Anecdotes and Reminiscences of Illustrious Men and Women of Modern TimesReeves and Turner, 1872 - 357 páginas |
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... late years , eulogised by Mr Coleridge in the following lines : -- " Britannia's boast , the wond'rous boy , An amaranth , that earth scarce seemed to own , Blooming in poverty's bleak wintry shade , Till disappointment came , and ...
... late years , eulogised by Mr Coleridge in the following lines : -- " Britannia's boast , the wond'rous boy , An amaranth , that earth scarce seemed to own , Blooming in poverty's bleak wintry shade , Till disappointment came , and ...
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... Majesty's neglect could never do him any prejudice ; but it would reflect eternal disgrace on the King not to have employed Sir Joshua Reynolds . 38 . THE late Sir Charles Young used to relate 22 ANECDOTES AND M. ...
... Majesty's neglect could never do him any prejudice ; but it would reflect eternal disgrace on the King not to have employed Sir Joshua Reynolds . 38 . THE late Sir Charles Young used to relate 22 ANECDOTES AND M. ...
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William Carew Hazlitt. 38 . THE late Sir Charles Young used to relate an anecdote of the late Sir Thomas Philipps , of Middlehill , who is known to have left his residence and park there to fall into utter neglect . Young was travelling ...
William Carew Hazlitt. 38 . THE late Sir Charles Young used to relate an anecdote of the late Sir Thomas Philipps , of Middlehill , who is known to have left his residence and park there to fall into utter neglect . Young was travelling ...
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... late celebrated trial , and ended by asking the Baron his candid opinion of the plaintiff . " I think , sir , " said he , " he is the greatest impostor that has appeared in the world these eighteen hundred years . " 43 . A PRETTY girl ...
... late celebrated trial , and ended by asking the Baron his candid opinion of the plaintiff . " I think , sir , " said he , " he is the greatest impostor that has appeared in the world these eighteen hundred years . " 43 . A PRETTY girl ...
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... late rebellion in Scotland . He set out for the northern part of the United Kingdom . By the nobility and gentry attached to the court he was treated with great cordiality and respect . He was also very kindly received by the clergy of ...
... late rebellion in Scotland . He set out for the northern part of the United Kingdom . By the nobility and gentry attached to the court he was treated with great cordiality and respect . He was also very kindly received by the clergy of ...
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Página 290 - We were all, at the first night of it, in great uncertainty of the event ; till we were very much encouraged by overhearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, ' It will do — it must do ! I see it in the eyes of them.
Página 3 - Does he not feel that it is as honorable to owe it to these, as to being the accident of an accident ? — To all these noble lords, the language of the noble duke is as applicable and as insulting as it is to myself. But I don't fear to meet it single and alone.
Página 3 - No one venerates the peerage more than I do ; but, my lords, I must say that the peerage solicited me, — not I the peerage.
Página 22 - The proverbs of several nations were much studied by Bishop Andrews, and the reason he gave was, because by them he knew the minds of several nations, which is a brave thing ; as we count him a wise man that knows the minds and insides of men, which is done by knowing what is habitual to them.
Página 289 - He began on it ; and when first he mentioned it to Swift, the Doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice ; but it was wholly of his own writing. When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve ; who, after reading it over, said, it would either take greatly, or be damned confoundedly.
Página 168 - I don't know what I may seem to the world ; but, as to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
Página 281 - DEAR Sir Walter Scott and myself were exact, but harmonious, opposites in this : — that every old ruin, hill, river, or tree called up in his mind a host of historical or biographical associations, — just as a bright pan of brass, when beaten, is said to attract the swarming bees ; — whereas, for myself, notwithstanding Dr.
Página 205 - Let us sing to the praise and glory of God a hymn of my own composing.
Página 45 - In matters of commerce, the fault of the Dutch Is giving too little and asking too much; With equal advantage the French are content: So we'll clap on Dutch bottoms a twenty per cent. Twenty per cent, Twenty per cent, Nous frapperons Falck with twenty per cent.
Página 168 - I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.