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... John Ford , with Notes , by W. Gifford , ' published shortly after the death of the editor , he mentions " a little charity - school , founded at Ashburton by a Mr John Ford , ( a rela- tive of the poet ) who endowed it with a few ...
... John Ford , with Notes , by W. Gifford , ' published shortly after the death of the editor , he mentions " a little charity - school , founded at Ashburton by a Mr John Ford , ( a rela- tive of the poet ) who endowed it with a few ...
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... John Bell , formerly a bookseller in the Strand , was the publisher of A Classical Arrangement of Fugitive Poetry ; ' an edition of the British Poets , ' from Chaucer to Churchill ; Shakspeare's Plays , ' & c .; besides the Poetry of ...
... John Bell , formerly a bookseller in the Strand , was the publisher of A Classical Arrangement of Fugitive Poetry ; ' an edition of the British Poets , ' from Chaucer to Churchill ; Shakspeare's Plays , ' & c .; besides the Poetry of ...
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... John Kemble : - " Others , like Kemble , on black - letter pore , And what they do not understand adore . " - 189 , 90 . With the concluding line of the poem- " And the hoarse croak of Kemble's foggy throat . " It is also a fault of Mr ...
... John Kemble : - " Others , like Kemble , on black - letter pore , And what they do not understand adore . " - 189 , 90 . With the concluding line of the poem- " And the hoarse croak of Kemble's foggy throat . " It is also a fault of Mr ...
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... John Hookham Frere , and Mr George Ellis ( now Lord Seaford ) ; and the keen satire , playful wit and genuine humour displayed in their communications indubitably constituted the chief attraction of the Anti - Jacobin . The farewell ...
... John Hookham Frere , and Mr George Ellis ( now Lord Seaford ) ; and the keen satire , playful wit and genuine humour displayed in their communications indubitably constituted the chief attraction of the Anti - Jacobin . The farewell ...
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... John Ford ; with Notes critical and explanatory . 1827 , 2 vols . 8vo . 11. The Dramatic Works of James Shirley . 12. Contributions to the Anti - Jacobin Newspaper . . 13 ... JOHN MASON GOOD , M. D. JOHN MASON GOOD was WILLIAM GIFFORD . 39.
... John Ford ; with Notes critical and explanatory . 1827 , 2 vols . 8vo . 11. The Dramatic Works of James Shirley . 12. Contributions to the Anti - Jacobin Newspaper . . 13 ... JOHN MASON GOOD , M. D. JOHN MASON GOOD was WILLIAM GIFFORD . 39.
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Page 31 - Sir," he replied, with a serious and impressive air, "it is not easy for us to say what such a man as Johnson would call a good Greek scholar." I hope that I profited by the lesson ; certainly I never forgot it ; and if but one of my readers do the same, I shall not repent placing it upon record.
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Page 250 - ... dissatisfied of any nation with which she might come in conflict. It is the contemplation of this new power, in any future war, which excites my most anxious apprehension. It is one thing to have a giant's strength, but it would be another to use it like a giant. The consciousness of such strength is, undoubtedly, a source of confidence and security ; but in the situation in which this country stands, our business is, not to seek opportunities of displaying it, but to content ourselves with letting...
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Page 8 - ... existence, was to relieve and support me. Mr. Cookesley was not rich ; his eminence in his profession, which was that of a surgeon, procured him, indeed, much employment ; but in a country town, men of science are not the most liberally rewarded ; he had besides, a very numerous family, which left him little for the purposes of general benevolence ; that little, however, was cheerfully bestowed, and his activity and zeal were always at hand to supply the deficiencies of his fortune.
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Page 6 - ... were necessary in applying to it. I beat out pieces of leather as smooth as possible, and wrought my problems on them with a blunted awl: for the rest, my memory was tenacious, and I could multiply and divide by it, to a great extent. Hitherto I had not so much as dreamed of poetry: indeed I scarcely knew it by name; and, whatever may be said of the force of nature, I certainly never "lisp'd in numbers.