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... Frederic II . 364 Buffon 380 La Perouse 390 De l'Epée 399 • Franklin 412 Smith 426 Wesley 435 Arkwright 449 Mozart 461 Rodney 471 Reynolds 480 Smeaton 496 • John Hunter 505 DISTINGUISHED MEN OF MODERN TIMES . SOMERS . JOHN SOMERS vi ...
... Frederic II . 364 Buffon 380 La Perouse 390 De l'Epée 399 • Franklin 412 Smith 426 Wesley 435 Arkwright 449 Mozart 461 Rodney 471 Reynolds 480 Smeaton 496 • John Hunter 505 DISTINGUISHED MEN OF MODERN TIMES . SOMERS . JOHN SOMERS vi ...
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... . He tells us that Daguesseau was of middling stature , with a full and agreeable coun- tenance , even to the last expressive of wisdom and of wit . 187 HANDEL GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL , whom we will venture 186 DAGUESSEAU .
... . He tells us that Daguesseau was of middling stature , with a full and agreeable coun- tenance , even to the last expressive of wisdom and of wit . 187 HANDEL GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL , whom we will venture 186 DAGUESSEAU .
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Henry Malden. 187 HANDEL GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL , whom we will venture to call the greatest of musicians , considering the state in which he found his art , and the means at his command , was born at Halle , in the Duchy of Magdeburg ...
Henry Malden. 187 HANDEL GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL , whom we will venture to call the greatest of musicians , considering the state in which he found his art , and the means at his command , was born at Halle , in the Duchy of Magdeburg ...
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... Frederic of Prussia was strengthened and improved ; the plans for the expulsion of the French from North America , which Pitt had formerly conceived , were now carried into effect ; and the result of his judgment in selecting officers ...
... Frederic of Prussia was strengthened and improved ; the plans for the expulsion of the French from North America , which Pitt had formerly conceived , were now carried into effect ; and the result of his judgment in selecting officers ...
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... Frederic of Prussia , Sta- nislaus , and other sovereigns , honoured him with their , or were honoured by his , correspondence . But the perpetual intrigues of his enemies at home deprived him of repose , and even at Cirey he was not ...
... Frederic of Prussia , Sta- nislaus , and other sovereigns , honoured him with their , or were honoured by his , correspondence . But the perpetual intrigues of his enemies at home deprived him of repose , and even at Cirey he was not ...
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Page 168 - His Tale of a Tub has little resemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copiousness of images, and vivacity of diction, such as he afterwards never possessed or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar, that it must be considered by itself; what is true of that, is not true of anything else which he has written.
Page 107 - The original Power of the Collective Body of the People of England examined and asserted...
Page 284 - I know that the conquest of English America is an impossibility. You cannot, I venture to say it, you cannot conquer America.
Page 489 - I should grieve to see Reynolds transfer to heroes and to goddesses, to empty splendour and to airy fiction, that art which is now employed in diffusing friendship, in renewing tenderness, in quickening the affections of the absent, and continuing the presence of the dead.
Page 158 - After all this, it is surely superfluous to answer the question that has once been asked, Whether Pope was a poet, otherwise than by asking in return, If Pope be not a poet, where is poetry to be found?
Page 44 - It is not uncommon, for those who have grown wise by the labour of others, to add a little of their own, and overlook their masters. Addison is now despised by some who perhaps would never have seen his defects, but by the lights which he afforded them.
Page 242 - Millar told me that in a twelvemonth he sold only forty-five copies of it. I scarcely, indeed, heard of one man in the three kingdoms, considerable for rank or letters, that could endure the book.
Page 149 - Miscellany, in a volume which began with the pastorals of Philips, and ended with those of Pope. The same year was written the Essay on Criticism ; a work which displays such extent of comprehension, such nicety of distinction, such acquaintance with mankind, and such knowledge both of ancient and modern learning, as are not often attained by the maturest age and longest experience. It was published about two years afterwards ; and being praised by Addison in the Spectator* with sufficient liberality,...
Page 480 - Sir Joshua Reynolds was on very many accounts one of the most memorable men of his time. He was the first Englishman who added the praise of the elegant arts to the other glories of his country.
Page 42 - I must confess I am amazed that the press should be only made use of in this way by news-writers, and the zealots of parties : as if it were not more advantageous to mankind, to be instructed in wisdom and virtue, than in politics ; and to be made good fathers, husbands, and sons, than counsellors and statesmen.