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... tion on the subject of his epistle . An ODE to the setting Sun is much too long for insertion in a periodical work . The request of T. A. W. cannot be complied with . We admire the wit , but lament the indecency which prevents our ...
... tion on the subject of his epistle . An ODE to the setting Sun is much too long for insertion in a periodical work . The request of T. A. W. cannot be complied with . We admire the wit , but lament the indecency which prevents our ...
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... tion of his weekly income , which he retained with increased honors and reputation for several years , till Mr. Elliston ( when appointed deputy - manager of the Hay - Market theatre in the year 1803 , ) re- commended Mr. Taylor to Mr ...
... tion of his weekly income , which he retained with increased honors and reputation for several years , till Mr. Elliston ( when appointed deputy - manager of the Hay - Market theatre in the year 1803 , ) re- commended Mr. Taylor to Mr ...
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... tion , with the strength of the passion , and the force of its expres sion . But passions in their extreme , instead of producing sympa- thy , generally excite feelings diametrically opposite . A vehement and clamorous demand of pity is ...
... tion , with the strength of the passion , and the force of its expres sion . But passions in their extreme , instead of producing sympa- thy , generally excite feelings diametrically opposite . A vehement and clamorous demand of pity is ...
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... tion of bad taste . " P. xxix . The volume is not , we confess , without its instructive and amus- ing passages , and we shall take pleasure in seeking a few that em- brace both these agreeable qualities . Discussing the question ...
... tion of bad taste . " P. xxix . The volume is not , we confess , without its instructive and amus- ing passages , and we shall take pleasure in seeking a few that em- brace both these agreeable qualities . Discussing the question ...
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... tion , considerably enlarged and corrected . By Richard Reece , M. D. late of St. Bartholomew's Hospital , and the General Infir- mary at Hereford ; Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in London ; Author of the Medical and ...
... tion , considerably enlarged and corrected . By Richard Reece , M. D. late of St. Bartholomew's Hospital , and the General Infir- mary at Hereford ; Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in London ; Author of the Medical and ...
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Página 194 - Her waggon-spokes made of long spinners' legs, The cover of the wings of grasshoppers, The traces of the smallest spider's web, The collars of the moonshine's...
Página 194 - Made by the joiner squirrel or old grub, Time out of mind the fairies' coachmakers. And in this state she gallops night by night Through lovers...
Página 18 - Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are, That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm, How shall your houseless heads and unfed sides, Your loop'd and window'd raggedness, defend you From seasons such as these ? O, I have ta'en Too little care of this ! Take physic, pomp ; Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel, That thou mayst shake the superflux to them, And show the heavens more just.
Página 374 - Of hot pursuit ; the broken cry of deer Mangled by throttling dogs ; the shouts of men, And hoofs, thick beating on the hollow hill.
Página 194 - She is the fairies' midwife, and she comes In shape no bigger than an agate-stone On the forefinger of an alderman, Drawn with a team of little atomies Athwart men's noses as they lie asleep : Her waggon-spokes made of long spinners...
Página 302 - Nelson touch,' it was like an electric shock. Some shed tears, all approved — ' It was new — it was singular — it was simple !'; and, from Admirals downwards, it was repeated — ' It must succeed, if ever they will allow us to get at them ! You are, my Lord, surrounded by friends whom you inspire with confidence.
Página 343 - I have not only to lament, in common with the British navy, and the British Nation, in the fall of the Commander-in-Chief, the loss of a hero, whose name will be immortal, and his memory ever dear to his country; but my heart is rent with the most poignant grief for the death of a friend, to whom, by many years...
Página 292 - Almighty God having blessed his majesty's arms with victory, the admiral intends returning public thanksgiving for the same at two o'clock this day ; and he recommends every ship doing the same as soon as convenient.
Página 331 - It does not appear, from the strictest search, that a stone, or inscription of any kind, marked the place where his dust was deposited : even the memorial of his mortality is given with a pathetic brevity, which accords but too well with the obscure and humble passages of his life : " March 20, 1639-40, buried Philip Massinger, A STIIANCER!" No flowers were flung into his grave, no elegies " soothed his hovering spirit...
Página 342 - Commander-in-chief about the tenth ship from the van ; the second in command about the twelfth from the rear, leaving the van of the enemy unoccupied ; the succeeding ships breaking through in all parts, astern of their leaders, and engaging the enemy at the muzzles of their guns. The conflict was severe ; the enemy's ships were fought with a gallantry highly honourable to their officers; but the attack on them was irresistible, and it pleased the Almighty Disposer of all events, to grant his Majesty's...