The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select [by] Sholto and Reuben Percy, Brothers of the Benedictine Monastery, Mont Benger, المجلد 2T. Boys, 1826 |
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... rank which Tully conferred , the common consent of the learned of all succeeding ages has amply confirmed . How delightful would it be , were we able to add , that while a " Prince among Orators , " he was also a " Prince among Men ...
... rank which Tully conferred , the common consent of the learned of all succeeding ages has amply confirmed . How delightful would it be , were we able to add , that while a " Prince among Orators , " he was also a " Prince among Men ...
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... ranks to listen to his preaching . When he painted the indignities offered to the true believers at the birth - place and sepulchre of the Saviour , every heart was melted to compassion , and animated to revenge . His success was such ...
... ranks to listen to his preaching . When he painted the indignities offered to the true believers at the birth - place and sepulchre of the Saviour , every heart was melted to compassion , and animated to revenge . His success was such ...
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... rank and character , he uttered his admonitions with acri- mony and vehemence , more apt to irritate than to re- claim . Those very qualities , however , which now render his character less amiable , fitted him to be the instrument of ...
... rank and character , he uttered his admonitions with acri- mony and vehemence , more apt to irritate than to re- claim . Those very qualities , however , which now render his character less amiable , fitted him to be the instrument of ...
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... rank to rank , with a courageous deportment , and smiling countenance ; and amid the affectionate plaudits , and shouts of military ardour , which burst from the animated and admiring soldiery , she addressed them in the following short ...
... rank to rank , with a courageous deportment , and smiling countenance ; and amid the affectionate plaudits , and shouts of military ardour , which burst from the animated and admiring soldiery , she addressed them in the following short ...
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... rank among the best in the English language ; and it is probable there would not have been a bad one from his pen to complain of , had his ability in delivering his sermons , been equal to his ability in writing them . But it happened ...
... rank among the best in the English language ; and it is probable there would not have been a bad one from his pen to complain of , had his ability in delivering his sermons , been equal to his ability in writing them . But it happened ...
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الصفحة 27 - I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king ! and of a king of England too...
الصفحة 41 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance : for my country I rejoice at the beams of peace. . But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
الصفحة 40 - Cesar had his Brutus; Charles the First his Cromwell; and George the Third"—
الصفحة 123 - I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's dish, gold and all.
الصفحة 146 - Consider the lilies of the field; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
الصفحة 106 - ... we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon, until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained ; we must fight ! I repeat it, Sir, we must fight ! An appeal to arms, and to the God of hosts, is all that is left us.
الصفحة 101 - List his discourse of war, and you shall hear A fearful battle render'd you in music: Turn him to any cause of policy, The Gordian knot of it he will unloose, Familiar as his garter...
الصفحة 106 - It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, peace! — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms ! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God ! I know not what course others may take;...
الصفحة 27 - I myself will take up arms; I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field. I know already...
الصفحة 27 - I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe should dare to invade the borders of my realm...