The monuments and genii of st. Paul's cathedral and of Westminster abbey, المجلد 1 |
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الصفحة xxix
... and thus , destitute of all resources , and every means of greatness , it
gradually declined into a state of utter ruin . What the neglect of man thus hurried
on to decay , an accident of nature soon precipitated into the last stage of
destruction .
... and thus , destitute of all resources , and every means of greatness , it
gradually declined into a state of utter ruin . What the neglect of man thus hurried
on to decay , an accident of nature soon precipitated into the last stage of
destruction .
الصفحة 108
deed , to preserve the drama , was made during the winter of 1648 , at the Cock -
pit in Drury Lane ; but the performer was soon interrupted by the preacher , and
the company marched off to jail by a file of soldiers . Some few actors also ...
deed , to preserve the drama , was made during the winter of 1648 , at the Cock -
pit in Drury Lane ; but the performer was soon interrupted by the preacher , and
the company marched off to jail by a file of soldiers . Some few actors also ...
الصفحة 145
fessing the principles of Boerhaave ; and Buchan soon became satis fied , that a
better prospect of fame and emolument was held out by following their example ,
than could be expected from any preferment which the kirk of Scotland could ...
fessing the principles of Boerhaave ; and Buchan soon became satis fied , that a
better prospect of fame and emolument was held out by following their example ,
than could be expected from any preferment which the kirk of Scotland could ...
الصفحة 231
Great as this tribute certainly was , it was soon after emulated and exceeded ; for
in 1764 he received , with a similar declaration , a legacy of 10001 . from Ralph
Allen , Esquire , and in 1765 , Sir William Pynsent , of Burton Pynsent , in ...
Great as this tribute certainly was , it was soon after emulated and exceeded ; for
in 1764 he received , with a similar declaration , a legacy of 10001 . from Ralph
Allen , Esquire , and in 1765 , Sir William Pynsent , of Burton Pynsent , in ...
الصفحة 241
These terms were accepted — I thought with sincerity accepted . I own I was
credulous : I was duped , I was deceived ; for I soon found there was no
ORIGINAL administration to be suffered in the country . The same secret invisible
influence ...
These terms were accepted — I thought with sincerity accepted . I own I was
credulous : I was duped , I was deceived ; for I soon found there was no
ORIGINAL administration to be suffered in the country . The same secret invisible
influence ...
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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.
معلومات المراجع
| العنوان | The monuments and genii of st. Paul's cathedral and of Westminster abbey, المجلد 1 المجلد 1 من 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, George Lewis Smyth The monuments and genii of st. Paul's cathedral and of Westminster abbey, George Lewis Smyth |
| المؤلف | George Lewis Smyth |
| الناشر | John Williams, 1826 |
| أصلي من | جامعة أوكسفورد |
| الكتب ذات التنسيق الرقمي | 19 آذار (مارس) 2007 |
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