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Pagina 7
... occasion by his numerous friends . In 1775 , Mr. Earle reprinted from a scarce pamphlet , " An exact relation of the famous earthquake and eruption of Mount Etna , in 1669 , " to which he added a letter from himself to lord Lyttelton ...
... occasion by his numerous friends . In 1775 , Mr. Earle reprinted from a scarce pamphlet , " An exact relation of the famous earthquake and eruption of Mount Etna , in 1669 , " to which he added a letter from himself to lord Lyttelton ...
Pagina 16
... occasion of his History of England : wherein the true principles of the Revolution are defended , the Whigs and Dissenters vindicated , several persons of distinction cleared from aspersions , and a number of historical mistakes ...
... occasion of his History of England : wherein the true principles of the Revolution are defended , the Whigs and Dissenters vindicated , several persons of distinction cleared from aspersions , and a number of historical mistakes ...
Pagina 44
... occasion , dated May 1 , 1769. His collection of drawings , amounting to upwards of nine hundred , had before been purchased by the earl of Bute . The conver sation of a few select friends , and the perusal of a few choice books , were ...
... occasion , dated May 1 , 1769. His collection of drawings , amounting to upwards of nine hundred , had before been purchased by the earl of Bute . The conver sation of a few select friends , and the perusal of a few choice books , were ...
Pagina 49
... occasion he had not the oppor- tunity of keeping an act , there being none , on account of the illness of the divinity professor , to moderate and determine . He only preached an English sermon at the commencement , and a Concio ad ...
... occasion he had not the oppor- tunity of keeping an act , there being none , on account of the illness of the divinity professor , to moderate and determine . He only preached an English sermon at the commencement , and a Concio ad ...
Pagina 58
... occasion was strongly expressed in a preface which he prefixed to a new impression of the " Canons of Criticism ; " but in one respect Mr. Edwards appears to have been mistaken . Warburton had no re- ference to his parental origin ...
... occasion was strongly expressed in a preface which he prefixed to a new impression of the " Canons of Criticism ; " but in one respect Mr. Edwards appears to have been mistaken . Warburton had no re- ference to his parental origin ...
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Pagina 121 - I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too ; and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe should dare to invade the borders of my realm ; to which rather than any dishonour shall grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field.
Pagina 387 - The Dissonance of the four generally received Evangelists, and the evidence of their authenticity examined.
Pagina 120 - My loving people, we have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery. But I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people.
Pagina 125 - Ten days and nights she lay upon the carpet, leaning on cushions which her maids brought her : and her physicians could not persuade her to allow herself to be put to bed, much less to make trial of any remedies which they prescribed to her.
Pagina 128 - Though a woman, she hid all that was womanish about her: and if a few equivocal marks of coquetry appeared on some occasions, they passed like flashes of lightning, vanished as soon as they were discerned, and imprinted no blot on her character. She had private friendships, she had favourites: but she never suffered her friends to forget she was their queen; and when her favourites did, she made them feel that she was so.
Pagina 422 - Is there under the heavens a more glorious and refreshing object, of the kind, than an impregnable hedge, of about four hundred feet in length, nine feet high, and five in diameter, which I can...
Pagina 127 - ... we are also apt to require some more softness of disposition, some greater lenity of temper, some of those amiable weaknesses by which her sex is distinguished.
Pagina 126 - There are few great personages in history who have been more exposed to the calumny of enemies and the adulation of friends than Queen Elizabeth ; and yet there is scarcely any whose reputation has been more certainly determined by the unanimous consent of posterity. The unusual length of her administration, and the strong features of her character, were able to overcome...
Pagina 421 - NUMISMATA : a Discourse of Medals, ancient and modern: together with some Account of Heads and Effigies of illustrious and famous Persons, in Sculps and Taille-Douce, of whom we have no Medals extant ; and of the Use to be derived from them. To which is added, a Digression concerning Physiognomy.
Pagina 421 - Terra : a Philosophical Discourse of Earth, relating to the Culture and improvement of it for Vegetation, and the propagation of Plants, as it was presented to the Royal Society, by J.