The British Plutarch [by T. Mortimer].Samuel Archer, 1808 |
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Pagina 9
... passed several votes , among which were the fol- lowing : " That neither house of parliament has any power , by any vote or declaration , to create themselves any new privilege that is not warranted by the known laws and customs of ...
... passed several votes , among which were the fol- lowing : " That neither house of parliament has any power , by any vote or declaration , to create themselves any new privilege that is not warranted by the known laws and customs of ...
Pagina 19
... passed against him , he should to justify himself , be forced to give an account of the share he had in public affairs , in which he might be led to mention , what he was afraid would not please his majesty . These expressions gave such ...
... passed against him , he should to justify himself , be forced to give an account of the share he had in public affairs , in which he might be led to mention , what he was afraid would not please his majesty . These expressions gave such ...
Pagina 32
... passed in favor of those who had opposed the Hanoverian succession , as well as those who had been in open rebellion ; but Mr. Prior was excepted out of it . At the close of this year , however , he was discharged from his confinement ...
... passed in favor of those who had opposed the Hanoverian succession , as well as those who had been in open rebellion ; but Mr. Prior was excepted out of it . At the close of this year , however , he was discharged from his confinement ...
Pagina 33
... passed in va tious services of active life , was desirous of spending the remainder of his days in rural tranquillity , which the greatest men of all ages have been fond of enjoying . He was so happy as to succeed in his wish , living a ...
... passed in va tious services of active life , was desirous of spending the remainder of his days in rural tranquillity , which the greatest men of all ages have been fond of enjoying . He was so happy as to succeed in his wish , living a ...
Pagina 42
... passed over to Holland , and arrived at the Hague on the seventeenth of March . i The nature of this work will not suffer us to relate all the mi- litary exploits in which the duke of Marlborough was engaged . It is sufficient to say ...
... passed over to Holland , and arrived at the Hague on the seventeenth of March . i The nature of this work will not suffer us to relate all the mi- litary exploits in which the duke of Marlborough was engaged . It is sufficient to say ...
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Pagina 157 - ... truth. He has dissipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character, " above all Greek, above all Roman fame.
Pagina 157 - ... though his station made him conspicuous, and his activity made him formidable, the character given him by his friends was never contradicted by his enemies: of those, with whom interest or opinion united him, he had not only the esteem, but the kindness; and of others, whom the violence of opposition drove against him, though he might lose the love, he retained the reverence.
Pagina 6 - If the plaintiff has a right, he must of necessity have a means to vindicate and maintain it, and a remedy if he is injured in the exercise or enjoyment of it; and indeed it is a vain thing to imagine a right without a remedy; for want of right and want of remedy are reciprocal.
Pagina 288 - A bill for regulating elections within the city of London, and for preserving the peace, good order, and government of the said city.
Pagina 376 - The bottom is paved with simple pebble, as is also the adjoining walk up the wilderness to the temple, in the natural taste, agreeing not ill with the little dripping murmur, and the aquatic idea of the whole place. It wants nothing to complete it, but a good statue with an inscription...
Pagina 330 - ... the poor author, the proprietor I should say, cannot perhaps dine till he has found out and agreed with a purchaser : yet before he can propose to seek for a purchaser, he must patiently submit to have his goods rummaged at this new excise-office...
Pagina 432 - Those aims alone are worthy of spirits truly great ; and such I therefore hope will be yours. Resentment indeed may remain, perhaps cannot be quite extinguished in the noblest minds; but revenge never will harbour there ; higher principles than those of the first, and better principles than those of the latter, will infallibly influence men whose thoughts and whose hearts are enlarged, and cause them to prefer the whole to any part of mankind, especially to so small a part as one's single self. Believe...
Pagina 65 - ... tis a soul like thine, a soul supreme, in each hard instance tried, above all pain, all passion and all pride, the rage of power, the blast of public breath, the lust of lucre and the dread of death.
Pagina 466 - And what if the Pretender should Come ? or, some Considerations of the Advantages and real Consequences of the Pretender's possessing the Crown of Great Britain.
Pagina 330 - I must look upon this bill as a most dangerous encroachment upon liberty in general. Nay, farther, my lords, it is not only an encroachment upon liberty, but it is likewise an encroachment upon property. Wit, my...