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" His illness was long, but borne with a mild and cheerful fortitude, without the least mixture of any thing irritable or querulous ; agreeably to the placid and even tenour of his whole life. He had, from the beginning of his malady, a distinct view of... "
Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons: Chiefly of the Present and Two Preceding ... - Page 471
by William Seward - 1798
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The Annual Register, Volume 34

History - 1799 - 796 pages
...Reynolds, aged fi8. The following character of him is the production of Mr.Burke. CHRONICLE. ÎTis illnefs' was long, but borne with a mild and cheerful...tenour of his •whole life. He had from the beginning of his malady a diftinet view of his diifolution, which he contemplated with -that entire compofure...
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Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure, Volume 91

1792 - 530 pages
...long and lingering illnefs fucceeded, which he bore, although at times not without 'defpondency, yet without the leaft mixture of any thing irritable or...tenour of his whole life. He had, from the beginning of his malady, a diftinft view of his diflblution ; and he contemplated it with that entire compoiure,...
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The Scots Magazine, Volume 54

English literature - 1792 - 684 pages
...Chriftopher Wren,— —The following character ii faid to be 'the production of Mr Burke. " His illnefa was long, but borne with a mild and cheerful fortitude, without the lead mixture of any thing irritable or querulous, agreeably to the placid and even tenor of his whole...
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Anecdotes of Some Distinguished Persons: Chiefly of the Present ..., Volume 2

William Seward - Anecdotes - 1795 - 684 pages
...Pairhafius pronounced by Pericles — it is the eulogium of the greateit Painter by the moft confu'nmate Orator of his time. *' His illnefs was long but borne...mild. " and cheerful fortitude, without the leaft mix*' ture of anything irritable or querulous, agree?* ably to the placid and even tenour of his whole...
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Anecdotes of Some Distinguished Persons, Chiefly of the Present ..., Volume 2

William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 418 pages
...eulogium of Parrhafius pronounced by Pericles — it is the eulogium of the greateft Painter by the moft confummate Orator of his time. ** His illnefs was...mild ** and cheerful fortitude, without the leaft mix" ture of anything irritable or querulous, agree*' ably to the placid and even tenour of his whola...
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Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts ..., Volume 16, Part 1

Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1796 - 426 pages
...Mr Burke : " His illnefs-was long, but borne with a mild and cheerful fortitude, without the leail mixture of any thing irritable or querulous, agreeably to the placid and even tenor of his- whole life. He lad from the beginning of hLa malady a diftin¿t view of his diiTolution,...
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The British Critic, and Quarterly Theological Review, Volume 10

1798 - 756 pages
...Burke, by whom it was written not many hours after the melancholy event, which it commemoJiilCS. " His illnefs was long, but borne with a mild and cheerful...placid and even tenour of his whole life. He had, irom the beginning of his mabdy, a diftinct view of his dilTolimon ; and he contemplated it with that...
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Memoirs of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke: Or, An Impartial Review of His ...

Charles M'Cormick - Statesmen - 1798 - 398 pages
...funeral panegyrics. " His illnefs was long," fays the mourner, ," but borne with • a mild and chearful fortitude,, without the leaft mixture of any thing...irritable or querulous, agreeably to the placid, and even tenor of his whole life. He had from the beginning of his malady a diftincl: view of his duTolution...
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Memoirs of the right honourable Edmund Burke; or, An impartial review of his ...

Charles M'Cormick - 1798 - 402 pages
...funeral panegyrics. " His illnefs was long," fays the mourner, " but borne with a mild and chearful fortitude, without the leaft mixture of any thing...irritable or querulous, agreeably to the placid and even tenor of his whole life. He had from the beginning of his malady a diftinct view of his diflblution;...
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The British Critic, Volumes 9-10

English literature - 1798 - 752 pages
...commémorâtes» . " His JHncfs was long, but borne with a muH and cheerful fortitude, without .the leatt mixture of any thing irritable, or querulous, agreeably to the placid and even tcnour of his »hole life. He had, Tram the beginning of his malady, a diftinct view of his diiïolution...
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