The English Review, Or, An Abstract of English and Foreign Literature, Volume 9J. Murray, 1787 - Curiosities and wonders |
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... fituation of the brave , but unfortunate General Burgoyne , and added , " that he had no other alternative than to let " his troops be flaughtered , or to capitulate , " he informs us that the General was very much affected by an ...
... fituation of the brave , but unfortunate General Burgoyne , and added , " that he had no other alternative than to let " his troops be flaughtered , or to capitulate , " he informs us that the General was very much affected by an ...
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... fituation ? For , to preferve a popular government in all its integrity , it is not fufficient not to admit either rank or no- bility ; riches alone never fail to produce marked differences , by fo much the greater , as there exift no ...
... fituation ? For , to preferve a popular government in all its integrity , it is not fufficient not to admit either rank or no- bility ; riches alone never fail to produce marked differences , by fo much the greater , as there exift no ...
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... fituation alluded to , does not lie , but ftand a - jar . But these are petty fins of inadvertency which do not take from the general merit of the performance . ART . IX . Letters of an Englishman ; in which the Princi- ples and Conduct ...
... fituation alluded to , does not lie , but ftand a - jar . But these are petty fins of inadvertency which do not take from the general merit of the performance . ART . IX . Letters of an Englishman ; in which the Princi- ples and Conduct ...
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... fituation . The earth around them is marshy , and trembles under the feet . The water spouts up from the foot of the mountain , with a noise like that of a cannon . After running some time in the valley , it receives a fecond rivulet ...
... fituation . The earth around them is marshy , and trembles under the feet . The water spouts up from the foot of the mountain , with a noise like that of a cannon . After running some time in the valley , it receives a fecond rivulet ...
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... fituation , he is al- ways at full leisure to difplay his valour ; Macbeth , distracted by re- morfe , lofes all apprehenfions of danger in the contemplation of his guilt ; and never recurs to his valour for fupport till the enemy's ap ...
... fituation , he is al- ways at full leisure to difplay his valour ; Macbeth , distracted by re- morfe , lofes all apprehenfions of danger in the contemplation of his guilt ; and never recurs to his valour for fupport till the enemy's ap ...
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Page 272 - I retired, and stayed in the outer room to take him home. Upon his coming out, I asked him the result of his conversation: — 'His lordship...
Page 99 - Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, Till billows rage, and gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er! Such fate to suffering worth is giv'n, Who long with wants and woes has striv'n, By human pride or cunning driv'n To mis'ry's brink, Till wrench'd of ev'ry stay but Heav'n, He, ruin'd, sink!
Page 96 - With future hope I oft would gaze Fond, on thy little early ways, Thy rudely caroll'd chiming phrase, In uncouth rhymes; Fir'd at the simple, artless lays Of other times. 'I saw thee seek the sounding shore, Delighted with the dashing roar; Or when the North his fleecy store Drove thro' the sky, I saw grim Nature's visage hoar Struck thy young eye.
Page 9 - Brave without temerity, laborious without ambition, generous without prodigality, noble without pride, virtuous without severity ; he seems always to have confined himself within those limits, where the virtues, by clothing themselves in more lively, but more changeable and doubtful colours, may be mistaken for faults.
Page 229 - Wherefore, if that ye could be content with that good and my poor person, I would be the merriest maiden on ground...
Page 130 - O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires. And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
Page 9 - His stature is noble and lofty ; he is well made, and exactly proportioned, his physiognomy mild and agreeable, but such as to render it impossible to speak particularly of any of his features, so that in quitting him, you have only the recollection of a fine face. He has neither a grave nor a familiar air; his brow is sometimes marked with thought, but never with inquietude ; in inspiring respect, he inspires confidence, and his smile is always the smile of benevolence.