Memoirs of Richard Cumberland, Volume 1Lackington, Allen, & Company, 1807 - 432 pages |
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Page 14
... of it , some- thing better and more amiable ; and how liable he was to deviate from the strict line of justice , by his partiality to the side of mercy , appears 1 from the anecdote of the thief , who robbed 14 MEMOIRS OF.
... of it , some- thing better and more amiable ; and how liable he was to deviate from the strict line of justice , by his partiality to the side of mercy , appears 1 from the anecdote of the thief , who robbed 14 MEMOIRS OF.
Page 23
... things , but performed little . Walpole was already an au- thor with no great claims to excellence , Bent- ley had those powers in embryo , that would have enabled him to excel , but submitted to be the projector of Gothic ...
... things , but performed little . Walpole was already an au- thor with no great claims to excellence , Bent- ley had those powers in embryo , that would have enabled him to excel , but submitted to be the projector of Gothic ...
Page 34
... things take their course , had not the penetrating eye of old Kinsman discovered the grandson of his friend far in the rear of the line of honour , and in a fair train to give the flattest contradiction to his prophecy . Whereupon one ...
... things take their course , had not the penetrating eye of old Kinsman discovered the grandson of his friend far in the rear of the line of honour , and in a fair train to give the flattest contradiction to his prophecy . Whereupon one ...
Page 44
... thing , hazarded little . These premature and imperfect sallies , which I gave way to , did me no credit with my master , and once in par- ticular upon my giving in a copy of Latin verses , unpardonably incorrect , though not en- tirely ...
... thing , hazarded little . These premature and imperfect sallies , which I gave way to , did me no credit with my master , and once in par- ticular upon my giving in a copy of Latin verses , unpardonably incorrect , though not en- tirely ...
Page 61
... thing Lives here in heaven and may look on her , But Romeo may not : more validity , More honourable state , more worship lives In carrion flies than Romeo ; they may seize On the white wonder of my love's dear hand , RICHARD CUMBERLAND ...
... thing Lives here in heaven and may look on her , But Romeo may not : more validity , More honourable state , more worship lives In carrion flies than Romeo ; they may seize On the white wonder of my love's dear hand , RICHARD CUMBERLAND ...
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