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... to ter- ror and insurrection , the combined fleet of England and Spain menaced her departments in that quarter , cut off the supplies of corn and provisions , and in- fused fused new hopes into the minds of the malecom tents LORD KEITH .
... to ter- ror and insurrection , the combined fleet of England and Spain menaced her departments in that quarter , cut off the supplies of corn and provisions , and in- fused fused new hopes into the minds of the malecom tents LORD KEITH .
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fused new hopes into the minds of the malecom tents . After negotiating with the inhabitants of Mar- seilles and Toulon , the British admiral issued a notice in which he stated : " that if a candid and explicit declaration was made in ...
fused new hopes into the minds of the malecom tents . After negotiating with the inhabitants of Mar- seilles and Toulon , the British admiral issued a notice in which he stated : " that if a candid and explicit declaration was made in ...
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... mind and spirits , inherited all her mother's uncommon facina- tion of manners , to which she added a grace of de- portment entirely her own ; and a pathos of elocu- tion that took the heart captive , and subdued all the senses to her ...
... mind and spirits , inherited all her mother's uncommon facina- tion of manners , to which she added a grace of de- portment entirely her own ; and a pathos of elocu- tion that took the heart captive , and subdued all the senses to her ...
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... mind as much as possible from painful retrospection ; and aware that grief , as well as the tender passion , " thrives by in- dulgence , " she dedicated all her hours to the culti- vation of her talents : she read during whole days ...
... mind as much as possible from painful retrospection ; and aware that grief , as well as the tender passion , " thrives by in- dulgence , " she dedicated all her hours to the culti- vation of her talents : she read during whole days ...
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... mind entered into all the Duke's opinions with promptitude and judgment . She treated with benevolent indulgence those common and gravitating spirits which could derive enjoyment from the frivolous pursuits of the rout , or the more ...
... mind entered into all the Duke's opinions with promptitude and judgment . She treated with benevolent indulgence those common and gravitating spirits which could derive enjoyment from the frivolous pursuits of the rout , or the more ...
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Page 337 - I, that am curtail'd of this fair proportion, Cheated of feature by dissembling Nature, Deform'd, unfinish'd, sent before my time Into this breathing world scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable That dogs bark at me as I halt by them...
Page 342 - Euphrosyne, And by men, heart-easing Mirth, Whom lovely Venus at a birth With two sister Graces more To ivy-crowned Bacchus bore...
Page 245 - One asylum of free discussion is still inviolate. There is still one spot in Europe where man can freely exercise his reason on the most important concerns of society, where he can boldly publish his judgment on the acts of the proudest and most powerful tyrants. The press of England is still free. It is guarded by the free Constitution of our forefathers. It is guarded by the hearts and arms of Englishmen, and I trust, I may venture to say, that if it be to fall, it will fall only under the ruins...
Page 553 - An elegant sufficiency, content, Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books, Ease and alternate labour, useful life, Progressive virtue, and approving Heaven.
Page 337 - That dogs bark at me, as I halt by them; Why, I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time...
Page 371 - I stand ready to avow or disavow promptly and explicitly any precise or definite opinion which I may be charged with having declared of any gentleman.
Page 503 - My name is Norval: on the Grampian hills My father feeds his flocks; a frugal swain, Whose constant cares were to increase his store, And keep his only son, myself, at home.
Page 370 - still more despicable,' admits of infinite shades, from very light to very dark. How am I to judge of the degree intended ? or how shall I annex any precise idea to language so indefinite...
Page 46 - O early lost ! what tears the river shed, When the sad pomp along his banks was led ! His drooping swans on ev'ry note expire, 275 And on his willows hung each muse's lyre.
Page 375 - Jay, Adams, and Hamilton ; the only three who can be supposed to have stood in that relation to him. That he has too much reason to believe that, in regard to Mr. Hamilton, there has been no reciprocity. For several years his name has been lent to the support of base slanders. He has never had the generosity, the magnanimity, or the candor to contradict or disavow.