The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent Statesmen, Patriots, Divines, Warriors, Philosophers, Poets, and Artists, of Great Britain and Ireland, from the Accession of Henry VIII. to the Present Time. Including a Complete History of England from that Area, Volume 8Charles Dilly, 1791 - Great Britain |
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Page 60
... Soon after his arrival in London , he finished his tragedy of IRENE , and endeavoured to get it brought upon the ftage ; but he had not fufficient intereft for that purpose , purpofe , and it was not acted till 1749 , 60 THE LIFE OF.
... Soon after his arrival in London , he finished his tragedy of IRENE , and endeavoured to get it brought upon the ftage ; but he had not fufficient intereft for that purpose , purpofe , and it was not acted till 1749 , 60 THE LIFE OF.
Page 84
... Soon after his arrival at Touloufe , he wrote the following letter to one of his friends at Paris : " My dear F. " Toulouse , August 14 , 1762 . " After many turnings ( alias digreffions ) , to fay nothing of downright overthrows ...
... Soon after his arrival at Touloufe , he wrote the following letter to one of his friends at Paris : " My dear F. " Toulouse , August 14 , 1762 . " After many turnings ( alias digreffions ) , to fay nothing of downright overthrows ...
Page 93
... Soon after his arrival in London , Mr. Garrick entered himself of Lincoln's - Inn ; and he alfo put himself under the tuition of Mr. Colfon , an emi- nent mathematician at Rochefter . But as he ap- plied himself little to the ftudy of ...
... Soon after his arrival in London , Mr. Garrick entered himself of Lincoln's - Inn ; and he alfo put himself under the tuition of Mr. Colfon , an emi- nent mathematician at Rochefter . But as he ap- plied himself little to the ftudy of ...
Page 152
... Soon after Clive's arrival in England , he was folicited , by the directors of the Eaft India com- pany , to accept the appointment of governor of Fort St. David , with a right of fucceffion to the government of Madras ; and , as he ...
... Soon after Clive's arrival in England , he was folicited , by the directors of the Eaft India com- pany , to accept the appointment of governor of Fort St. David , with a right of fucceffion to the government of Madras ; and , as he ...
Page 162
... Soon after , the late viceroy was taken , and put to death by his fucceffor , who readily complied with all the conditions of his elevation . He con- ferred on his allies very liberal rewards , and granted the company fuch extraordinary ...
... Soon after , the late viceroy was taken , and put to death by his fucceffor , who readily complied with all the conditions of his elevation . He con- ferred on his allies very liberal rewards , and granted the company fuch extraordinary ...
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Page 118 - In smoky ruins sunk they lie. The monuments of cruelty. The wretched owner sees afar His all become the prey of war ; Bethinks him of his babes and wife, Then smites his breast, and curses life.
Page 199 - tis hard to combat, learns to fly! For him no wretches, born to work...
Page 102 - Ah ! let not Censure term our fate our choice, The stage but echoes back the public voice ; The drama's laws, the drama's patrons give, For we that live to please, must please to live.
Page 37 - That God and nature put into our hands.' I know not what ideas that lord may entertain of God and nature ; but I know that such abominable principles are equally abhorrent to religion and humanity. What ! to attribute the sacred sanction of God and nature to the massacres of the Indian...
Page 38 - Judges to interpose the purity of their ermine, to save us from this pollution. I call upon the honour of your Lordships to reverence the dignity of your ancestors, and to maintain your own. I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country to vindicate the national character. I invoke the genius of the constitution.
Page 25 - This, my lords, is a perilous and tremendous moment ! It is not a time for adulation. The smoothness of flattery cannot now avail; cannot save us in this rugged and awful crisis. It is now necessary to instruct the throne in the language of truth.
Page 66 - ... the order of society, and from a veneration for the Great Source of all order: correct, nay stern in his taste; hard to please, and easily offended, impetuous and irritable in his temper, but of a most humane and benevolent heart...
Page 97 - Thou great Infallible, forbear to roar, Thy bulls and errors are rever'd no more. When doctrines meet with gen'ral approbation, It is not Heresy, but Reformation.
Page 29 - If I were an American as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms — never, never, never!
Page 2 - Much more, sir, is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with less temptation ; who prostitutes himself for money which he cannot enjoy, and spends the remains of his life in the ruin of his country.