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Pàgina 4
... Ruffia , whofe wif- dom and magnanimity directed the force of his extenfive empire to fo many quarters of Europe , we were in a great measure indebted for the favourable change in the general pofture of affairs . In purfuance of the ...
... Ruffia , whofe wif- dom and magnanimity directed the force of his extenfive empire to fo many quarters of Europe , we were in a great measure indebted for the favourable change in the general pofture of affairs . In purfuance of the ...
Pàgina 5
... Ruffia came next under his confideration ; it was to the energy , and , above all , to the fidelity of that illustrious prince that Europe might be in . debted for her deliverance . His lordship concluded with ex- preffing his ...
... Ruffia came next under his confideration ; it was to the energy , and , above all , to the fidelity of that illustrious prince that Europe might be in . debted for her deliverance . His lordship concluded with ex- preffing his ...
Pàgina 12
... Ruffia , indeed , avowed the restoration of the French mon- archy to be his object ; and in the fpeech from the throne last feflion , his majesty stated , that he acted most cordially with this magnanimous ally ; but the emperor of ...
... Ruffia , indeed , avowed the restoration of the French mon- archy to be his object ; and in the fpeech from the throne last feflion , his majesty stated , that he acted most cordially with this magnanimous ally ; but the emperor of ...
Pàgina 17
... Ruffia : they were too well acquainted , both by experience and obfervation , with the full mean- ing of that protection and relief which the weak receive from the powerful : it implied , in fact , that a Small fate fhould be conquered ...
... Ruffia : they were too well acquainted , both by experience and obfervation , with the full mean- ing of that protection and relief which the weak receive from the powerful : it implied , in fact , that a Small fate fhould be conquered ...
Pàgina 35
... Ruffia 3. To defray the expence of the copper coinage for New South Wales 4. To defray the expence at the police - office at Wapping 5. To fupply the deficiencies of grants made by parliament 6. For addition of falary to clerks for ...
... Ruffia 3. To defray the expence of the copper coinage for New South Wales 4. To defray the expence at the police - office at Wapping 5. To fupply the deficiencies of grants made by parliament 6. For addition of falary to clerks for ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina xii - Wit, which is at once natural and new, that which, though not obvious, is, upon its first production, acknowledged to be just; if it be that, which he that never found it, wonders how he missed; to wit of this kind the metaphysical poets have seldom risen.
Pàgina 215 - Wha will be a traitor knave? Wha can fill a coward's grave? Wha sae base as be a slave? Let him turn and flee! Wha for Scotland's king and law Freedom's sword will strongly draw, Freeman stand, or freeman fa?
Pàgina 39 - I should be called a clever fellow, even though it should never reach my ears - a poor Negrodriver - or perhaps a victim to that inhospitable clime, and gone to the world of spirits! I can truly say...
Pàgina xix - In this mist of obscurity passed the life of Butler, a man whose name can only perish with his language. The mode and place of his education are unknown ; the events of his life are variously related ; and all that can be told with certainty is, that he was poor.
Pàgina xiii - What they wanted however of the sublime, they endeavoured to supply by hyperbole; their amplification had no limits; they left not only reason but fancy behind them; and produced combinations of confused magnificence, that not only could not be credited, but could not be imagined.
Pàgina xiii - Those writers who lay on the watch for novelty could have little hope of greatness ; for great things cannot have escaped former observation.
Pàgina 207 - Hark ! where the sweeping scythe now rips along : Each sturdy mower emulous and strong ; Whose writhing form meridian heat defies, Bends o'er his work, and every sinew tries ; Prostrates the waving treasure at his feet, But spares the rising clover, short and sweet. Come, Health ! come, Jollity ! light-footed, come ; Here hold your revels, and make this your home. Each heart awaits and hails you as its own ; Each moisten'd brow, that scorns to wear a frown : Th...
Pàgina 37 - I engaged several of my school-fellows to keep up a literary correspondence with me. This improved me in composition. I had met with a collection of letters by the wits of Queen Anne's reign, and I pored over them most devoutly. I kept copies of any of my own letters that pleased me, and a comparison between them and the composition of most of my correspondents, flattered my vanity. I carried this whim so far, that though I had not three farthings...
Pàgina xxxvi - There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults ; that is, so to cover them, that they were not taken notice of to his reproach, viz.
Pàgina xiv - When their reputation was high, they had undoubtedly more imitators than time has left behind.