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Page 12
... churches , no hospitals , no palaces , no schools ; England has built no bridges , made no high roads , cut no navigations , dug out no reservoirs . Every other conqueror of every other description has left some monument , either of ...
... churches , no hospitals , no palaces , no schools ; England has built no bridges , made no high roads , cut no navigations , dug out no reservoirs . Every other conqueror of every other description has left some monument , either of ...
Page 20
... churches . Nothing seemed to pre- sage the calamities of the day . At seven minutes after four in the afternoon the first shock was felt ; it was suf- ficiently powerful to make the bells of the churches toll ; it lasted five or six ...
... churches . Nothing seemed to pre- sage the calamities of the day . At seven minutes after four in the afternoon the first shock was felt ; it was suf- ficiently powerful to make the bells of the churches toll ; it lasted five or six ...
Page 21
... churches . The procession had not yet set out ; but the crowd was so great in the churches , that nearly three or ... church of the Trinity , on the road from the custom- house de la Pastora , almost entirely disappeared . A regiment ...
... churches . The procession had not yet set out ; but the crowd was so great in the churches , that nearly three or ... church of the Trinity , on the road from the custom- house de la Pastora , almost entirely disappeared . A regiment ...
Page 62
... church condemns this as the worst of heresies , and those persons must keep their doctrines carefully to themselves . The inducements to hold the faith of their fathers are so strong among an indolent and sensual people , that any doubt ...
... church condemns this as the worst of heresies , and those persons must keep their doctrines carefully to themselves . The inducements to hold the faith of their fathers are so strong among an indolent and sensual people , that any doubt ...
Page 63
... church and state is inculcated as a primary religious duty . He is the Zil - ullah , or shadow of God ; the Padishah - islam , or emperor of Islamism ; the Imam - ul - musliminn , * pontiff of Mussulmans ; the Sultandinn , or protector ...
... church and state is inculcated as a primary religious duty . He is the Zil - ullah , or shadow of God ; the Padishah - islam , or emperor of Islamism ; the Imam - ul - musliminn , * pontiff of Mussulmans ; the Sultandinn , or protector ...
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ancient appear Bachelor beauty Benedict breath caboceer called cataract Catiline CHAP character church Demonax Devil Don Quixote Dr Johnson dreadful Duke of Burgundy earth EDWARD DANIEL CLARKE effect English equal eyes fall FAUST feel fire friends genius Gil Blas give gold Greek hand hath hear heard heart heaven holy honour human Hyder Ali imagination Ioannina Jaffa king less live look Lord magnificent manner MARGARET ment Mephistopheles merits mind morning nature never night o'er object observed Odoacer opinion ornaments palaces passages peculiar perhaps persons pleasure poet poetical poetry possess principles racter replied the Nymph respect Roman round scarcely scene sentiments Shirley Sibylline books side song Sotheby's soul spirit steam stood style sweet taste thee thing thou thought tion Tom Jones truth Warburton whole