History of England: From the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Versailles, 1713-1783, Volume 2J. Murray, 1858 |
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Populaire passages
Pagina 259 - I happened soon after to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which I perceived he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the coppers.
Pagina 160 - A hateful tax levied upon commodities, " and adjudged, not by common judges of property, but " by wretches hired by those to whom excise is paid!
Pagina 145 - If all be true that I do think, There are five reasons we should drink: Good wine— a friend— or being dry— Or lest we should be, by and by— Or any other reason why!
Pagina 64 - ... without suffering me to see them before he was paid, or giving me good security to restore my money for those that were lean, or shorn, or scabby, I would be none of his customer. I have heard of a man who had a mind to sell his house, and therefore carried a piece of brick in his pocket, which he showed as a pattern to encourage purchasers: and this is directly the case in point with Mr. Wood's assay.
Pagina 244 - I have observed the Clergy in all the places through which I have travelled, Papists, Lutherans, Calvinists and Dissenters ; but of them all, our Clergy is much the most remiss in their labours in private, and the least severe in their lives.
Pagina 116 - And sensible soft melancholy. "Has she no faults then, (Envy says) Sir?" Yes, she has one, I must aver; When all the world conspires to praise her, The woman's deaf, and does not hear.
Pagina 283 - Walpole, to his ruin, and guided by a mistaken policy, suffered to be daubed over that measure. Some years after, it was my fortune to converse with many of the principal actors against that minister, and with those who principally excited that clamour. None of them, no not one, did in the least defend the measure, or attempt to justify their conduct. They condemned it as freely as they would have done in commenting upon any proceeding in history in which they were totally unconcerned.
Pagina 228 - I shall say but little at present of their Learning, which for many Ages hath flourished in all its Branches among them : But their manner of Writing is very peculiar, being neither from the Left to the Right, like the Europeans ; nor from the Right to the Left, like the Arabians ; nor from up to down, like the Chinese , nor from down to up, like the Cascagians ; but aslant from one Corner of the Paper to the other, like Ladies in England.
Pagina 64 - ... in good gold and silver, must be given for trash, that will not be worth above eight or nine thousand pounds real value.
Pagina 205 - The gracious Prince, so far from attempting an apology, spoke not a word to his mother ; but on her retreat gave her his hand, led her into the street to her coach — still dumb ! — but a crowd being assembled at the gate, he kneeled down in the dirt, and humbly kissed her Majesty's hand. Her indignation must have shrunk into contempt.