Eccentric biography; or, Sketches of remarkable characters, ancient and modernVernor & Hood, 1801 - 348 Seiten |
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... things of the kind in history ; and in conducting it , Antony , though defeated , acquired much reputation ; the consuls , Hur- tius and Pansa , being slain : and nothing but superior forces could have left Octavianus mas- ter of the ...
... things of the kind in history ; and in conducting it , Antony , though defeated , acquired much reputation ; the consuls , Hur- tius and Pansa , being slain : and nothing but superior forces could have left Octavianus mas- ter of the ...
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... thing renders thy government more ho- nourable , thyself more considerable , than the accession of many nations filled with slavish and superstitious souls . Thou hast tasted of prosperity and adversity ; thou knowest what it is to be ...
... thing renders thy government more ho- nourable , thyself more considerable , than the accession of many nations filled with slavish and superstitious souls . Thou hast tasted of prosperity and adversity ; thou knowest what it is to be ...
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... thing but leather , which he would nail or tack to his clothes . He kept three bottles con- stantly hanging to his girdle , viz . one for strong beer , another for small beer , and the third for milk . His shoes are still preserved ...
... thing but leather , which he would nail or tack to his clothes . He kept three bottles con- stantly hanging to his girdle , viz . one for strong beer , another for small beer , and the third for milk . His shoes are still preserved ...
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... thing by which the performance was di- rected , and even menaced vengeance on the poor pig . In vain the injured Bisset pleaded the permission he had obtained from the chief magistrate he was threatened to be dragged to prison , if he ...
... thing by which the performance was di- rected , and even menaced vengeance on the poor pig . In vain the injured Bisset pleaded the permission he had obtained from the chief magistrate he was threatened to be dragged to prison , if he ...
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... on this unforta- nate miser ; and , though she knew that she should share the bulk of his fortune with Cap- tain Holmes , she endeavoured to pursuade him H 3 to to enjoy the good things of this life , but DANCER . 77.
... on this unforta- nate miser ; and , though she knew that she should share the bulk of his fortune with Cap- tain Holmes , she endeavoured to pursuade him H 3 to to enjoy the good things of this life , but DANCER . 77.
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Seite 178 - Johnson said, he thought he had already done his part as a writer. "I should have thought so too," said the king, " if you had not written so well.
Seite 127 - The Body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents torn out, And stripped of its lettering and gilding,) Lies here food for worms. Yet the work itself shall not be lost, For it will (as he believed) appear once more In a new And more beautiful Edition, Corrected and Amended By The Author.
Seite 118 - The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved not to be pleased, and it is very difficult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him. But the dog was so very comical, that I was obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myself back upon my chair, and fairly laugh it out. No, Sir, he was irresistible.* He upon one occasion experienced, in an extraordinary degree,...
Seite 297 - I need only tell you, that this ill-starred, good-natured, improvident man returned to Dublin, unhinged from all favour at court, and even banished from the castle. But still he remained a punster, a quibbler, a fiddler, and a wit. Not a day passed without a rebus, an anagram, or a madrigal. His pen and his fiddle-stick were in continual motion; and yet to little or no purpose...
Seite 127 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
Seite 9 - My lords, cannot I take my subjects money when I want it, without all this formality in parliament ? The bishop of Durham readily answered, God forbid, Sir, but you should ; you are the breath of our nostrils : whereupon the king turned and said to the bishop of Winchester, well, my lord, what say you ? Sir, replied the bishop, I have no skill to judge of parliamentary cases.
Seite 219 - I will assure you that they are both very pleasant and very convenient. But I must tell you one circumstance: you are the fifth man that has had the reversion of the place, and I have buried them all. And what is more," continued he, looking very scientifically at him, "there is something in your face, that tells me I shall bury you too.
Seite 98 - Elwes knew almost nothing of accounts, and never reduced his affairs to writing — he was obliged, in the disposal of his money, to trust much to memory — to the suggestions of other people still more.
Seite 153 - And therefore his death was no less congratulated on the one party, than it was condoled in the other. In a word, what was said of Cinna might well be applied to him ; " he had " a head to contrive, and a tongue to persuade, " and a hand to execute, any mischief.
Seite 148 - Fortune now seemed to take some notice of a man she had long neglected. The simplicity of his character, the integrity of his heart, and the merit of his productions, made his company very acceptable to a number of respectable...