The Annual Biography and Obituary for the Year ..., Band 8Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1824 |
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... ADMIRAL OF THE RED ; SECRETARY , CHAMBERLAIN , and keeper of the sIGNET TO THE GREAT STEWARD OF SCOTLAND ; A COUNSELLOR OF STATE FOR SCOTLAND AND THE DUCHY OF CORNWALL ; TREA- SURER AND COMPTROLLER OF THE HOUSEHOLD TO H. R H. THE DUKE ...
... ADMIRAL OF THE RED ; SECRETARY , CHAMBERLAIN , and keeper of the sIGNET TO THE GREAT STEWARD OF SCOTLAND ; A COUNSELLOR OF STATE FOR SCOTLAND AND THE DUCHY OF CORNWALL ; TREA- SURER AND COMPTROLLER OF THE HOUSEHOLD TO H. R H. THE DUKE ...
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... , in the Scor- pion , of 14 guns . His commission as Post - Captain bears * Marshal Keith was one of the favourite Generals of Frederick II . King of Prussia . date March 11. 1775 ; and his first appointment as 2 ADMIRAL LORD KEITH .
... , in the Scor- pion , of 14 guns . His commission as Post - Captain bears * Marshal Keith was one of the favourite Generals of Frederick II . King of Prussia . date March 11. 1775 ; and his first appointment as 2 ADMIRAL LORD KEITH .
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... Admiral Arbuthnot . At this time he was returned as knight of the shire for the county of Dumbarton , in which his family possessed considerable property and influence . At the reduction of Charlestown , Captain Elphinstone com- manded ...
... Admiral Arbuthnot . At this time he was returned as knight of the shire for the county of Dumbarton , in which his family possessed considerable property and influence . At the reduction of Charlestown , Captain Elphinstone com- manded ...
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... admiral issued a notice , in which he stated , " that if a candid and ex- plicit declaration were made in favour of monarchy in those places , the standard of royalty hoisted , the ships in the har- bour dismantled , and the ports and ...
... admiral issued a notice , in which he stated , " that if a candid and ex- plicit declaration were made in favour of monarchy in those places , the standard of royalty hoisted , the ships in the har- bour dismantled , and the ports and ...
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... admiral . " Notwithstanding these professions , a large portion of the people , and also of the sailors , was not a little mortified at the idea of such a surrender . Rear - Admiral Trogoff , indeed , declared in favour of the ...
... admiral . " Notwithstanding these professions , a large portion of the people , and also of the sailors , was not a little mortified at the idea of such a surrender . Rear - Admiral Trogoff , indeed , declared in favour of the ...
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action Admiral afterwards Angerstein appeared appointed army attack attention Baillie became Bishop Bishop of Calcutta brigade British brother Captain celebrated character Colonel command cowpox daughter death disease distinguished Duke Duke of Wellington Dumouriez duty Earl St effect eminent enemy enemy's England expression father favour feelings fleet Foudroyant France French George George Beckwith Glenbervie guns Henry Raeburn honour Hope House Hutton Jenner JOHN PHILIP KEMBLE Kemble Kemble's King late letter Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General London Lord Lord Keith Lordship Majesty Majesty's Major-General manner married ment mind Mysteries of Udolpho nature naval never noble Nollekens observed occasion officers parliament person physician picture Playfair possession present profession racter Radcliffe received regiment respect retired Royal Schanck ships Sir David Baird Sir Henry Sir John Jervis smallpox Society soon squadron talents tion took troops vaccination Vincent William wounded
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Seite 36 - Hear, Nature, hear ! dear goddess, hear ! Suspend thy purpose, if thou didst intend To make this creature fruitful ! Into her womb convey sterility ! Dry up in her the organs of increase, And from her derogate...
Seite 45 - His transport's most impetuous tone, And to each passion of his breast The graces gave their zone. High were the task — too high, Ye conscious bosoms here ! In words to paint your memory Of Kemble and of Lear; But who forgets that white discrowned head, Those bursts of reason's half-extinguish'd glare — Those tears upon Cordelia's bosom shed, In doubt more touching than despair, If 'twas reality he felt?
Seite 55 - Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my latter end be like his.
Seite 420 - LL.D., Downing Professor of the Laws of England in the University of Cambridge.
Seite 198 - Vaccinae, A Disease Discovered in Some of the Western Counties of England. Particularly Gloucestershire, and Known by the Name of the Cow Pox...
Seite 35 - I have liv'd long enough : my way of life Is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf: And that which should accompany .old age, As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have ; but, in their stead, Curses, not loud, but deep, mouth-honour, breath, Which the poor heart would fain deny, but dare not.
Seite 45 - For ill can Poetry express Full many a tone of thought sublime, And Painting, mute and motionless, Steals but a glance of time. But by the mighty actor brought, Illusion's perfect triumphs come, — Verse ceases to be airy thought, And Sculpture to be dumb.
Seite 93 - His figure was striking, but not so from grace ; it was tall, and, though extremely thin, his limbs were large and uncouth, and as he stalked along, wrapt in the black garments of his order, there was something terrible in its air ; something almost superhuman.
Seite 471 - Kent. Vex not his ghost. O, let him pass! He hates him That would upon the rack of this tough world Stretch him out longer.
Seite 117 - Our tender plants, how blows the citron grove, What drops the myrrh, and what the balmy reed, How nature paints her colours, how the bee Sits on the bloom extracting liquid sweet.