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 |
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الصفحة iv
... courts gave occupation to the person described , the same objection still applies ; and we are thereupon farther apprised that the greater part of mankind read such things with indifference : being remote from the experience of the ...
... courts gave occupation to the person described , the same objection still applies ; and we are thereupon farther apprised that the greater part of mankind read such things with indifference : being remote from the experience of the ...
الصفحة xiii
... Court in 1707. The glaring incon- sistency of such a piece of furniture , however rare and elegant , in a Gothic temple , was at last admitted ; and the substitution of the present altar , which is built in affinitive taste , followed ...
... Court in 1707. The glaring incon- sistency of such a piece of furniture , however rare and elegant , in a Gothic temple , was at last admitted ; and the substitution of the present altar , which is built in affinitive taste , followed ...
الصفحة 46
... court of the Pre- tender in France , and exerted all their influence to induce him to gain the acquiescence and support of Louis XIV . in an at- tempt to dislodge the house of Hanover from the throne of England . The rebellion of 1715 ...
... court of the Pre- tender in France , and exerted all their influence to induce him to gain the acquiescence and support of Louis XIV . in an at- tempt to dislodge the house of Hanover from the throne of England . The rebellion of 1715 ...
الصفحة 50
... of Ministry , how- ever , soon after took place , and a restoration to all his former rank was tendered to him . But disgusted with the mercenary intrigues which marked the courts of George I. and II 50 GENII OF ST . PAUL'S ,
... of Ministry , how- ever , soon after took place , and a restoration to all his former rank was tendered to him . But disgusted with the mercenary intrigues which marked the courts of George I. and II 50 GENII OF ST . PAUL'S ,
الصفحة 51
... courts of George I. and II . , he abandoned the exertions of office , and finally retired from po- litics to the quiet of domestic life . In that state , respected as a skilful statesman , an eloquent speaker , and an honest man ; while ...
... courts of George I. and II . , he abandoned the exertions of office , and finally retired from po- litics to the quiet of domestic life . In that state , respected as a skilful statesman , an eloquent speaker , and an honest man ; while ...
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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.