Memoirs of the city of London and its celebritiesJ.C. Nimmo, 1901 |
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Pagina 20
... seat of learn- ing , in conjunction with his colleague , he instituted prizes for the senior and middle bachelors . He was at the same time elected member for Hastings , but preferring to sit for the scene of his education and early ...
... seat of learn- ing , in conjunction with his colleague , he instituted prizes for the senior and middle bachelors . He was at the same time elected member for Hastings , but preferring to sit for the scene of his education and early ...
Pagina 47
... seat in the House of Commons as member for Windsor , for which borough he continued to sit during successive Parliaments till , twenty - two years afterward , he was raised to the House of Lords . In the " Broad - bottomed ...
... seat in the House of Commons as member for Windsor , for which borough he continued to sit during successive Parliaments till , twenty - two years afterward , he was raised to the House of Lords . In the " Broad - bottomed ...
Pagina 57
... times into the third and fourth , grades of the state . A Mr. Schultz , who for seven years had been a gentleman of the bedchamber , was dis- missed merely because he was without a seat in Parliament CELEBRATED ETONIANS . 57.
... times into the third and fourth , grades of the state . A Mr. Schultz , who for seven years had been a gentleman of the bedchamber , was dis- missed merely because he was without a seat in Parliament CELEBRATED ETONIANS . 57.
Pagina 58
John Heneage Jesse. missed merely because he was without a seat in Parliament ; and a worthy and gallant officer , Ad- miral Forbes , was removed from the Board of Admiralty , to enable Fox to make room for one of his own friends . Far ...
John Heneage Jesse. missed merely because he was without a seat in Parliament ; and a worthy and gallant officer , Ad- miral Forbes , was removed from the Board of Admiralty , to enable Fox to make room for one of his own friends . Far ...
Pagina 107
... seat in the House of Commons as member for Old Sarum . During the following seven years which preceded the fall of Walpole from power , Mr. Pitt figures as the formidable and uncompromising opponent of that celebrated min- ister , who ...
... seat in the House of Commons as member for Old Sarum . During the following seven years which preceded the fall of Walpole from power , Mr. Pitt figures as the formidable and uncompromising opponent of that celebrated min- ister , who ...
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accordingly admired afterward appears appointed Bishop born brother Bute's chancellor Charles Hanbury Williams Church Cole Cornwallis court daughter death died Doctor Doctor Johnson Duke of Grafton Duke of Newcastle eloquence eminent England Eton father favour favourite Fielding Fielding's former fortune genius George Grenville George III George Selwyn Gray Grenville's Hanbury Williams hand Hardinge honour Horace Walpole House of Commons House of Lords illustrious instance king King's College Lady lastly less literary London Lord Bute Lord Camden Lord Chatham Lord Holland Lord Lyttelton Lord Temple married master meantime ment mind minister month mother never occasion Parliament person Pitt Pitt's poet political prince princess probably rendered resigned retired Richard royal closet scarcely scholar schoolfellow seat secretary seems Sir Robert Sneyd Davies sovereign statesman Temple's tion took Townshend verses virtues Whig wife writes Lord writes Walpole young
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Pagina 343 - The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th
Pagina 90 - Let humble Allen, with an awkward shame, Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Pagina 263 - Born and educated in this country, I glory in the name of Briton ; and the peculiar happiness of my life will ever consist in promoting the welfare of a people, whose loyalty and warm affection to me I consider as the greatest and most permanent security of my throne...
Pagina 89 - Charlotte, shall from her sympathetic breast send forth the heaving sigh. Do thou teach me not only to foresee, but to enjoy, nay, even to feed on future praise. Comfort me by a solemn assurance, that when the little parlour in which I sit at this instant shall be reduced to a worse furnished box, I shall be read with honour by those who never knew nor saw me, and whom I shall neither know nor see.
Pagina 377 - But hark ! the portals sound, and pacing forth With solemn steps and slow, High potentates, and dames of royal birth, And mitred fathers in long order go : Great Edward, with the lilies on his brow From haughty Gallia torn...
Pagina 142 - He made an administration so checkered and speckled, he put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid; such a piece of diversified mosaic; such a tessellated pavement without cement; here a bit of black stone and there a bit of white...
Pagina 198 - you shall be my confessor: when I first set out in the world, I had friends who endeavoured to shake my belief in the Christian religion. I saw difficulties which staggered me; but I kept my mind open to conviction. The evidences and doctrines of Christianity, studied with attention, made me a most firm and persuaded believer of the Christiau religion. I have made it the rule of my life, and it is the ground of my future hopes.
Pagina 87 - Poor Fielding ! I could not help telling his sister, that I was equally surprised at and concerned for his continued lowness. Had your brother, said I, been born in a stable, or been a runner at a sponging-house, we should have thought him a genius, and wished he had had the advantage of a liberal education, and of being admitted into good company...
Pagina 127 - But if he be resolved to assume the right of advising his Majesty, and directing the operations of the war, to what purpose are we called to this council ? When he talks of being responsible to the people, he talks the language of the House of Commons, and forgets, that at this board, he is only responsible to the King.
Pagina 313 - I think they have done right in giving exemplary damages; to enter a man's house by virtue of a nameless warrant, in order to procure evidence, is worse than the Spanish inquisition; a law under which no Englishman would wish to live an hour...