De Vere; Or, The Man of IndependenceHenry Colburn, 1827 |
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... no very dazzling or overpowering virtues ; no very atrocious crimes to record ; in such times , we should in vain wish with Sallust , " præclari facinoris famum quærere . ” It follows , therefore , that the kind of ambi- X PREFACE .
... no very dazzling or overpowering virtues ; no very atrocious crimes to record ; in such times , we should in vain wish with Sallust , " præclari facinoris famum quærere . ” It follows , therefore , that the kind of ambi- X PREFACE .
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Robert Plumer Ward. It follows , therefore , that the kind of ambi- tion which is here chosen for a subject , must be totally wanting in splendour , and that the work , in point of events , can have little imposing be- longing to it ...
Robert Plumer Ward. It follows , therefore , that the kind of ambi- tion which is here chosen for a subject , must be totally wanting in splendour , and that the work , in point of events , can have little imposing be- longing to it ...
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... follow such an event ; not that those intrigues or characters were actually the same as in history . In the same manner it is necessary , in the work , to introduce a Chancellor , for the pur- pose of a solemn judgment ; and a critic ...
... follow such an event ; not that those intrigues or characters were actually the same as in history . In the same manner it is necessary , in the work , to introduce a Chancellor , for the pur- pose of a solemn judgment ; and a critic ...
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... follow their example , and have accordingly preserved it . ” He ceased ; and his last words surprised me not a little , since they announced my companion as no other than the owner of this singular , re- cluse , and interesting ...
... follow their example , and have accordingly preserved it . ” He ceased ; and his last words surprised me not a little , since they announced my companion as no other than the owner of this singular , re- cluse , and interesting ...
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... follow , or at least affects it to a certain degree . Left alone , there- fore , I was able to examine the rich moulded panels of wainscot of the room I was in , and a rather heavy embossed ceiling , divided into pro- jecting ...
... follow , or at least affects it to a certain degree . Left alone , there- fore , I was able to examine the rich moulded panels of wainscot of the room I was in , and a rather heavy embossed ceiling , divided into pro- jecting ...
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De Vere: Or, the Man of Independence, Band 1 R Plumer (Robert Plumer) 1765-18 Ward Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
admiration ambition answered asked aunt beauty better brother called Castle Mowbray character charm Clayton court cousin cried De Vere dear delight Earl elegance envy Eustace excited father favour fear feeling felt Flowerdale fortune gave gentleman give happy Harclai heart Herbert honour hope interest knew Lady Constance Lady Eleanor laughing least less locum tenens look Lord Bolingbroke Lord Camden Lord Cleveland Lord Halifax Lord Mow Lord Mowbray Lord Willoughby lordship manner means ment mind minister moated house Mortimer mother Mowbray's nature nephew ness never noble observed opinion parliament party Parvenu passion Penruddock perhaps person pleased pleasure politics President racter replied De Vere respect returned romantic scene seat seemed sentiment SHAKSPEARE shew Sir William smiled sort spirit stance suppose sure Talbois talents taste tell thing thought tion truth uncle Vere's wish young youth