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... several excellent virtues ; the va- rious diseases they are peculiarly pro- per for , and of the beft method of taking them ; to be had at Mr. John Jacobs , druggift and chemift , over- against the Monument , and Mr. Dilly , bookfeller ...
... several excellent virtues ; the va- rious diseases they are peculiarly pro- per for , and of the beft method of taking them ; to be had at Mr. John Jacobs , druggift and chemift , over- against the Monument , and Mr. Dilly , bookfeller ...
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... several others who have advanced themselves by the fame means ; for , in fhort , fo univerfal an afcendency has the power of eloquence over the minds of men , that a tolerable degree is admired and rewarded by fuitable advancement and ...
... several others who have advanced themselves by the fame means ; for , in fhort , fo univerfal an afcendency has the power of eloquence over the minds of men , that a tolerable degree is admired and rewarded by fuitable advancement and ...
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... Several other officers were then put up for the enfuing year who are now in office , who all were rechofen , except two of the auditors , in whofe room Mr. Deputy Richard Town- fhend and Mr. Boddington fucceeded . The lord mayor ...
... Several other officers were then put up for the enfuing year who are now in office , who all were rechofen , except two of the auditors , in whofe room Mr. Deputy Richard Town- fhend and Mr. Boddington fucceeded . The lord mayor ...
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... several other pieces of plate in the par- lour where fhe wrote the note , but luckily fome perfon coming in , the sharper haftened away with the little mug only . Friday , Auguft 4. In the morning , a- bout nine o'clock , a very furious ...
... several other pieces of plate in the par- lour where fhe wrote the note , but luckily fome perfon coming in , the sharper haftened away with the little mug only . Friday , Auguft 4. In the morning , a- bout nine o'clock , a very furious ...
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... several pieces oppofite the Town - hall . From the Town - hall the company re- tired to the Church , where the Oratorio of Judith was performed , conducted by Dr. Arne . This piece opened at eleven . The Singers were Mr. Ver- non , was ...
... several pieces oppofite the Town - hall . From the Town - hall the company re- tired to the Church , where the Oratorio of Judith was performed , conducted by Dr. Arne . This piece opened at eleven . The Singers were Mr. Ver- non , was ...
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Page 212 - My lord," said Pythias, with a firm voice and noble aspect, "I would it were possible that I might suffer a thousand deaths, rather than my friend should fail in any article of his honour. He cannot fail therein, my lord : I am as confident of his virtue, as I am of my own existence. But I pray, I beseech the gods, to preserve the life and integrity of my Damon together...
Page 212 - My prayers are heard," he cried, "the gods are propitious; you know, my friends, that the winds have been contrary till yesterday. Damon could not come, he could not conquer impossibilities ; he will be here to-morrow, and the blood which is shed to-day, shall have ransomed the life of my friend.
Page 138 - Where was the father's heart when he could look for, or find an immediate consolation, for the loss of an only son, in consultations and bargains for a place at court, and even in the misery of balloting at the India house...
Page 138 - ... of a borough. He would not have thought it consistent with his rank in the state, or even with his personal importance, to be the little tyrant of a little corporation. He would never have been insulted with virtues which he had laboured to...
Page 212 - Be it sufficient, in the mean time, that my friend will be found noble ; that his truth is unimpeachable ; that he will...
Page 137 - You are so little accustomed to receive any marks of respect or esteem from the public, that if, in the following lines, a compliment or expression of applause should escape me, I fear you would consider it as a mockery of your established character, and perhaps an insult to your understanding.
Page 205 - If any man, for example, were to accuse him of taking his stand at a gaming-table, and watching, with the soberest attention, for a fair opportunity of engaging a drunken young nobleman at piquet...
Page 212 - Dionysius was already there; he was exalted on a moving throne that was drawn by six white horses, and sat pensive and attentive to the prisoner.
Page 150 - Immediately after leaving the King's Bench Prison, By the Benefit of the Act of Insolvency ; In consequence of which, he registered His Kingdom of Corsica, For the use of his creditors. The grave, great teacher, to a level brings. Heroes, and beggars, galley-slaves, and kings : But Theodore this moral learn'd, ere dead ; Fate pour'd its lessons on his living head, Bestow'da kingdom, and denied him bread.
Page 121 - Queen) were willing to record them in their royal patent, to remain in the family as a monument consecrated to his consummate virtue, whose name could never be forgot, so long as men preserved any esteem for sanctity of manners, greatness of mind, and a love to their country, constant even to death.