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Pàgina 19
... pope , the king of Spain , and the duke of Savoy , did him the same empty honour ; but no steps were taken to procure his restor- ation . In England acts of attainder were passed against him , and also against his mother , who , however ...
... pope , the king of Spain , and the duke of Savoy , did him the same empty honour ; but no steps were taken to procure his restor- ation . In England acts of attainder were passed against him , and also against his mother , who , however ...
Pàgina 23
... pope . In 1718-19 , Cardinal Alberoni , prime minister of Spain , sent him a pressing invi- tation to visit the court of Madrid . The emissaries of the English government watched him so closely , that in order to effect a secret retreat ...
... pope . In 1718-19 , Cardinal Alberoni , prime minister of Spain , sent him a pressing invi- tation to visit the court of Madrid . The emissaries of the English government watched him so closely , that in order to effect a secret retreat ...
Pàgina 24
... pope , but neither honoured nor beloved . He lived to be pitied by the house of Hanover , and almost forgotten by the chil- dren of those of his party who would willingly have died for his bene- fit . The following is an abridgment of ...
... pope , but neither honoured nor beloved . He lived to be pitied by the house of Hanover , and almost forgotten by the chil- dren of those of his party who would willingly have died for his bene- fit . The following is an abridgment of ...
Pàgina 25
... pope disapproved of their separate house- holds , and to induce him to return to Rome and be reconciled to his lady , discontinued his pension . Yet the reconciliation was merely for- mal ; he pursues his vices as much as ever , and she ...
... pope disapproved of their separate house- holds , and to induce him to return to Rome and be reconciled to his lady , discontinued his pension . Yet the reconciliation was merely for- mal ; he pursues his vices as much as ever , and she ...
Pàgina 26
... pope and from Spain , from contributions from England , and some irregular donations from other courts ; yet his payments were not only most exact , but he had saved a large sum of money , which was squandered on the unfor- tunate ...
... pope and from Spain , from contributions from England , and some irregular donations from other courts ; yet his payments were not only most exact , but he had saved a large sum of money , which was squandered on the unfor- tunate ...
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Pàgina 75 - An Act for the Amendment of the Law, and the better Advancement of Justice...
Pàgina 265 - The cause of Congreve was not tenable: whatever glosses he might use for the defence or palliation of single passages, the general tenour and tendency of his plays must always be condemned. It is acknowledged, with universal conviction, that the perusal of his works will make no man better ; and that their ultimate effect is to represent pleasure in alliance with vice, and to relax those obligations by which life ought to be regulated.
Pàgina 397 - I now design to suppress. Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady, that a man had as good be engaged in lawsuits, as have to do with her.
Pàgina 210 - But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given her for a covering. 16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God...
Pàgina 56 - Trevor, and who was made a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of Charles II.
Pàgina 275 - The difficulties and discouragements which attend the Study of the Scriptures, in the way of private judgment...
Pàgina 398 - I keep the subject constantly before me, and wait till the first dawnings open slowly by little and little into a full and clear light.
Pàgina 53 - If the plaintiff has a right, he must of necessity have a means to vindicate and maintain it, and a remedy if he is injured in the exercise or enjoyment of it; and indeed it is a vain thing to imagine a right without a remedy; for want of right and want of remedy are reciprocal.
Pàgina 254 - The university approved the contents of this letter, and accordingly created Mr. AtterburyD.D. Our author's work was entitled, "The Rights, Powers, and Privileges of an English Convocation, stated and vindicated, in answer to a late book of Dr.
Pàgina 423 - We were all, at the first night of it, in great uncertainty of the event ; till we were very much encouraged by overhearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, ' It will do — it must do ! I see it in the eyes of them.