New Elegant Extracts: A Unique Selection ... from the Most Eminent Prose and Epistolary Writers ...C.& C. Whittingham, 1827 |
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... Lord Darnley The Earl of Murray The Earl of Murray Ditto . 148 Ditto . 150 ........... Sir W. Soott . 151 The Earl of Morton John Knox ... Cardinal Wolsey The Earl of Essex The Earl of Strafford Gilbert Stuart . 153 Ditto . 155 Lingard ...
... Lord Darnley The Earl of Murray The Earl of Murray Ditto . 148 Ditto . 150 ........... Sir W. Soott . 151 The Earl of Morton John Knox ... Cardinal Wolsey The Earl of Essex The Earl of Strafford Gilbert Stuart . 153 Ditto . 155 Lingard ...
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... Lord Holland Lord Chesterfield . 193 Lord Chatham Ditto . 195 The Marquis of Rockingham . Burke . 198 Sir George Saville Ditto . 200 Lord Chief Baron Burgh ... The Hon . J. H. Hutchinson Lord North John Dunning , Lord Ashburton ... Sir ...
... Lord Holland Lord Chesterfield . 193 Lord Chatham Ditto . 195 The Marquis of Rockingham . Burke . 198 Sir George Saville Ditto . 200 Lord Chief Baron Burgh ... The Hon . J. H. Hutchinson Lord North John Dunning , Lord Ashburton ... Sir ...
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... lord . " It is not , " replied Henry , " the first time that he has been in arms against me . But what is worse , he has made me the subject of his satire ; and in his poems has held me up to the derision of my enemies . From his ex ...
... lord . " It is not , " replied Henry , " the first time that he has been in arms against me . But what is worse , he has made me the subject of his satire ; and in his poems has held me up to the derision of my enemies . From his ex ...
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... cruel and unforgiving : the blood which he shed intimidated his friends no less than his foes : and both lords and commons during his reign , instead of contending , like their predecessors , for the establishment CHARACTERS . 29 Edward IV.
... cruel and unforgiving : the blood which he shed intimidated his friends no less than his foes : and both lords and commons during his reign , instead of contending , like their predecessors , for the establishment CHARACTERS . 29 Edward IV.
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... Lord Audley , he termi- nated by victory : the wars of France and Spain by peace , sought at his hands : the war of Britain , by the accidental death of the duke : the insur- rection of the Lord Lovel , and that of Perkins at Exeter ...
... Lord Audley , he termi- nated by victory : the wars of France and Spain by peace , sought at his hands : the war of Britain , by the accidental death of the duke : the insur- rection of the Lord Lovel , and that of Perkins at Exeter ...
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285 페이지 - What recks it them? What need they? They are sped; And, when they list, their lean and flashy songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw; The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed, But, swoln with wind and the rank mist they draw, Rot inwardly, and foul contagion spread : Besides what the grim wolf with privy paw Daily devours apace, and nothing said: But that two-handed engine at the door Stands ready to smite once, and smite no more.
277 페이지 - ... human nature at one glance, and to be the only author that gives ground for a very new opinion, That the philosopher, and even the man of the world, may be born, as well as the poet.
171 페이지 - He was of an industry and vigilance not to be tired out, or wearied by the most laborious ; and of parts not to be imposed upon by the most subtle or sharp ; and of a personal courage equal to his best parts...
276 페이지 - His characters are so much nature herself, that it is a sort of injury to call them by so distant a name as copies of her.
169 페이지 - I am persuaded his power and interest at that time were greater to do good or hurt than any man's in the kingdom, or than any man of his rank hath had in any time; for his reputation of honesty was universal, and his affections seemed so publicly guided, that no corrupt or private ends could bias them....
216 페이지 - He was a man of admirable parts, of general knowledge, of a versatile understanding fitted for every sort of business, of infinite wit and pleasantry, of a delightful temper, and with a mind most perfectly disinterested.
275 페이지 - He was the man who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul.
103 페이지 - He was not a man of blood, and totally declined Machiavel's method, which prescribes, upon any alteration of government, as a thing absolutely necessary, to cut off all the heads of those, and extirpate their families, who are friends to the old one. It was confidently reported that, in the council of officers, it was more than once proposed, " that there might be a general massacre of all the royal party, as " the only expedient to secure the government " : but that Cromwell would never consent...
99 페이지 - But his greatness at home was but a shadow of the glory he had abroad. It was hard to discover which feared him most, France, Spain, or the Low Countries, where his friendship was current at the value he put upon it.
338 페이지 - Mahomet must have been gradually stained: and the influence of such pernicious habits would be poorly compensated by the practice of the personal and social virtues which are necessary to maintain the reputation of a prophet among his sectaries and friends. Of his last years, ambition was the ruling passion; and a politician will suspect that he secretly smiled (the victorious impostor!) at the enthusiasm of his youth and the credulity of his proselytes.