Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century;: Comprizing Biographical Memoirs of William Boywer, Printer, F.S.A. and Many of His Learned Friends; an Incidental View of the Progress and Advancement of Literature in this Kingdom During the Last Century; and Biographical Anecdotes of a Considerable Number of Eminent Writers and Ingenious Artists; with a Very Copious Index, Volume 5author, 1812 - Authors, English |
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... believe that some of them were the Members ' Speeches ; that Clarke represented them as such to him . " Being asked , " whether he knows that the said Clarke used to attend the House upon Debates ? " he said , " he believes Clarke ...
... believe that some of them were the Members ' Speeches ; that Clarke represented them as such to him . " Being asked , " whether he knows that the said Clarke used to attend the House upon Debates ? " he said , " he believes Clarke ...
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... BELIEVE I am going to write a long letter , and have therefore taken a whole sheet of paper . The first thing to be written about is our Historical design * . " You mentioned the proposal of printing in numbers as an alteration in the ...
... BELIEVE I am going to write a long letter , and have therefore taken a whole sheet of paper . The first thing to be written about is our Historical design * . " You mentioned the proposal of printing in numbers as an alteration in the ...
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... believe you do not think I set it high ; and I will be glad if what you give , you will give quickly . on the author of Savage's Life . " How could that be ? " says Harte : " none were present but you and I. " Cave replied , " You might ...
... believe you do not think I set it high ; and I will be glad if what you give , you will give quickly . on the author of Savage's Life . " How could that be ? " says Harte : " none were present but you and I. " Cave replied , " You might ...
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... believe me to be an equal friend to Mr. Čave and the Rambler , as well as their most humble servant , S. RICHARDSON . " DEAR SIR , St. John's Gate , Aug. 29 , 1750 . " I RECEIVED the pleasure of your letter of the 9th instant at ...
... believe me to be an equal friend to Mr. Čave and the Rambler , as well as their most humble servant , S. RICHARDSON . " DEAR SIR , St. John's Gate , Aug. 29 , 1750 . " I RECEIVED the pleasure of your letter of the 9th instant at ...
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... believe ) in gaol . This story I had from Mr. Holmes , the curate , and afterwards vicar of Wellingborough , a gentleman of uncommon good sense , who died about the year 1760 , and who was sent for to the inn by Freind to drink a bottle ...
... believe ) in gaol . This story I had from Mr. Holmes , the curate , and afterwards vicar of Wellingborough , a gentleman of uncommon good sense , who died about the year 1760 , and who was sent for to the inn by Freind to drink a bottle ...
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Page 541 - ... you have made my system as clear as I ought to have done, and could not. It is indeed the same system as mine, but illustrated with a ray of your own, as they say our natural body is the same still when it is glorified. I am sure I like it better than I did before, and so will every man else. I know I meant just what you explain ; but I did not explain my own meaning so well as you. You understand me as well as I do myself; but you express me better than I could express myself.
Page 543 - Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come ; that Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.
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Page 79 - And further, by these, my son, be admonished : of making many books there is no end ; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
Page 625 - To every work he brought a memory full fraught, together with a fancy fertile of original combinations, and at once exerted the powers of the scholar, the reasoner, and the wit. But his knowledge was too multifarious to be always exact, and his pursuits too eager to be always cautious.
Page 625 - ... impatience of opposition disposed him to treat his adversaries with such contemptuous superiority as made his readers commonly his enemies, and excited against the advocate the wishes of some who favoured the cause. He seems to have adopted the Roman Emperor's determination, oderint dum metuant; he used no allurements of gentle language, but wished to compel rather than persuade.
Page 625 - ... perspicacity. To every work he brought a memory full fraught, together with a fancy fertile of original combinations, and at once exerted the powers of the scholar, the reasoner, and the wit.
Page 2 - Holyock, to whose care most of the neighbouring families, even of the highest rank, entrusted their sons. He had judgment to discover, and, for some time, -generosity to encourage the genius of young Cave ; and was so well pleased with his quick progress in the school, that he declared his resolution to breed him for the University, and recommend him as a servitor to some of his scholars of high rank.