The Quarterly Review, Volume 129John Murray, 1870 |
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Pagina 5
... passing from a wild variegated upland to a well - cultivated plain - from the tropics to the temperate zone - from the region of scorching suns , water- spouts , gorgeous hues , and luscious fruits , to that of refreshing rain and green ...
... passing from a wild variegated upland to a well - cultivated plain - from the tropics to the temperate zone - from the region of scorching suns , water- spouts , gorgeous hues , and luscious fruits , to that of refreshing rain and green ...
Pagina 13
... passed without a battle , might be counted as a battle gained . Although general after general painted the dangers to be incurred in the strongest colours , Marlborough held firm : ' I am well aware , ' was his uniform reply , ' of all ...
... passed without a battle , might be counted as a battle gained . Although general after general painted the dangers to be incurred in the strongest colours , Marlborough held firm : ' I am well aware , ' was his uniform reply , ' of all ...
Pagina 16
... passed . I shall do it in a day or two by another more at large . MArlborough . ' ' This note ' ( adds Coxe ) is preserved in the family archives at Blenheim as one of the most curious memorials which perhaps exists . It was written on ...
... passed . I shall do it in a day or two by another more at large . MArlborough . ' ' This note ' ( adds Coxe ) is preserved in the family archives at Blenheim as one of the most curious memorials which perhaps exists . It was written on ...
Pagina 18
... passed by the enemy with- out hindrance , and had not upon it either a thicket or a ditch . ' Again , as at Blenheim and Ramillies , a large part of the French army was not brought into action at all ; and a high French authority ...
... passed by the enemy with- out hindrance , and had not upon it either a thicket or a ditch . ' Again , as at Blenheim and Ramillies , a large part of the French army was not brought into action at all ; and a high French authority ...
Pagina 25
... passing whim or fancy without restraint ; and they humoured him to the top of his bent . Within a month after his arrival he sets down in the ' Journal to Stella , ' ' I stand with the new people better than ever I did with the old ...
... passing whim or fancy without restraint ; and they humoured him to the top of his bent . Within a month after his arrival he sets down in the ' Journal to Stella , ' ' I stand with the new people better than ever I did with the old ...
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Populaire passages
Pagina 4 - There St John mingles with my friendly bowl The feast of reason and the flow of soul...
Pagina 39 - Will Wimble's is the case of many a younger brother of a great family, who had rather see their children starve like gentlemen than thrive in a trade or profession that is beneath their quality.
Pagina 29 - We have not the least doubt that if Addison had written a novel, on an extensive plan, it would have been superior to any that we possess. As it is, he is 'entitled to be considered not only as the greatest of the English essayists, but as the forerunner of the great English novelists.
Pagina 26 - The danger was soon over. The whole nation was at that time on fire with faction. The whigs applauded every line in which liberty was mentioned, as a satire on the tories ; and the tories echoed every clap, to shew that the satire was unfelt.
Pagina 365 - ... my slenderer and younger taper imbibed its borrowed light from the more matured and redundant fountain of yours. Yes, my lord, we can remember those nights, without any other regret than that they can never more return; for " We spent them not in toys; or lust, or wine; But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poesy; Arts which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine...
Pagina 101 - It should be understood, at the outset, that the principal object to be attained is the Prevention of Crime. To this great end every effort of the Police is to be directed. The security of person and property, the preservation of the public...
Pagina 183 - So on our heels a fresh perfection treads, A power more strong in beauty, born of us And fated to excel us, as we pass In glory that old Darkness: nor are we Thereby more conquer'd than by us the rule Of shapeless Chaos.
Pagina 36 - Saturday night, the least los. and some 30s. for work, and have seen them go with it directly to the alehouse, lie there till Monday, spend it every penny, and run in debt to boot, and not give a farthing of it to their families, though all of them had wives and children. From hence comes poverty, parish charges, and beggary...
Pagina 93 - A TREATISE on the POLICE of the METROPOLIS: Containing a Detail of the various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which public and private Property and Security are at present injured and endangered ; and suggesting Remedies for their Prevention.
Pagina 39 - ... under Military and Martial Law, as applicable to the Army, Navy, Marine, and Auxiliary Forces. 8vo. 12s. COLCHESTER (THE) Papers. The Diary and Correspondence of Charles Abbott, Lord Colchester, Speaker of the House of Commons . 1802-1817. Portrait. 3 Vols. 8vo. 42».