The monuments and genii of st. Paul's cathedral and of Westminster abbey, المجلد 2John Williams, 1826 |
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الصفحة 591
... occasion personal friends and political opponents united in his praises , and thus is the historian assured , that he was a staunch Whig less conspicu- ous for eloquence than principles , and pre - eminently admirable for the invariable ...
... occasion personal friends and political opponents united in his praises , and thus is the historian assured , that he was a staunch Whig less conspicu- ous for eloquence than principles , and pre - eminently admirable for the invariable ...
الصفحة 595
... occasion increased , if it did not call forth , my sympathy with the un- happy people whose cause is the subject of this work . " It is at least certain , that he made his first efforts in the cause immedi- ately after his liberation ...
... occasion increased , if it did not call forth , my sympathy with the un- happy people whose cause is the subject of this work . " It is at least certain , that he made his first efforts in the cause immedi- ately after his liberation ...
الصفحة 597
... occasion put forward mainly upon their interest . After a sharp contest , Messrs . Whitbread and Howard were ejected ; they petitioned against the return , and obtained a scrutiny , by the effect of which Mr. Whitbread was declared duly ...
... occasion put forward mainly upon their interest . After a sharp contest , Messrs . Whitbread and Howard were ejected ; they petitioned against the return , and obtained a scrutiny , by the effect of which Mr. Whitbread was declared duly ...
الصفحة 605
... occasion . While attached to the same squadron , he gave another proof of judgment and intrepidity , which is well entitled to the merit of a specific record . Sailing before the Dutch settlement of Eustatia , with the rank of acting ...
... occasion . While attached to the same squadron , he gave another proof of judgment and intrepidity , which is well entitled to the merit of a specific record . Sailing before the Dutch settlement of Eustatia , with the rank of acting ...
الصفحة 614
... occasion , Howe gave another striking proof of the generous modesty of the British sailor , by turning towards his crew when he had to return thanks , and nobly exclaiming ' Twas not I , but these brave fellows , that gained the victory ...
... occasion , Howe gave another striking proof of the generous modesty of the British sailor , by turning towards his crew when he had to return thanks , and nobly exclaiming ' Twas not I , but these brave fellows , that gained the victory ...
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Admiral amongst appeared appointed army attack battle became born British Captain celebrated character Charles Wager circumstances comedy command conduct death died distinguished Duke Earl eminent enemy engaged English epitaph erected executed fame father favour fell flag fleet force fortune France French friends frigate Garrick genius George guns honour House of Commons inscription Ireland Jamaica John Johnson JONAS HANWAY Joshua Reynolds King labours land lived London Lord Lord Nelson master memory ment merit mind monument nature Nelson never obtained occasion Parliament Paul's peace performance period poem poet political Porto Bello possession Post-captain praise rank Rear-admiral received reputation respect Royal sail Shakspeare Sheridan ships Sir John Moore SIR THOMAS HARDY soon spirit squadron station style success superior talents theatre tion took troops Vernon vessels victory virtues West Indies Westminster Abbey Westminster School William
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الصفحة 624 - The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent, and cannot enjoy it ; till I am solitary, and cannot impart it ; till I am known, and do not want it. I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received, or to be unwilling that the public should consider me as owing that to a patron, which Providence has enabled me to do for myself.
الصفحة 601 - ... to dive into the depths of dungeons: to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries.
الصفحة 624 - I had exhausted all the art of pleasing which a retired and uncourtly scholar can possess. I had done all that I could; and no man is well pleased to have his all neglected, be it ever so little.
الصفحة 834 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherits, shall dissolve ; And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind ! we are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.
الصفحة 623 - My Lord, I have been lately informed, by the proprietor of The World, that two papers, in which my Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your Lordship.
الصفحة 668 - Purification in the old law did save, And such, as yet once more I trust to have Full sight of her in heaven without restraint, Came vested all in white, pure as her mind: Her face was veiled, yet to my fancied sight, Love, sweetness, goodness in her person shined So clear, as in no face with more delight. But O as to embrace me she inclined I waked, she fled, and day brought back my night.
الصفحة 667 - So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity That, when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried angels lackey her, Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt...
الصفحة 545 - No more the Grecian muse unrivall'd reigns, To Britain let the nations homage pay : She felt a Homer's fire in Milton's strains, A Pindar's rapture in the lyre of Gray.
الصفحة 883 - A pleasing land of drowsyhed it was: Of dreams that wave before the half-shut eye; And of gay castles in the clouds that pass, For ever flushing round a summer sky...
الصفحة 511 - Unblam'd through life, lamented in thy end ; These are thy honours ! not that here thy bust Is mix'd with heroes, or with kings thy dust ; But that the worthy and the good shall say, Striking their pensive bosoms — Here lies Gay...