The Monuments and Genii of St. Paul's Cathedral, and of Westminster Abbey: With Historical Sketches and Descriptions of Both Churches : Forming an Entirely New and Correct Biography of All that is Interesting in the Lives and Achievements of the Most Illustrious Characters of the United Kingdoms, المجلد 1John Williams, 1826 |
من داخل الكتاب
النتائج 1-5 من 69
الصفحة iv
... cause retired ; and the study of his works is recommended in prefer- ence to the knowledge of those circumstances by which he was enabled to render his writings meritorious . The painter too , according to those who form such objections ...
... cause retired ; and the study of his works is recommended in prefer- ence to the knowledge of those circumstances by which he was enabled to render his writings meritorious . The painter too , according to those who form such objections ...
الصفحة xvi
... cause which moved him to the abolition of the Dane - gelt , and which was an appa- rition of the devil dancing upon his money casks ; the fifth , gives the story of Edward watching the thief who robbed his treasury ; the sixth ...
... cause which moved him to the abolition of the Dane - gelt , and which was an appa- rition of the devil dancing upon his money casks ; the fifth , gives the story of Edward watching the thief who robbed his treasury ; the sixth ...
الصفحة xxii
... cause of regret , may , perhaps , be turned , not inaptly , into a theme of congratulation . The chief pleasure of information , is when to knowledge we have already acquired , we are able by ourselves to make considerable additions ...
... cause of regret , may , perhaps , be turned , not inaptly , into a theme of congratulation . The chief pleasure of information , is when to knowledge we have already acquired , we are able by ourselves to make considerable additions ...
الصفحة 1
... cause the design is appropriate , and the action of it natural . The subject of the group a representation of the death of the gene- ral . His horse appears careering over the prostrate foe , while the rider , fainting from the loss of ...
... cause the design is appropriate , and the action of it natural . The subject of the group a representation of the death of the gene- ral . His horse appears careering over the prostrate foe , while the rider , fainting from the loss of ...
الصفحة 4
... cause of their principles , became bold and reckless enough to try and force themselves upon their neighbours at the point of the sword . To Britain , by reason of her superior resources , every nation thus attacked looked for succour ...
... cause of their principles , became bold and reckless enough to try and force themselves upon their neighbours at the point of the sword . To Britain , by reason of her superior resources , every nation thus attacked looked for succour ...
طبعات أخرى - عرض جميع المقتطفات
عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
admiration afterwards amongst appeared appointed Argyle became Betterton Buckingham Cathedral celebrated chapel character Charles Charles II church circumstances comedy command composition consequence court crown death Dryden Duke Earl Edward the Confessor eminent enemy England English equal fame father favour force fortune French gave genius Henry honour House Hudibras interest John John of Gaunt King labours lady Latin latter lived London Lord Lord Chamberlain Lord Cornwallis Lord North memory ment merit monument nature never obtained occasion Parliament party passion Paul's performance period Pitt poem poet political popular possessed praise present Prince principles profession Queen racter rank received reign remains reputation Royal Sir Eyre Coote soon spirit style success talents theatre thou tion took place University of Oxford victory virtue Westminster Abbey Westminster School William Davenant
مقاطع مشهورة
الصفحة 19 - Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction ? 'Tis the divinity that stirs within us; 'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter, And intimates eternity to man.
الصفحة 244 - I call upon the honor of your lordships to reverence the dignity of your ancestors and to maintain your own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country to vindicate the national character. I invoke the genius of the constitution. From the tapestry that adorns these walls, the immortal ancestor of this noble lord frowns with indignation at the disgrace of his country.
الصفحة 411 - From harmony, from heavenly harmony This universal frame began ; When Nature underneath a heap Of jarring atoms lay, And could not heave her head, The tuneful voice was heard from high, Arise, ye more than dead.
الصفحة 385 - Others to sin, and made my sin their door .Wilt thou forgive that sin which I did shun A year or two, but wallowed in a score ? When thou hast done, thou hast not done, For I have more. I have a sin of fear, that when...
الصفحة 244 - These abominable principles, and this more abominable avowal of them, demand the most decisive indignation.
الصفحة 19 - Here will I hold. If there's a power above us— And that there is, all nature cries aloud Through all her works — he must delight in virtue; And that which he delights in must be happy.
الصفحة 284 - And terror on my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chilness to my trembling heart. Give me thy hand, and let me hear thy voice ; Nay, quickly speak to me, and let me hear Thy voice — my own affrights me with its echoes.
الصفحة 261 - In the first place, as he is the father of English poetry, so I hold him in the same degree of veneration as the Grecians held Homer, or the Romans Virgil. He is a perpetual fountain of good sense...
الصفحة 228 - The atrocious crime of being a young man, which the honourable gentleman has, with such spirit and decency, charged upon me, I shall neither attempt to palliate nor deny; but content myself with wishing that I may be one of those whose follies may cease with their youth, and not of that number who are ignorant in spite of experience.
الصفحة 169 - A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts, and nothing long; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking.