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 xxv
... died in 988 , the glory of St. Paul's , to use the emphatical words of the old chronicles , died with him . The only honour it obtained from the reign of Ethelred the II . was his burial in the vaults of the Cathedral : the city which ...
... died in 988 , the glory of St. Paul's , to use the emphatical words of the old chronicles , died with him . The only honour it obtained from the reign of Ethelred the II . was his burial in the vaults of the Cathedral : the city which ...
الصفحة xxxiii
... died in want and misfortune . Upon this day the service is attended by all the objects of the charity , and preceded by a mis- cellaneous concert of sacred music , selected from the admirable com- positions of Handel , Boyce , and ...
... died in want and misfortune . Upon this day the service is attended by all the objects of the charity , and preceded by a mis- cellaneous concert of sacred music , selected from the admirable com- positions of Handel , Boyce , and ...
الصفحة 1
... dying figure of the enemy is seen vainly grasping at the standard which has been wrested from his corps ; while , emblema- tical of the scene , a sphinx , which is the crest of Egypt , appears in relief on either side of the tomb . Upon ...
... dying figure of the enemy is seen vainly grasping at the standard which has been wrested from his corps ; while , emblema- tical of the scene , a sphinx , which is the crest of Egypt , appears in relief on either side of the tomb . Upon ...
الصفحة 11
... died he not as heroes wish to die ? - Yes , tho ' too soon attaining glory's goal , To us his bright career too short was given ; Yet in a mighty cause his phoenix soul Rose on the flames of victory to heaven ! How oft ( if beats in ...
... died he not as heroes wish to die ? - Yes , tho ' too soon attaining glory's goal , To us his bright career too short was given ; Yet in a mighty cause his phoenix soul Rose on the flames of victory to heaven ! How oft ( if beats in ...
الصفحة 14
... died , in the 48th year of his age , The charm and ornament of Britain . Joseph Addison was born on the first of May , so weak and de- licate that he was not expected to live , at Milston , near Ambros- bury in Wilts , of which place ...
... died , in the 48th year of his age , The charm and ornament of Britain . Joseph Addison was born on the first of May , so weak and de- licate that he was not expected to live , at Milston , near Ambros- bury in Wilts , of which place ...
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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.