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... thought " not destined to be a musical composer ; " and when asked his opinion about him , said drily , " he plays well on the piano . " Mozart , however , had shown more penetration . When Beethoven had previously made a visit to ...
... thought " not destined to be a musical composer ; " and when asked his opinion about him , said drily , " he plays well on the piano . " Mozart , however , had shown more penetration . When Beethoven had previously made a visit to ...
Pagina 34
... thought that foreign powers would have disap- proved of a pope from that order , and that if such an individual had actually been elected , his society would have established itself in the Vatican , either permanently , or during a very ...
... thought that foreign powers would have disap- proved of a pope from that order , and that if such an individual had actually been elected , his society would have established itself in the Vatican , either permanently , or during a very ...
Pagina 35
... thought defective , doubts being thrown upon his knowledge of Greek ; and although when young he wrote a Hebrew Grammar , it has been reasonably supposed that he never made any great progress in that language . Some of this great man's ...
... thought defective , doubts being thrown upon his knowledge of Greek ; and although when young he wrote a Hebrew Grammar , it has been reasonably supposed that he never made any great progress in that language . Some of this great man's ...
Pagina 41
... thought by Warton in his Essay on Pope , ( ii . p . 324 , ) to have taken the idea of writing Cicero's history in his own words , and also to have taken the whole arrangements , adopted without acknowledgment , by himself . BELLER ...
... thought by Warton in his Essay on Pope , ( ii . p . 324 , ) to have taken the idea of writing Cicero's history in his own words , and also to have taken the whole arrangements , adopted without acknowledgment , by himself . BELLER ...
Pagina 50
... thought his policy sometimes dangerously pliant . Buonaparte , then emperor , allowed his remains , by a special privilege , to be interred in the vault of his predecessors , and ordered a monument to be erected as a testimony of his ...
... thought his policy sometimes dangerously pliant . Buonaparte , then emperor , allowed his remains , by a special privilege , to be interred in the vault of his predecessors , and ordered a monument to be erected as a testimony of his ...
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Pagina 352 - He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Pagina 169 - The support and assistance I have received from Captain Berry cannot be sufficiently expressed. I was wounded in the head, and obliged to be carried off the deck; but, the service suffered no loss by that event. Captain Berry was fully equal to the important service then going on; and, to him, I must beg leave to refer you, for every information relative to this victory.
Pagina 54 - Belon consigna les résultats de son voyage dans un ouvrage fort remarquable, intitulé les Observations de plusieurs singularités et choses mémorables, trouvées en Grèce, Asie, Judée, Egypte, Arabie et autres pays estranges, rédigées en trois livres; Paris (G.
Pagina 271 - A curious Herbal, containing FIVE HUNDRED of the most useful plants which are now used in the practice of physic, engraved on folio copperplates, after drawings taken from the life. To which is added a short description of the plants, and their common uses in Physic.
Pagina 123 - Literary History of the Middle Ages ; comprehending an Account of the State of Learning from the Close of the Reign of Augustus to its Revival in the Fifteenth Century.
Pagina 271 - London by Robert Barker, Printer to the King's most Excellent
Pagina 261 - Being at table with his usual fare, some bread, a few prunes, and a measured quantity of milk, diluted with water...
Pagina 93 - Bentham, Jeremy. Plan of Parliamentary Reform, in the Form of a Catechism, with Reasons for each Article. With an Introduction, Shewing the Necessity of Radical, and the Inadequacy of Moderate, Reform.
Pagina 29 - A Vindication of the Authenticity of the Narratives contained in the first two chapters of the Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke...
Pagina 261 - ... set it down on his knees, which were joined together, and kept it steady with his hand, in the manner of a person perfectly at ease; and in this attitude expired, without spilling a drop, and without a writhe in his countenance ; as if an experiment had been required, to show to his friends the facility with which he departed.