The Analectic Magazine, to which is Added, an Appendix of Official Naval Docments, Volume 2M. Thomas, 1813 |
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... believe , be found to contain principles worthy to be transmitted to posterity . " 66 The letters published with the signature of Junius constitute very considerably less than half of the present work . It begins with a Preliminary ...
... believe , be found to contain principles worthy to be transmitted to posterity . " 66 The letters published with the signature of Junius constitute very considerably less than half of the present work . It begins with a Preliminary ...
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... believe , been absolutely and totally dismissed from all surmise of rela- tionship to Junius ; though , it seems , he constantly and even warmly disclaimed it himself , and though some of his most par- tial friends have disclaimed it ...
... believe , been absolutely and totally dismissed from all surmise of rela- tionship to Junius ; though , it seems , he constantly and even warmly disclaimed it himself , and though some of his most par- tial friends have disclaimed it ...
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... believe the best thing I can do will be to consult with my Lord George Sackville . His cha- racter is known and respected in Ireland as much as it is here ; and I know he loves to be stationed in the rear as well as my- self . " This is ...
... believe the best thing I can do will be to consult with my Lord George Sackville . His cha- racter is known and respected in Ireland as much as it is here ; and I know he loves to be stationed in the rear as well as my- self . " This is ...
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... believe that re- spectable printer felt himself , to a considerable extent , as the phrase is , on honour ; and restrained his curiosity from any modes of inquisition which his haughty and confiding corres- pondent would have regarded ...
... believe that re- spectable printer felt himself , to a considerable extent , as the phrase is , on honour ; and restrained his curiosity from any modes of inquisition which his haughty and confiding corres- pondent would have regarded ...
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... believe it a desparate case of king's evil , and long to have the knife and the actual cautery called in . But all those po- liticians who make any pretensions to philosophy , however they may insist upon these alleged causes for party ...
... believe it a desparate case of king's evil , and long to have the knife and the actual cautery called in . But all those po- liticians who make any pretensions to philosophy , however they may insist upon these alleged causes for party ...
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Page 86 - A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horseshoe nail.
Page 386 - Hers, is the loveliness in death, That parts not quite with parting breath; But beauty with that fearful bloom, That hue which haunts it to the tomb; Expression's last receding ray, A gilded halo hovering round decay, The farewell beam of Feeling past away!
Page 385 - The sting she nourished for her foes, Whose venom never yet was vain, Gives but one pang, and cures all pain, And darts into her desperate brain...
Page 383 - The cold in clime are cold in blood, " Their love can scarce deserve the name ; " But mine was like the lava flood " That boils in ^Etna's breast of flame. " I cannot prate in puling strain " Of ladye-love, and beauty's chain : " If changing cheek, and scorching vein, " Lips taught to writhe, but not complain,
Page 472 - Take care of my dear Lady Hamilton, Hardy ; take care of poor Lady Hamilton. Kiss me, Hardy,' said he. Hardy knelt down and kissed his cheek, and Nelson said : ' Now I am satisfied. Thank God, I have done my duty ! ' Hardy stood over him in silence for a moment or two, then knelt again, and kissed his forehead. 'Who is that?' said Nelson ; and being informed, he replied, ' God bless you, Hardy ! ' and Hardy then left him for ever.
Page 502 - It has pleased the Almighty to give to the arms of the United States a signal victory over their enemies on this Lake. The British squadron, consisting of two ships, two brigs, one schooner, and one sloop, have this moment surrendered to the force under my command, after a sharp conflict.
Page 472 - Presently, calling Hardy back, he said to him in a low voice, " Don't throw me overboard ;" and he desired that he might be buried by his parents, unless it should please the king to order otherwise. Then reverting to private feelings : " Take care of my dear Lady Hamilton, Hardy: take care of poor Lady Hamilton. — Kiss me, Hardy,
Page 384 - O'er emerald meadows of Kashmeer Invites the young pursuer near, And leads him on from flower to flower A weary chase and wasted hour, Then leaves him, as it soars on high, With panting heart and tearful eye: So beauty lures the full-grown child, With hue as bright, and wing as wild: A chase of idle hopes and fears, Begun in folly, closed in tears.
Page 23 - Though to marry, in this case, is in my opinion clearly an immoral act, yet it is not one which society can justly take upon itself to prevent or punish ; because the punishment provided for it by the laws of nature, falls directly and most severely upon the individual who commits the act, and through him, only more remotely and feebly, on the society. When nature will govern and punish for us...