Flowers of Literature, for 1806: Or, Characteristic Sketches of Human Nature, and Modern Manners. To which are Added, a General View of Literature During that Period; Portraits and Biographical Notices of Eminent Literary, and Political Characters; with Notes, Historical, Critical, and ExplanatoryB. Crosby and Company, 1807 - 528 pages |
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... king , the reader will , doubtless , be glad to meet with the following extract from it , which is the concluding prayer of the poet . " At thy good time , Let death approach ; I reck not --- let him but come In genuine form , not with ...
... king , the reader will , doubtless , be glad to meet with the following extract from it , which is the concluding prayer of the poet . " At thy good time , Let death approach ; I reck not --- let him but come In genuine form , not with ...
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... King of Israel , impartially stated . " It was this discourse , we believe , which procured him the patronage of the learned Dr. Secker , then archbishop of Canterbury ; for , about this period he appointed him one of his domestic ...
... King of Israel , impartially stated . " It was this discourse , we believe , which procured him the patronage of the learned Dr. Secker , then archbishop of Canterbury ; for , about this period he appointed him one of his domestic ...
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... . Wilkes's petition from the King's Bench prison , to be permitted to take his seat , and " thereby satisfy the desire of his constituents . Mr. Fox , on this question , did not take the popular side , and that on which the ablest 18.
... . Wilkes's petition from the King's Bench prison , to be permitted to take his seat , and " thereby satisfy the desire of his constituents . Mr. Fox , on this question , did not take the popular side , and that on which the ablest 18.
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... king Henry , a couplet from the old ballad of " Chevy Chase , " " I trust I have within my realm Five hundred as good as he ! " LIFE OF MRS . CHARLOTTE SMITH , THREE accounts of the Life and Writings of Mrs. Smith have ap- peared ; one ...
... king Henry , a couplet from the old ballad of " Chevy Chase , " " I trust I have within my realm Five hundred as good as he ! " LIFE OF MRS . CHARLOTTE SMITH , THREE accounts of the Life and Writings of Mrs. Smith have ap- peared ; one ...
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... King , obtained an engagement at Drury Lane theatre , where his reception was all that his warmest wishes could expect . A variety of other characters , both in stock pieces and ori- ginals , have been performed by Mr. Cherry , with the ...
... King , obtained an engagement at Drury Lane theatre , where his reception was all that his warmest wishes could expect . A variety of other characters , both in stock pieces and ori- ginals , have been performed by Mr. Cherry , with the ...
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