Demetrius, a Russian Romance, Volum 2

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Longman, Hurst, Orme and Brown, 1813
 

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Pàgina 205 - midst his pilfer'd hoard, A cunning man appears, whose secret frauds Are open'd to the day ! scorn 'd, hooted, mock'd ! Scorn 'd by the very fools who most admired His worthless art. But when a great mind falls, The noble nature of man's generous heart Doth bear him up against the shame of ruin ; With gentle censure using but its faults As modest means to introduce his praise ; For pity like a dewy twilight comes To close the oppressive splendour of hi* day, And they who but admired him in his height,...
Pàgina 227 - Being difcovered, he was re-conveyed to the palace, and brought before Vaffili Shuifki, who loaded him with reproaches for his impofture. Not difmayed, however, with the menaces of his enemy, he perfifted in maintaining himfelf to be the real fon of Ivan Vaflilievitch II. and appealed to the teftimony of his mother, who refided in a neighbouring convent. The firmnefs and confiftency of his...
Pàgina 223 - ... ftorm ramparts and fortifications ; and as he was always foremoft, and the moft eager among the aflailants, was often rudely handled in the fray. " Defirous to be eiteemed a patron of juitice, he put to death feveral judges who were convicted of iniquitous practices.
Pàgina 231 - A general of that nation, advancing within sight of Demetrius's army, cried out, " He is the only lawful heir of the empire j" and immediately went over to him with the troops under his command.
Pàgina 216 - ... of his perfecutors, he had efcaped from Ruffia into Poland. Being there admitted into the fervice of Wiefnovitfki, a Pole of great diftinction, he difcovered himfelf to that nobleman, who warmly efpoufed his caufe. Boris...
Pàgina 224 - J and yet near a year elapfed before any tumult broke out. At length his* marriage with a foreign lady clofed the fcene ; and it would have been a wonder if he had .continued any longer upon the throne.

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