The Annual Biography and Obituary for the Year ..., Band 8Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1824 |
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... excellent dis- position of the force under his command , and the judgment with which he stationed his cruisers , so that few of the enemy's vessels ventured out of port without falling into the hands of some of our ships of war . Early ...
... excellent dis- position of the force under his command , and the judgment with which he stationed his cruisers , so that few of the enemy's vessels ventured out of port without falling into the hands of some of our ships of war . Early ...
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... excellent friend near me , what else should I be doing , but describing those natural qualities and acquired perfections which are indispensable in the constitution of an accomplished actor ; which alone can raise men to that high ...
... excellent friend near me , what else should I be doing , but describing those natural qualities and acquired perfections which are indispensable in the constitution of an accomplished actor ; which alone can raise men to that high ...
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... excellent health . On the Sunday after this day , Mr. Kemble walked for two hours in the sunshine of his garden , and no sign of illness was remarked . He arose on Monday morning as well as usual , and conversed with Mrs. Kemble on ...
... excellent health . On the Sunday after this day , Mr. Kemble walked for two hours in the sunshine of his garden , and no sign of illness was remarked . He arose on Monday morning as well as usual , and conversed with Mrs. Kemble on ...
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... excellent understanding , will con- duce to her amendment and resignation . To you , Sir , no comments on this excellent man's character here are necessary . I will only say , that he was universally beloved by both his countrymen and ...
... excellent understanding , will con- duce to her amendment and resignation . To you , Sir , no comments on this excellent man's character here are necessary . I will only say , that he was universally beloved by both his countrymen and ...
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... excellent specimens in these works , that the Bishop of Norwich employed him , in consequence , to exe- cute the engravings for his complete edition of Newton . So great a quantity of business of this kind , both for the works of Newton ...
... excellent specimens in these works , that the Bishop of Norwich employed him , in consequence , to exe- cute the engravings for his complete edition of Newton . So great a quantity of business of this kind , both for the works of Newton ...
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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.