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... appears to contain some useful practical observations . ' DEVEREUX ( WALTER ) , the first earl of Essex of this name and family , a general equally distinguished for his courage and conduct , and a nobleman not more illustrious by his ...
... appears to contain some useful practical observations . ' DEVEREUX ( WALTER ) , the first earl of Essex of this name and family , a general equally distinguished for his courage and conduct , and a nobleman not more illustrious by his ...
Pagina 17
... appears to have unmanned him , and in his distraction of mind , he gave out , that they sought his life ; kept a watch in Essex - house all night ; and sum- moned his friends for his defence the next morning . Many disputes ensued , and ...
... appears to have unmanned him , and in his distraction of mind , he gave out , that they sought his life ; kept a watch in Essex - house all night ; and sum- moned his friends for his defence the next morning . Many disputes ensued , and ...
Pagina 47
... appears from the numerous Grecisms with which it abounds ; and from the literal cor- respondence of many passages with the Greek fragments of one Dictys cited by ancient authors . The Greek ori- ! Life ubi supra . ginal was very ...
... appears from the numerous Grecisms with which it abounds ; and from the literal cor- respondence of many passages with the Greek fragments of one Dictys cited by ancient authors . The Greek ori- ! Life ubi supra . ginal was very ...
Pagina 52
... appears , in the very passages where it is most mis- placed ; and never is the author more aukward than when he intends to display a graceful ease . The " Fils naturel , " and the " Pére de Famille , " two comedies in prose , which ...
... appears , in the very passages where it is most mis- placed ; and never is the author more aukward than when he intends to display a graceful ease . The " Fils naturel , " and the " Pére de Famille , " two comedies in prose , which ...
Pagina 54
... appears somewhat improbable ; yet it may coincide with a report , which is more certain , that in his latter days he shewed some signs of contrition . In 1784 his health began visibly to decline ; and one of his domes- tics , perceiving ...
... appears somewhat improbable ; yet it may coincide with a report , which is more certain , that in his latter days he shewed some signs of contrition . In 1784 his health began visibly to decline ; and one of his domes- tics , perceiving ...
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