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 viii
... soon after totally overthrown by the Danes . It was next repaired , and much augmented , by Offa , King of Mercia , who added the first monastery . The Charter of Edgar already men- tioned , was granted upon the occasion of fresh ...
... soon after totally overthrown by the Danes . It was next repaired , and much augmented , by Offa , King of Mercia , who added the first monastery . The Charter of Edgar already men- tioned , was granted upon the occasion of fresh ...
الصفحة xxix
... soon darted over on the roof , soon reduced to ashes all that was combustible in the vene- rable pile . The massy walls , the work of years , and the duration of ages , stood above the universal devastation in the most awful sublimity ...
... soon darted over on the roof , soon reduced to ashes all that was combustible in the vene- rable pile . The massy walls , the work of years , and the duration of ages , stood above the universal devastation in the most awful sublimity ...
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... soon fearlessly declared , and an extensive system of operations commenced , in each of which Abercrombie was equally distinguished . Among the first steps taken by the English government to oppose the usurpations of France , one was ...
... soon fearlessly declared , and an extensive system of operations commenced , in each of which Abercrombie was equally distinguished . Among the first steps taken by the English government to oppose the usurpations of France , one was ...
الصفحة 5
... soon counteracted ; and in succession the Islands of Grenada , St. Lucia , St. Vincent , and Trinidad , with the settlements of Demerara and Essequibo , were reduced and possessed by our troops . One attack only was repulsed , and that ...
... soon counteracted ; and in succession the Islands of Grenada , St. Lucia , St. Vincent , and Trinidad , with the settlements of Demerara and Essequibo , were reduced and possessed by our troops . One attack only was repulsed , and that ...
الصفحة 10
... Soon after , the joint report of cannon and musquetry was heard from the same quarter ; and from the faintness with which they were repeated , it was conjectured , with fortunate precision , that the right wing was intended to be the ...
... Soon after , the joint report of cannon and musquetry was heard from the same quarter ; and from the faintness with which they were repeated , it was conjectured , with fortunate precision , that the right wing was intended to be the ...
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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
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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.