Public characters [Formerly British public characters] of 1798-9 - 1809-10, Volume 81806 |
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... parties forming what was termed at that day a " broad bottomed administra- tion . " It is almost unnecessary to add , that their labours proved unsuccessful . At the general election in 1786 he was chosen for Stirlingshire , so that he ...
... parties forming what was termed at that day a " broad bottomed administra- tion . " It is almost unnecessary to add , that their labours proved unsuccessful . At the general election in 1786 he was chosen for Stirlingshire , so that he ...
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... parties of in- fantry were kept in readiness to advance , at the same time that bodies of horse were prepared to charge the invaders . Notwithstanding the boats were exposed to an amphitheatre of fire , and an incessant discharge was ...
... parties of in- fantry were kept in readiness to advance , at the same time that bodies of horse were prepared to charge the invaders . Notwithstanding the boats were exposed to an amphitheatre of fire , and an incessant discharge was ...
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... parties which lasted during their lives . Two perished in the service of their country abroad . A fourth became a dignitary in the church ; and the fifth brother , Welbore Ellis Doyle , died in 1797 , a Major - General , Colonel of the ...
... parties which lasted during their lives . Two perished in the service of their country abroad . A fourth became a dignitary in the church ; and the fifth brother , Welbore Ellis Doyle , died in 1797 , a Major - General , Colonel of the ...
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... parties , that he was continued in his office under Lord Camden , who succeeded Lord Fitzwilliam in the government of Ireland . In the subsequent discussions upon the Catholic question , this gentleman's consistency continued unshaken ...
... parties , that he was continued in his office under Lord Camden , who succeeded Lord Fitzwilliam in the government of Ireland . In the subsequent discussions upon the Catholic question , this gentleman's consistency continued unshaken ...
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... parties concerning her conduct ; and having accepted an invitation on the part of Governor and Lady Betty Thicknesse , accompanied them into Suffolk . While there , Lady B. was delivered of a boy , the brother of the present Lord Audley ...
... parties concerning her conduct ; and having accepted an invitation on the part of Governor and Lady Betty Thicknesse , accompanied them into Suffolk . While there , Lady B. was delivered of a boy , the brother of the present Lord Audley ...
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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.