The Quarterly Review, Volume 129John Murray, 1870 |
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Pagina 3
... side by side , or living together on a recognised footing of equality , were seen the leading orators and statesmen and the ablest of their coadjutors in the press . 6 In the reign of Queen Anne , ' says Lord Stanhope , in his Preface ...
... side by side , or living together on a recognised footing of equality , were seen the leading orators and statesmen and the ablest of their coadjutors in the press . 6 In the reign of Queen Anne , ' says Lord Stanhope , in his Preface ...
Pagina 15
... side of the stream , and choose his own time for the charge which he led in person about five in the evening . The French cavalry were ten thousand against eight ; they were posted on an ascent , and supported by three brigades of ...
... side of the stream , and choose his own time for the charge which he led in person about five in the evening . The French cavalry were ten thousand against eight ; they were posted on an ascent , and supported by three brigades of ...
Pagina 18
... side or the other . * According to Lord Stanhope , they were nearly equal in numbers , each more than 90,000 strong— Gleig thinks 100,000 . The French assert that they were out- numbered by at least 10,000 and inferior in artillery ...
... side or the other . * According to Lord Stanhope , they were nearly equal in numbers , each more than 90,000 strong— Gleig thinks 100,000 . The French assert that they were out- numbered by at least 10,000 and inferior in artillery ...
Pagina 19
... side of the French . Villars , whose extravagant computa- tion was 30,000 to 6000 , wrote to Louis : If God vouchsafes us the grace of losing another such battle , your Majesty may reckon on your enemies being destroyed . ' Boufflers ...
... side of the French . Villars , whose extravagant computa- tion was 30,000 to 6000 , wrote to Louis : If God vouchsafes us the grace of losing another such battle , your Majesty may reckon on your enemies being destroyed . ' Boufflers ...
Pagina 24
... side was Steele , gay , lively , drunk with animal spirits and with factious animosity , and Addison , with his polished satire , his inexhaustible fertility of fancy , and his graceful simplicity of style . In the front of the opposite ...
... side was Steele , gay , lively , drunk with animal spirits and with factious animosity , and Addison , with his polished satire , his inexhaustible fertility of fancy , and his graceful simplicity of style . In the front of the opposite ...
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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».