The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year ..., Volume 184Edw. Cave, 1736-[1868], 1848 - English essays |
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... took place between him and Dr. Middleton , and a correspondence was carried on between them regarding the mode of electing for the Roman senate . Middleton published his share in 1747 , but the complete correspondence was not given to ...
... took place between him and Dr. Middleton , and a correspondence was carried on between them regarding the mode of electing for the Roman senate . Middleton published his share in 1747 , but the complete correspondence was not given to ...
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... took his leave of the Queen , previous to his accustomed journey into Norfolk , he stayed with her ( this was in November , 1734 ) near two hours . " After inquiring much of the state of her health , and finding it very indifferent , he ...
... took his leave of the Queen , previous to his accustomed journey into Norfolk , he stayed with her ( this was in November , 1734 ) near two hours . " After inquiring much of the state of her health , and finding it very indifferent , he ...
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... took him for ; that he was. Had he bad one grain of merit at the bot- tom of his heart , one should have had compassion for him in the situation to which his miserable poor head soon reduced him for his case in short was this : -he had a ...
... took him for ; that he was. Had he bad one grain of merit at the bot- tom of his heart , one should have had compassion for him in the situation to which his miserable poor head soon reduced him for his case in short was this : -he had a ...
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fool as one took him for ; that he was not wise neither ; that he could some- times be very amusing , though often very ennuyant ; and that in everything he was made up of such odd contradictions , that he would do the meanest , the ...
fool as one took him for ; that he was not wise neither ; that he could some- times be very amusing , though often very ennuyant ; and that in everything he was made up of such odd contradictions , that he would do the meanest , the ...
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... took place at Appleby assizes in August 1843 to the contrary . At this trial every feature of conse- quence which I have mentioned in the descent was proved before a special jury by the production of deeds and records , and the ...
... took place at Appleby assizes in August 1843 to the contrary . At this trial every feature of conse- quence which I have mentioned in the descent was proved before a special jury by the production of deeds and records , and the ...
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Page 332 - Here Reynolds is laid, and, to tell you my mind, He has not left a wiser or better behind : His pencil was striking, resistless and grand; His manners were gentle, complying and bland ; Still born to improve us in every part, His pencil our faces, his manners our heart...
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Page 330 - History is about half finished, and I will shortly finish the rest. God knows I am tired of this kind of finishing, which is but bungling work, and that not so much my fault as the fault of my scurvy circumstances. They begin to talk in town of the Opposition'i gaining ground ; the cry of" Liberty is still as loud as ever. I have published, or Davies has published for me, an " Abridgment of the History of England," for which I have been a good deal abused in the newspapers, for betraying the liberties...
Page 330 - I have been trying these three months to do something to make people laugh. There have I been strolling about the hedges, studying jests with a most tragical countenance. The Natural History is about half finished, and I will shortly finish the rest.
Page 330 - Taylor; and is returned to his old haunts at Mrs. Thrale's. Burke is a farmer, en attendant, a better place; but visiting about too. Every soul is a visiting about and merry but myself.
Page 327 - We read The Vicar of Wakefield in youth and in age ; we return to it again and again, and bless the memory of an author who contrives so well to reconcile us to human nature.
Page 103 - I am very exactly informed of your impertinent inquiries, and of the information you so busily sent to Richmond, and with what triumph and exultation it was received. I knew every particular of it the next day. Now, mark me, vagabond, — keep to your pantomimes, or be assured you shall hear of it. Meddle no more, thou busy informer. It is in my power to make you curse the hour in which you dared to interfere with Junius.