The Four Georges: The English Humourists of the Eighteenth CenturySmith, Elder, 1869 - 362 pagina's |
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Pagina 30
... side in those days . Cynical , and selfish , as he was , he was better than a king out of St. Germains with the French King's orders in his pocket , and a swarm of Jesuits in his train . The Fates are supposed to interest themselves ...
... side in those days . Cynical , and selfish , as he was , he was better than a king out of St. Germains with the French King's orders in his pocket , and a swarm of Jesuits in his train . The Fates are supposed to interest themselves ...
Pagina 39
... side and the other ; the side of loyalty , prerogative , church , and king ; -the side of right , truth , civil and religious freedom , --had set generations of brave men in arms . By the time when George III . came to the throne , the ...
... side and the other ; the side of loyalty , prerogative , church , and king ; -the side of right , truth , civil and religious freedom , --had set generations of brave men in arms . By the time when George III . came to the throne , the ...
Pagina 46
... side , who kisses her dead lips with frantic grief , and leaves her to sin more ; of the bevy of courtly clergymen , and the archbishop , whose prayers she rejects , and who are obliged for propriety's sake to shuffle off the anxious ...
... side , who kisses her dead lips with frantic grief , and leaves her to sin more ; of the bevy of courtly clergymen , and the archbishop , whose prayers she rejects , and who are obliged for propriety's sake to shuffle off the anxious ...
Pagina 47
... side . I look with reverence on those men at that time . Which is the sublimer spectacle - the good John Wesley , surrounded by his congregation of miners at the pit's mouth , or the Queen's chaplains mumbling through their morning ...
... side . I look with reverence on those men at that time . Which is the sublimer spectacle - the good John Wesley , surrounded by his congregation of miners at the pit's mouth , or the Queen's chaplains mumbling through their morning ...
Pagina 60
... side of his coffin to be taken out , as well as that of poor Caroline's who had preceded him , so that his sinful old bones and ashes might mingle with those of the faithful creature . O strutting Turkey - cock of Herrenhausen ! O ...
... side of his coffin to be taken out , as well as that of poor Caroline's who had preceded him , so that his sinful old bones and ashes might mingle with those of the faithful creature . O strutting Turkey - cock of Herrenhausen ! O ...
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Pagina 284 - 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 356 - 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 241 - like a distressed prince who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid. I was undone by my auxiliary. When I had once called him in, I could not subsist without dependence on him.
Pagina 205 - 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 260 - Of manners gentle, of affections mild ; In wit, a man ; simplicity, a child ; With native humour temp'ring virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at once and lash the age ; Above temptation, in a low estate ; And uncorrupted...
Pagina 164 - 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 135 - 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.
Pagina 133 - But when at morn and eve the star Beholds me on my knee, I feel, though thou art distant far, Thy prayers ascend for me.
Pagina 207 - Tis not in mortals to command success, But we'll do more, Sempronius; we'll deserve it.
Pagina 164 - I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London that a young, healthy child well nursed is, at a year old, . a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout.