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Pagina 403
... obtained its name of Jutland . DENMARK , den ' - mark , a kingdom in the N. of Europe , In the 4th century , the inhabitants of these countries comprising three distinct parts : -1 . The peninsula of and of the N.W. of Germany , were ...
... obtained its name of Jutland . DENMARK , den ' - mark , a kingdom in the N. of Europe , In the 4th century , the inhabitants of these countries comprising three distinct parts : -1 . The peninsula of and of the N.W. of Germany , were ...
Pagina 406
... obtained a pension and an estate . By this to visit the army of Italy . " He served with Bonaparte queen he was treated with great distinction , although in Egypt , where he distinguished himself greatly , and was she pursued her ...
... obtained a pension and an estate . By this to visit the army of Italy . " He served with Bonaparte queen he was treated with great distinction , although in Egypt , where he distinguished himself greatly , and was she pursued her ...
Pagina 417
... obtained the government of Syria ; but having slain Trebonius , the governor of Asia Minor , and one of Cæsar's assassins , he was declared an enemy of the republic . Cassius besieged him in Laodicea , where he killed himself , in the ...
... obtained the government of Syria ; but having slain Trebonius , the governor of Asia Minor , and one of Cæsar's assassins , he was declared an enemy of the republic . Cassius besieged him in Laodicea , where he killed himself , in the ...
Pagina 422
... obtained the bishopric of Dunkeld , to which was added the rich abbey of Aberbrothick . B. at Brechin , 1475 ; D. 1522. - His works are - 1 . A translation of Virgil's " Encis ; " 2. " The Palace of Honour , " a poem ; 3. " Aures ...
... obtained the bishopric of Dunkeld , to which was added the rich abbey of Aberbrothick . B. at Brechin , 1475 ; D. 1522. - His works are - 1 . A translation of Virgil's " Encis ; " 2. " The Palace of Honour , " a poem ; 3. " Aures ...
Pagina 426
... obtained employment , and , in surveying a portion of with Sir Robert Howard , who introduced him to the Ireland , invented a new light , which greatly assisted his earl of Berkshire , whose eldest daughter he married , observations in ...
... obtained employment , and , in surveying a portion of with Sir Robert Howard , who introduced him to the Ireland , invented a new light , which greatly assisted his earl of Berkshire , whose eldest daughter he married , observations in ...
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Pagina 547 - I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must be short and precarious.
Pagina 559 - I passed among the harmless peasants of Flanders, and among such of the French as were poor enough to be very merry ; for I ever found them sprightly in proportion to their wants. Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards nightfall, I played one of my most merry tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day.
Pagina 537 - It is the hush of night, and all between Thy margin and the mountains, dusk, yet clear, Mellow'd and mingling, yet distinctly seen, Save darken'd Jura, whose capt heights appear Precipitously steep; and drawing near, There breathes a living fragrance from the shore, Of flowers yet fresh with childhood; on the ear Drops the light drip of the suspended oar, Or chirps the grasshopper one good-night carol more...
Pagina 547 - It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.
Pagina 486 - Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles, and made easy to those who have not studied Mathematics.
Pagina 608 - Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother. Death, ere thou hast slain another Fair and learn'd and good as she, Time shall throw a dart at thee.
Pagina 547 - I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame.
Pagina 683 - Shall I, who even in the morning of my days sought the lowly and sequestered paths of life, the valley and not the mountain, shall I, now my evening is fast approaching, hold myself up as an object for fortune and for fame...
Pagina 397 - He is a middle-sized, spare man, about forty years old, of a brown complexion and darkbrown coloured hair, but wears a wig ; a hooked nose, a sharp chin, grey eyes, and a large mole near his mouth...
Pagina 397 - Whereas Daniel De Foe, alias De Fooe, is charged with writing a scandalous and seditious pamphlet, entitled, " The Shortest Way with the Dissenters...