The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent Divines, Patriots, Statemen, Warriors, Philosophers, Poets, and Artists of Great Britain and Ireland, from the Accention of Henry VIII, to the Present Time, Volume 5J. Mawman, 1816 - Great Britain |
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... procured to be published with a view of ex- citing in the nation a just attention to the interests of liberty . As his Lordship , however , continued Pre- sident of the Board of Trade , Locke was made Secre- tary , with a salary of 5001 ...
... procured to be published with a view of ex- citing in the nation a just attention to the interests of liberty . As his Lordship , however , continued Pre- sident of the Board of Trade , Locke was made Secre- tary , with a salary of 5001 ...
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... procured for him the promise of a pardon but he declined the acceptance of this friendly offer , alleging that having been guilty of no crime , he had no occasion for forgiveness . ' 6 In May , 1685 , the English Envoy at the Hague ...
... procured for him the promise of a pardon but he declined the acceptance of this friendly offer , alleging that having been guilty of no crime , he had no occasion for forgiveness . ' 6 In May , 1685 , the English Envoy at the Hague ...
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... procured for him by Lord Mordaunt , afterward successively Earl of Monmouth and Peterborough . About the same time , it was left to his choice whether he would be Envoy at the court of the Em- peror , at that of the Elector of ...
... procured for him by Lord Mordaunt , afterward successively Earl of Monmouth and Peterborough . About the same time , it was left to his choice whether he would be Envoy at the court of the Em- peror , at that of the Elector of ...
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... procured him a station in the navy early in the reign of Charles II . , from which he rose by his merit to the rank of a Captain , a short time previously to the death of that Monarch . In the suc- ceeding reign he received no promotion ...
... procured him a station in the navy early in the reign of Charles II . , from which he rose by his merit to the rank of a Captain , a short time previously to the death of that Monarch . In the suc- ceeding reign he received no promotion ...
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... procured him their letters of thanks , and accounts of all the mathematical books which were published either at home or abroad . In June , 1670 , his father , who had hitherto dis- countenanced his studies , observing his correspond ...
... procured him their letters of thanks , and accounts of all the mathematical books which were published either at home or abroad . In June , 1670 , his father , who had hitherto dis- countenanced his studies , observing his correspond ...
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Page 436 - Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne...
Page 464 - If the flights of Dryden therefore, are higher, Pope continues longer on the wing. If of Dryden's fire the blaze is brighter, of Pope's the heat is more regular and constant. Dryden often surpasses expectation, and Pope never falls below it. Dryden is read with frequent astonishment, and Pope with perpetual delight.
Page 424 - Though oft the ear the open vowels tire; While expletives their feeble aid do join; And ten low words oft creep in one dull line: While they ring round the same unvaried chimes With sure returns of still expected rhymes: Where'er you find "the cooling western breeze...
Page 431 - Hark! they whisper; Angels say, Sister Spirit, come away. What is this absorbs me quite? Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath?
Page 24 - I judge it as certain and clear a truth, as can any where be delivered, that the invisible things of God are clearly seen from the creation of the world, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and godhead.
Page 424 - the cooling western breeze,' In the next line, it 'whispers through the trees;' If crystal streams 'with pleasing murmurs creep...
Page 132 - No greater felicity can genius attain than that of having purified intellectual pleasure, separated mirth from indecency, and wit from licentiousness; of having taught a succession of writers to bring elegance and gaiety to the aid of goodness; and, if I may use expressions yet more awful, of having turned many to righteousness.
Page 463 - There is more dignity in the knowledge of Dryden, and more certainty in that of Pope. Poetry was not the sole praise of either: for both excelled likewise in prose; but Pope did not borrow his prose from his predecessor. The style of Dryden is capricious and varied; that of Pope is cautious and uniform.
Page 139 - Ev'n the rough rocks with tender myrtle bloom, And trodden weeds send out a rich perfume. Bear me, some god, to Baia's gentle seats, Or cover me in Umbria's green retreats ; Where western gales eternally reside, And all the seasons lavish all their pride ; Blossoms, and fruits, and flowers together rise, And the whole year in gay confusion lies.
Page 158 - Soft peace she brings wherever she arrives; She builds our quiet as she forms our lives; Lays the rough paths of peevish nature even, And opens in each heart a little heaven.