The British Cyclopaedia of the Arts, Sciences, History, Geography, Literature, Natural History, and Biography ...Wm. S. Orr and Company, 1838 |
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... distinguished ecclesiastic was born at Drogheda in 1775. In his early years he enjoyed the advantages of an excellent domestic education , and when at the age of eleven he was sent to a public school , he carried with him a mind trained ...
... distinguished ecclesiastic was born at Drogheda in 1775. In his early years he enjoyed the advantages of an excellent domestic education , and when at the age of eleven he was sent to a public school , he carried with him a mind trained ...
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... distinguished lawyer , and president of the supreme dle ages of France . In a male dress , armed cap a piè , council of Holland at Mechlin during the reign of the she bore the sword and the sacred banner , as the sig- emperor Charles V ...
... distinguished lawyer , and president of the supreme dle ages of France . In a male dress , armed cap a piè , council of Holland at Mechlin during the reign of the she bore the sword and the sacred banner , as the sig- emperor Charles V ...
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... distinguished complained bitterly of the ingratitude of those who , in Parisian society , and appearing only in uniform not satisfied with abandoning his falling fortunes , or official costume , these morning parties were equally ...
... distinguished complained bitterly of the ingratitude of those who , in Parisian society , and appearing only in uniform not satisfied with abandoning his falling fortunes , or official costume , these morning parties were equally ...
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... distinguished French ge- neral , who owed his elevation to the wars of the revolution . He was employed by Bonaparte in Por- tugal , where he was defeated at the battle of Vi- miera . He died in 1813 . scholars used to bring him flowers ...
... distinguished French ge- neral , who owed his elevation to the wars of the revolution . He was employed by Bonaparte in Por- tugal , where he was defeated at the battle of Vi- miera . He died in 1813 . scholars used to bring him flowers ...
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... distinguished Prussian field - marshal , who was born at Eisleben in 1737 , and entered the army in 1751. In the seven years ' war he served as aide- de - camp of Prince Henry , ascended step by step to the office of general , and was ...
... distinguished Prussian field - marshal , who was born at Eisleben in 1737 , and entered the army in 1751. In the seven years ' war he served as aide- de - camp of Prince Henry , ascended step by step to the office of general , and was ...
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Page 32 - Is not a patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help ? 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.
Page 83 - O for a beaker full of the warm South, Full of the true, the blushful Hippocrene, With beaded bubbles winking at the brim, And purple-stained mouth; That I might drink, and leave the world unseen, And with thee fade away into the forest dim...
Page 373 - It reveals to us the loveliness of nature, brings back the freshness of youthful feeling, revives the relish of simple pleasures, keeps unquenched the enthusiasm which Warmed the spring-time of our being, refines youthful love, strengthens our interest in human nature, by vivid delineations of its tenderest and loftiest feelings, spreads our sympathies over all classes of society, knits us by new ties with universal being, and, through the brightness of its prophetic visions, helps faith to lay hold...
Page 32 - 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. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which, being very little accustomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. " When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your lordship...
Page 374 - As through unquiet rest: he, on his side Leaning, half raised, with looks of cordial love Hung over her enamour'd, and beheld Beauty, which, whether waking or asleep, Shot forth peculiar graces; then with voice Mild, as when Zephyrus on Flora breathes, Her hand soft touching, whisper'd thus: ' Awake My fairest, my espoused, my latest found, Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight! Awake...
Page 174 - Memorial to the House of Lords, and a Remonstrance to the House of Commons, on the subject of the proposed Stamp Act.
Page 83 - Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird! No hungry generations tread thee down; The voice I hear this passing night was heard In ancient days by emperor and clown : Perhaps the self-same song that found a path Through the sad heart of Ruth, when sick for home, She stood in tears amid the alien corn ; The same that oft-times hath Charm'd magic casements, opening on the foam Of perilous seas, in faery lands forlorn.
Page 369 - Weep no more, woeful shepherds, weep no more, For Lycidas, your sorrow, is not dead, Sunk though he be beneath the watery floor. So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed, And yet anon repairs his drooping head, And tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore Flames in the forehead of the morning sky...
Page 374 - At last a soft and solemn-breathing sound Rose like a steam of rich distill'd perfumes, And stole upon the air, that even Silence Was took ere she was ware, and wish'd she might Deny her nature, and be never more, Still, to be so displac'd. I was all ear, And took in strains that might create a soul Under the ribs of Death...
Page 38 - LET observation, with extensive view, Survey mankind, from China to Peru ; Remark each anxious toil, each eager strife, And watch the busy scenes of crowded life...