Account of the life of Mr. John Home. Appendix to biographical account of Mr. John Home, consisting of letters to and from his friends. Agis. Douglas.-v. 2. Siege of Aquileia. The fatal discovery. Alonzo. Alfred. History of the rebellion, 1745.-v. 3. History of the rebellion (cont.)-Appendix [letters and documents illustrating the historyA. Constable and Company, 1822 |
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... written , as he presumed , from his ignorance on the subject , by some persons out of their own literary circle . It was agreed to communicate the secret to him at a dinner , which was shortly after given by one of their number . At ...
... written , as he presumed , from his ignorance on the subject , by some persons out of their own literary circle . It was agreed to communicate the secret to him at a dinner , which was shortly after given by one of their number . At ...
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... written in such a style , as , to a man not informed of the real circumstances of the case , would leave no doubt of Mr Hume's being the au- thor of the book . I could not read this letter with- out being confirmed in an observation ...
... written in such a style , as , to a man not informed of the real circumstances of the case , would leave no doubt of Mr Hume's being the au- thor of the book . I could not read this letter with- out being confirmed in an observation ...
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... writing it , " that the freemen of Great Britain will read Plutarch , and my reflections upon his narrative , with the same passion and pleasure that I think and write ; and while they contemplate and admire the actions of those great ...
... writing it , " that the freemen of Great Britain will read Plutarch , and my reflections upon his narrative , with the same passion and pleasure that I think and write ; and while they contemplate and admire the actions of those great ...
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... written an Essay , of which I have seen considerable detached pieces , on the Character of Cornelius and Sempronius ... writing a tragedy on the subject of the death of Agis , as related by that biographer , and had completed the first ...
... written an Essay , of which I have seen considerable detached pieces , on the Character of Cornelius and Sempronius ... writing a tragedy on the subject of the death of Agis , as related by that biographer , and had completed the first ...
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... written in a more or less perfect state , as the inspiration or leisure of the moment prompted or allowed . But his clerical duties , of every kind , were always attended to , and so great a favourite was he with the parishioners of ...
... written in a more or less perfect state , as the inspiration or leisure of the moment prompted or allowed . But his clerical duties , of every kind , were always attended to , and so great a favourite was he with the parishioners of ...
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312 페이지 - My name is NORVAL: on the Grampian hills My father feeds his flocks; a frugal swain, Whose constant cares were to increase his store, And keep his only son, myself, at home.
293 페이지 - I will not leave you long ; For in your shades I deem some spirit dwells, Who, from the chiding stream, or groaning oak, Still hears and answers to Matilda^ moan.
329 페이지 - ... the cry Of one in jeopardy. I rose, and ran To where the circling eddy of a pool, Beneath the ford, us'd oft to bring within My reach whatever floating thing the stream Had caught.
335 페이지 - Fear not that I shall mar so fair an harvest, By putting in my sickle ere 'tis ripe. Why did I leave my home and ancient dame? To find the youth, to tell him all I knew, And make him wear these jewels...
366 페이지 - Through skies, where I could count each little star. The fanning west wind scarcely stirs the leaves ; The river, rushing o'er its pebbled bed, Imposes silence, with a stilly sound. In such a place as this, at such an hour, If ancestry can be in aught believed, Descending spirits have conversed with man, And told the secrets of the world unknown.
313 페이지 - The road he took, then hasted to my friends; Whom with a troop of fifty chosen men, I met advancing. The pursuit I led, Till we o'ertook the spoil-encumber'd foe. We fought and conquer'd. E're a sword was drawn, An arrow from my bow had pierc'd their chief, Who wore that day the arms which now I wear.
333 페이지 - The fastest friend, the best and kindest master. But, ah ! he knew not of my sad estate. After that battle, where his gallant son, Your own brave brother, fell, the good old lord Grew...
300 페이지 - I am, since death first prey'd on man, Never did sister thus a brother mourn. "What had your sorrows been, if you had lost, In early youth, the husband of your heart?
346 페이지 - Then, having show'd his wounds, he'd sit him down, And all the live-long day discourse of war. To help my fancy, in the smooth green turf He cut the figures of the marshal!
314 페이지 - I cannot say : for various affections, And strangely mingled, in my bosom swell; Yet each of them may well command a tear.