The ambulator; or, The stranger's companion in a tour round London, collected by a gentleman [J. Bew?].1794 |
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... himself unworthy the future favor of a generous Public , were he , on this occafion , to omit the fullest expreffion of his grateful fenfe of their kind indul- gence , which his duty tells him , can only be ac- knowledged by the moft ...
... himself unworthy the future favor of a generous Public , were he , on this occafion , to omit the fullest expreffion of his grateful fenfe of their kind indul- gence , which his duty tells him , can only be ac- knowledged by the moft ...
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... himself mounted the fame fcaffold , and , notwithstanding his high rank , was flung into the fame grave among the attainted herd : and his ambitious rival , the inftrument of his death , John Dudley , duke of Northumberland , loft . bis ...
... himself mounted the fame fcaffold , and , notwithstanding his high rank , was flung into the fame grave among the attainted herd : and his ambitious rival , the inftrument of his death , John Dudley , duke of Northumberland , loft . bis ...
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... himself into his favour and confidence . After various vifits , with the affiftance of feveral other affociates , he feized on the old man , whom he had re- quefted to fhew the jewels to his friends , gagged him , and on his refifting ...
... himself into his favour and confidence . After various vifits , with the affiftance of feveral other affociates , he feized on the old man , whom he had re- quefted to fhew the jewels to his friends , gagged him , and on his refifting ...
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... himself with a pistol loaded with three bullets . Philip earl of Arundel , fon of the duke of Norfolk , be-- headed for aspiring to the bed of Mary queen of Scots , was condemned to death for favouring that ill - fated prin- cefs ...
... himself with a pistol loaded with three bullets . Philip earl of Arundel , fon of the duke of Norfolk , be-- headed for aspiring to the bed of Mary queen of Scots , was condemned to death for favouring that ill - fated prin- cefs ...
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... himself most rationally in the com- pany of learned men , who were permitted to have access to him . Among others , were three who were called his Wizards ; poffibly he might be fond of aftronomy , or dabble in judicial aftrology ...
... himself most rationally in the com- pany of learned men , who were permitted to have access to him . Among others , were three who were called his Wizards ; poffibly he might be fond of aftronomy , or dabble in judicial aftrology ...
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Page 7 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow.
Page 250 - O could I flow like thee! and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme ! Tho
Page 82 - Of mimic statesmen, and their merry king. No wit to flatter, left of all his store! No fool to laugh at, which he valued more. There, victor of his health, of fortune, friends, And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends!
Page 120 - My Lord, I am a great deal older than your grace, and have, I believe, heard more arguments for atheism than ever your grace did ; but I have lived long enough to see there is nothing in them ; and so, I hope, your grace will.
Page 226 - ... law. The Barons next a nobler league began, Both those of English and of Norman race, In one fraternal nation blended now, The nation of the Free...
Page 227 - And, lastly (which alone would have merited the title that it bears, of the great charter), it protected every individual of the nation in the free enjoyment of his life, his liberty, and his property, unless declared to be forfeited by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land.
Page 7 - When I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind. When I read the several dates of the tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together.
Page 195 - VIII for his pleasure and retirement, and built by him with an excess of magnificence and elegance, even to ostentation: one would imagine every thing that architecture can perform to have been employed in this one work.
Page 64 - Yeomen of the guards; his music also plays when he is at table: he is served by gentlemen in the best order; and I must say, that few German sovereign princes live with that magnificence, grandeur, and good order.
Page 221 - Father of light and life, thou Good Supreme ! O teach me what is good ; teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit; and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss...