The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 15
Page 7
... while walking from the Hotel Dessin to the pier to embark , he said to me that he had always made it a rule to study by himself for ment , he voted for his party , spoke little The Personal Life of Wellington . 7.
... while walking from the Hotel Dessin to the pier to embark , he said to me that he had always made it a rule to study by himself for ment , he voted for his party , spoke little The Personal Life of Wellington . 7.
Page 8
ment , he voted for his party , spoke little , and attended but slightly to business . His feelings of affection , damped from the first , received a further check in regard to the lady of his choice , and he was left to throw his whole ...
ment , he voted for his party , spoke little , and attended but slightly to business . His feelings of affection , damped from the first , received a further check in regard to the lady of his choice , and he was left to throw his whole ...
Page 139
A remark , uttered in a moment of pique , and in the laxity of conversation , cannot for an instant be set against the facts and opinions which he deliberately placed before the world . portrait ment Life of Sir Joshua Reynolds . 139.
A remark , uttered in a moment of pique , and in the laxity of conversation , cannot for an instant be set against the facts and opinions which he deliberately placed before the world . portrait ment Life of Sir Joshua Reynolds . 139.
Page 140
The law was then in force which permitted the widow of a murdered man to institute a prosecution on her private account after the murderer had been convicted under an ordinary indict6 6 ment and pardoned by the Crown . If she succeeded.
The law was then in force which permitted the widow of a murdered man to institute a prosecution on her private account after the murderer had been convicted under an ordinary indict6 6 ment and pardoned by the Crown . If she succeeded.
Page 141
ment and pardoned by the Crown . If she succeeded in obtaining a verdict of guilty , the life of the criminal was at her disposal to take or to spare , and the royal prerogative of mercy could not be exerted to deprive her of her ...
ment and pardoned by the Crown . If she succeeded in obtaining a verdict of guilty , the life of the criminal was at her disposal to take or to spare , and the royal prerogative of mercy could not be exerted to deprive her of her ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ancient animal appears army authority become believe body called carried cause century character Church command common continued course criticism direct doubt Duke effect England English entirely evidence existence fact feeling feet force four France French give given Gospel Government hand head Herat important India interest iron Italy King known labour less letter living look Lord manner matter means ment military mind nature negroes never object observation officers once opinion original party passed persons political portion position possession present principles probably produced question reason received Reform regard remained remarkable result Reynolds Roland says seems side steel success taken thought tion true turned whole writing
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Quarterly Review, Volume 120 |
| Contributors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1866 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |