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... late and pre- sent Administrations Dibdin's Introduction to the Know- ledge of the most rare and valu- " able Edition of the Greek and 30 Observation on the Tragedy of Mahomet 46 Seymour's Notes upon Shakspeare 51 , ORIGINAL POETRY ...
... late and pre- sent Administrations Dibdin's Introduction to the Know- ledge of the most rare and valu- " able Edition of the Greek and 30 Observation on the Tragedy of Mahomet 46 Seymour's Notes upon Shakspeare 51 , ORIGINAL POETRY ...
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... him despotic , How deeply must a nation feel its error , when this mistake is disco- Go- vered , and the late object of popular admiration , B 2 THE MONTHLY MIRROR . 11 On the Events occasioned by mistaken Zeal for Liberty.
... him despotic , How deeply must a nation feel its error , when this mistake is disco- Go- vered , and the late object of popular admiration , B 2 THE MONTHLY MIRROR . 11 On the Events occasioned by mistaken Zeal for Liberty.
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... late object of popular admiration , and the ideal ad- vocate of liberty has usurped a more absolute sway , than the in- jured monarch against whom the fury of his wrath has been direct- ed . Then the aim is to deprive him of that power ...
... late object of popular admiration , and the ideal ad- vocate of liberty has usurped a more absolute sway , than the in- jured monarch against whom the fury of his wrath has been direct- ed . Then the aim is to deprive him of that power ...
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... of the translation is such as fits the nature of the work , and reflects credit on the taste of the translator . Thoughts on the Formation of the late and present Administrations 30 THE MONTHLY MIRROR .. The Letters of Gessner and his mily.
... of the translation is such as fits the nature of the work , and reflects credit on the taste of the translator . Thoughts on the Formation of the late and present Administrations 30 THE MONTHLY MIRROR .. The Letters of Gessner and his mily.
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... late and present Administrations . By Lord Archibald Hamilton . pp . 69. Longman and Rees . 1804 . Ir is his lordship's opinion , that the formation of the late and present administration has been conducted upon principles funda ...
... late and present Administrations . By Lord Archibald Hamilton . pp . 69. Longman and Rees . 1804 . Ir is his lordship's opinion , that the formation of the late and present administration has been conducted upon principles funda ...
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Page 92 - The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hand on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
Page 159 - YE, who with warmth the public triumph feel Of talents dignified by sacred zeal, Here, to devotion's bard devoutly just, Pay your fond tribute due to Cowper's dust ! England, exulting in his spotless fame, Ranks with her dearest sons his favourite name.
Page 9 - ... upon the people of another nation, almost upon creatures of another species. Their vast rambling mansions, spacious halls, and painted casements, the gothic porch smothered with honeysuckles, their little gardens and high walls, their box-edgings, balls of holly, and yew-tree statues...
Page 311 - Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate All but the page prescribed, their present state: From brutes what men, from men what spirits know: Or who could suffer being here below...
Page 140 - I feel a sense of obligation towards my creditors; who in case of accident to me, by the forced sale of my property, may be in some degree sufferers. I did not think myself at liberty as a man of probity, lightly to expose them to this hazard.
Page 295 - When all is done (he concludes), human life is at the greatest and the best but like a froward child, that must be played with, and humoured a little, to keep it quiet, till it falls asleep, and then the care is over.
Page 381 - But o'er the twilight groves and dusky caves, Long-sounding aisles and intermingled graves, Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like silence, and a dread repose : Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades every flower, and darkens every green ; Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathes a browner horror on the woods.
Page 227 - ... years' time not one was left me. The truth is, that there may be, and often is, an attachment of one boy to another that looks very like a friendship, and, while they are in circumstances that enable them mutually to oblige and to assist each other, promises well and bids fair to be lasting. But they are no sooner separated from each other, by entering into the world at large, than other...
Page 268 - Townly, rather than the cold, the sober, though virtuous Lady Grace ? How odious ought writers to be who thus employ the talents they have from their Maker most traitorously against himself, by endeavouring to corrupt and disfigure his creatures ! If the comedies of Congreve did not rack him with remorse in his last moments, he must have been lost to all sense of virtue.
Page 141 - The ability to be in future useful, whether in resisting mischief or in effecting good, in those crises of our public affairs which seem likely to happen, would probably be inseparable from a conformity with public prejudice in this particular.