The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent Statesmen, Patriots, Divines, Warriors, Philosophers, Poets, and Artists, of Great Britain and Ireland, from the Accession of Henry VIII. to the Present Time. Including a Complete History of England from that Area, Том 8Charles Dilly, 1791 |
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... gave new life to all the bitterness and implacability of faction . " 3 Mr. Pitt , finding his influence in the cabinet at an end , declared , that as he was called to the mini- ftry by the voice of the people , to whom he con- filered ...
... gave new life to all the bitterness and implacability of faction . " 3 Mr. Pitt , finding his influence in the cabinet at an end , declared , that as he was called to the mini- ftry by the voice of the people , to whom he con- filered ...
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... gave his opinion upon almost every article of the treaty ; and , upon the whole , maintained , that it was inadequate to the conquefts , and to the juft ex pectations of the kingdom . The definitive treaty of peace between Great Britain ...
... gave his opinion upon almost every article of the treaty ; and , upon the whole , maintained , that it was inadequate to the conquefts , and to the juft ex pectations of the kingdom . The definitive treaty of peace between Great Britain ...
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... gave law to the house of Bourbon ? My lords , the dignity of nations de- mands a decifive condu & t in a fituation like this . Even when the greatest prince that perhaps this country ever faw , filled our throne , the requifition of a ...
... gave law to the house of Bourbon ? My lords , the dignity of nations de- mands a decifive condu & t in a fituation like this . Even when the greatest prince that perhaps this country ever faw , filled our throne , the requifition of a ...
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... gave motion to adminiftration- fomething unfeen , which caused fuch pufillanimous , fuch timid , fuch daftardly councils . What ! were we to fit down in an ignominious tamenefs ? to fay , " take from us what you will , but in God's name ...
... gave motion to adminiftration- fomething unfeen , which caused fuch pufillanimous , fuch timid , fuch daftardly councils . What ! were we to fit down in an ignominious tamenefs ? to fay , " take from us what you will , but in God's name ...
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... gave a diftinct view of the perfons , who officiated as reprefentatives of the chief mourners , and of the fervants of the deceased ; and , finally , in different parts of the room were a number of the ' undertaker's men , and fome ...
... gave a diftinct view of the perfons , who officiated as reprefentatives of the chief mourners , and of the fervants of the deceased ; and , finally , in different parts of the room were a number of the ' undertaker's men , and fome ...
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Стр. 118 - In smoky ruins sunk they lie. The monuments of cruelty. The wretched owner sees afar His all become the prey of war ; Bethinks him of his babes and wife, Then smites his breast, and curses life.
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Стр. 102 - Ah ! let not Censure term our fate our choice, The stage but echoes back the public voice ; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to please, must please to live.
Стр. 37 - That God and nature put into our hands.' I know not what ideas that lord may entertain of God and nature ; but I know that such abominable principles are equally abhorrent to religion and humanity. What ! to attribute the sacred sanction of God and nature to the massacres of the Indian...
Стр. 38 - Judges to interpose the purity of their ermine, to save us from this pollution. I call upon the honour of your Lordships to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country to vindicate the national character. I invoke the genius of the constitution.
Стр. 25 - This, my lords, is a perilous and tremendous moment ! It is not a time for adulation. The smoothness of flattery cannot now avail; cannot save us in this rugged and awful crisis. It is now necessary to instruct the throne in the language of truth.
Стр. 66 - ... the order of society, and from a veneration for the Great Source of all order: correct, nay stern in his taste; hard to please, and easily offended, impetuous and irritable in his temper, but of a most humane and benevolent heart...
Стр. 97 - Thou great Infallible, forbear to roar, Thy bulls and errors are rever'd no more. When doctrines meet with gen'ral approbation, It is not Heresy, but Reformation.
Стр. 29 - If I were an American as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms — never, never, never!
Стр. 2 - Much more, sir, is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with less temptation ; who prostitutes himself for money which he cannot enjoy, and spends the remains of his life in the ruin of his country.