The Spirit of the Public Journals: Being an Impartial Selection of the Most Exquisite Essays and Jeux D'esprits, Principally Prose, that Appear in the Newspapers and Other Publications, Band 1Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott James Ridgway, 1799 Being an impartial selection of the most exquisite essays and jeux d'esprits, principally prose, that appear in the newspapers and other publications. |
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... such a falfehood from the name being the fame with the Under Secretary's ; as in most * The following whimsical series of letters were written in 1793 , to ridicule Mr. Burgefs , now Sir James Bland Burgefs , on ac- count of the share ...
... such a falfehood from the name being the fame with the Under Secretary's ; as in most * The following whimsical series of letters were written in 1793 , to ridicule Mr. Burgefs , now Sir James Bland Burgefs , on ac- count of the share ...
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... such an adventure he felt a prompt alacrity . A quick spirit fug- gefted to him , in an instant , the means of an introduc- tion at once unfufpected and recommendatory : he whispered his friend George Driver to brush the old woman , and ...
... such an adventure he felt a prompt alacrity . A quick spirit fug- gefted to him , in an instant , the means of an introduc- tion at once unfufpected and recommendatory : he whispered his friend George Driver to brush the old woman , and ...
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... Such would not be the cafe , if they could be induced to use the diet I here recommend . Leaving this digreffion , let me obferve , that to the above fubftitutes for bread , may be added fish of all kinds , particularly turbot , with ...
... Such would not be the cafe , if they could be induced to use the diet I here recommend . Leaving this digreffion , let me obferve , that to the above fubftitutes for bread , may be added fish of all kinds , particularly turbot , with ...
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... Such was this heav'n - lov'd ifle , Than Lefbos fairer and the Cretan fhore ! No more fhall freedom fmile ? Shall Britons languish , and be then no more ? Since all muft life refign , Those sweet rewards , which decorate the brave ...
... Such was this heav'n - lov'd ifle , Than Lefbos fairer and the Cretan fhore ! No more fhall freedom fmile ? Shall Britons languish , and be then no more ? Since all muft life refign , Those sweet rewards , which decorate the brave ...
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... Such was the immenfe and able plan of this exalted General . Let us now return to that moft glorious and juft war , where we left the combined Powers in pof- feffion of fo much glory and renown . These Powers , animated by their recent ...
... Such was the immenfe and able plan of this exalted General . Let us now return to that moft glorious and juft war , where we left the combined Powers in pof- feffion of fo much glory and renown . These Powers , animated by their recent ...
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Seite 159 - Where, laughing at the storm, rich navies ride ; Not starred and spangled courts Where low-browed baseness wafts perfume to pride. No ! Men, high-minded men, With powers as far above dull brutes endued, In forest, brake or den, As beasts excel cold rocks and brambles rude ; Men who their duties know, But know their rights, and, knowing, dare maintain, Prevent the long-aimed blow, And crush the tyrant while they rend the chain, — These constitute a State...
Seite 259 - How sleep the brave, who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung ; By forms unseen their dirge is sung : There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And Freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there ! TO MERCY.
Seite iv - Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing, more than any man in all Venice. His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bushels of chaff : you shall seek all day ere you find them, and when you have them, they are not worth the search.
Seite 104 - Igni corusco nubila dividens Plerumque, per purum tonantes Egit equos volucremque currum, Quo bruta tellus et vaga flumina, Quo Styx et invisi horrida Taenari 10 Sedes Atlanteusque finis Concutitur.
Seite 119 - How blest my days, my thoughts how free, In sweet society with thee ! Then all was joyous, all was young, And years unheeded...
Seite 229 - Wha will be a traitor knave? Wha can fill a coward's grave? Wha sae base as be a slave? Let him turn and flee! Wha for Scotland's king and law Freedom's sword will...
Seite 121 - Then welcome business, welcome strife, Welcome the cares, the thorns of life, The visage wan, the pore-blind sight, The toil by day, the lamp at night, The tedious forms, the solemn prate, The pert dispute, the dull debate, The drowsy bench, the babbling Hall...
Seite 232 - And Abraham arose and met him, and said unto him, Turn in, I pray thee, and wash thy feet, and tarry all night, and thou shalt arise early on the morrow, and go on thy way.
Seite 368 - I, you are providing pain for yourself, instead of pleasure; you give too much for your whistle.
Seite 320 - Oh! hush these suspicions," Fair Imogine said, "Offensive to love and to me! For, if you be living, or if you be dead, I swear by the Virgin, that none in your stead Shall husband of Imogine be.