The Four Georges: The English Humorists of the Eighteenth CenturySmith, Elder and Company, 1869 - 362 pagina's |
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Pagina 3
... lady , who had been asked in marriage by Horace Wal- pole , who had been patted on the head by George I. This lady had knocked at Dr. Johnson's door ; had been intimate with Fox , the beautiful Georgina of Devonshire , and that bril ...
... lady , who had been asked in marriage by Horace Wal- pole , who had been patted on the head by George I. This lady had knocked at Dr. Johnson's door ; had been intimate with Fox , the beautiful Georgina of Devonshire , and that bril ...
Pagina 6
... lady of birth quite inferior to his own - Eleanor d'Olbreuse , from whom our Queen is descended . Eleanor had a pretty daughter , who inherited a great fortune , which inflamed her cousin , George Louis of Hanover , with a desire to ...
... lady of birth quite inferior to his own - Eleanor d'Olbreuse , from whom our Queen is descended . Eleanor had a pretty daughter , who inherited a great fortune , which inflamed her cousin , George Louis of Hanover , with a desire to ...
Pagina 8
... ladies , and then comes supper and a bank at Faro , where he loses or wins a thousand pieces by daylight . If it is a German court , you may add not a little drunkenness to this picture of high life ; but German , or French , or Spanish ...
... ladies , and then comes supper and a bank at Faro , where he loses or wins a thousand pieces by daylight . If it is a German court , you may add not a little drunkenness to this picture of high life ; but German , or French , or Spanish ...
Pagina 14
... Lady Mary saw George II . too . " I can tell you , without flattery or partiality , " she says , " that our young prince has all the accomplishments that it is possible to have at his age , with an air of sprightliness and understanding ...
... Lady Mary saw George II . too . " I can tell you , without flattery or partiality , " she says , " that our young prince has all the accomplishments that it is possible to have at his age , with an air of sprightliness and understanding ...
Pagina 16
The English Humorists of the Eighteenth Century William Makepeace Thackeray. ( for the ladies , no doubt ) ; seven officers ... lady hunting in the forest , or dancing in the Court , or bowing to their Serene Highnesses as they pass in to ...
The English Humorists of the Eighteenth Century William Makepeace Thackeray. ( for the ladies , no doubt ) ; seven officers ... lady hunting in the forest , or dancing in the Court , or bowing to their Serene Highnesses as they pass in to ...
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Populaire passages
Pagina 354 - How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly...
Pagina 237 - I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow: when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions and debates of mankind.
Pagina 348 - But me, not destined such delights to share, My prime of life in wandering spent and care ; Impell'd, with steps unceasing, to pursue Some fleeting good, that mocks me with the view ; That, like the circle bounding earth and skies, Allures from far, yet, as I follow, flies ; My fortune leads to traverse realms alone, And find no spot of all the world my own.
Pagina 276 - Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike...
Pagina 197 - Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war : In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage.
Pagina 344 - To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in Heaven. As some tall cliff, that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.
Pagina 157 - He is taller, by almost the breadth of my nail, than any of his court ; which alone is enough to strike an awe into the beholders.
Pagina 156 - That the remaining hundred thousand may at a year old be offered in sale to the persons of quality, and fortune, through the kingdom, always advising the mother to let them suck plentifully in the last month, so as to render them plump, and fat for a good table. A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends, and when the family dines alone, the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish, and seasoned with a little pepper or salt will be very good boiled on the fourth day, especially...
Pagina 343 - At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools who came to scoff, remain'd to pray.
Pagina 129 - I consider it an indispensable duty to close this last act of my official life by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to His holy keeping. Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.