think, there be six Richmonds in the field; Five have I slain to-day, instead of him : — A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!
Página 183 - Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear : Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village- Hampden, that, with dauntless breast, The little tyrant of his fields withstood, Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th...
Página 247 - One asylum of free discussion is still inviolate. There is still one spot in Europe where man can freely exercise his reason on the most important concerns of society, where he can boldly publish his judgment on the acts of the proudest and most powerful tyrants. The press of England is still free. It is guarded by the free constitution of our forefathers. It is guarded by the hearts and arms of Englishmen ; and I trust I may venture to say, that if it be to fall, it will fall only under the ruins...
Página 511 - My name is Norval: on the Grampian hills My father feeds his flocks; a frugal swain, Whose constant cares were to increase his store, And keep his only son, myself, at home.
Página 346 - Euphrosyne, And by men, heart-easing Mirth, Whom lovely Venus at a birth With two sister Graces more To ivy-crowned Bacchus bore...
Página 375 - I trust, on more reflection, you will see the matter in the same light with me. If not, I can only regret the circumstance, and must abide the consequences.
Página 46 - O early lost ! what tears the river shed, When the sad pomp along his banks was led ! His drooping swans on ev'ry note expire, 275 And on his willows hung each muse's lyre.
Página 379 - Jay, Adams, and Hamilton ; the only three who can be supposed to have stood in that relation to him. That he has too much reason to believe that, in regard to Mr. Hamilton, there has been no reciprocity. For several years his name has been lent to the support of base slanders. He has never had the generosity, the magnanimity, or the candor to contradict or disavow.