Supplement to the Anecdotes of Some Distinguished PersonsT. Cadell jun. and W. Davies, 1797 - 304 pagina's |
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Pagina 72
... " with the Vice Chancellor about printing , and the bookes which came forth here , complaining of " fome things written in bookes of controversy ; ❝ to to which the . Vice - Chancellor replied , that 72 ANECDOTES OF SOME.
... " with the Vice Chancellor about printing , and the bookes which came forth here , complaining of " fome things written in bookes of controversy ; ❝ to to which the . Vice - Chancellor replied , that 72 ANECDOTES OF SOME.
Pagina 73
William Seward. to which the . Vice - Chancellor replied , that " there was a Prieft here who printed bookes " without license ; and upon demand whofe it " was , he faid Mr. Walker's ; and he hoped , that " if he had the liberty to print ...
William Seward. to which the . Vice - Chancellor replied , that " there was a Prieft here who printed bookes " without license ; and upon demand whofe it " was , he faid Mr. Walker's ; and he hoped , that " if he had the liberty to print ...
Pagina 83
... replied King William nobly ; " he has been too long a lucky General , to be " nothing else but a lucky General . " " I am neither , " faid this excellent . Prince , " for a Commonwealth after my death , nor will " I be a Doge of Venice ...
... replied King William nobly ; " he has been too long a lucky General , to be " nothing else but a lucky General . " " I am neither , " faid this excellent . Prince , " for a Commonwealth after my death , nor will " I be a Doge of Venice ...
Pagina 87
... replied , " My Lord , I am no Divine : I cannot argue " that matter ; but Lord Oxford may perhaps " answer your objections . " A time appointed ; " the Prefence Chamber full of Nobility to hear " the conference ; whereon the Lord Oxford ...
... replied , " My Lord , I am no Divine : I cannot argue " that matter ; but Lord Oxford may perhaps " answer your objections . " A time appointed ; " the Prefence Chamber full of Nobility to hear " the conference ; whereon the Lord Oxford ...
Pagina 87
... replied King William nobly ; " he has been too long a lucky General , to be " nothing else but a lucky General . " " I am neither , " faid this excellent . Prince , " for a Commonwealth after my death , nor will " I be a Doge of Venice ...
... replied King William nobly ; " he has been too long a lucky General , to be " nothing else but a lucky General . " " I am neither , " faid this excellent . Prince , " for a Commonwealth after my death , nor will " I be a Doge of Venice ...
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Pagina 30 - The times have been That, when the brains were out, the man would die, And there an end ; but now they rise again, With twenty mortal murders on their crowns, And push us from our stools.
Pagina 28 - I, that was wont to behold her riding like Alexander, hunting like Diana, walking like Venus, the gentle wind blowing her fair hair about her pure cheeks, like a nymph, sometimes sitting in the shade like a goddess, sometimes singing like an angel, sometimes playing like Orpheus ; behold the sorrow of this world ! once amiss hath bereaved me of all.
Pagina 5 - You will probably be desired to intercede for the favours of the pope on particular occasions. Be cautious, however, that you trouble him not too often; for his temper leads him to be most liberal to those who weary him least with their solicitations. This you must observe, lest you should give him...
Pagina 88 - and attentively read these Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion that this " Volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more true sublimity, ' more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and * finer strains both of Poetry and Eloquence, than can be' collected from * all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been composed.
Pagina 39 - For words are wise men's counters, they do but reckon by them ; but they are the money of fools, that value them by the authority of an Aristotle, a Cicero, or a Thomas, or any other doctor whatsoever, if but a man.
Pagina 87 - I thank God that I have been enabled to come here this day — to perform my duty, and to speak on a subject which has so deeply impressed my mind. I am old and infirm — have one foot, more than one foot, in the grave — I am risen from my bed, to stand up in the cause of my country — perhaps never again to speak in this House.
Pagina 39 - Shaftesbury had more law than all his judges and more divinity than all his bishops.
Pagina 26 - Who God doth late and early pray, More of his grace than gifts to lend, And entertains the harmless day, With a religious book or friend. This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise, or fear to fall ; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all.
Pagina 69 - ... attached to a young lady who was born the day before him, and who seems not to have been very poetically tempered, for she did not return his ardour.
Pagina 69 - The composition too is probably more correct, as I have chosen the ancient tragedies for my models and only copied the most affecting passages in them. In the mean time, you would greatly oblige me by sending the score of the last. If you can get it written, I will readily answer the expense.