The Monthly Mirror: Reflecting Men and Manners: With Strictures on Their Epitome, the Stage ..., Volume 7proprietors, 1810 |
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... respect greatly superior to the first . About two years after Lord Valentia's arrival in England , he was re- turned to parliament for the Borough of Yarmouth in the Isle of Wight , and supported the Duke of Portland's adminis- tration ...
... respect greatly superior to the first . About two years after Lord Valentia's arrival in England , he was re- turned to parliament for the Borough of Yarmouth in the Isle of Wight , and supported the Duke of Portland's adminis- tration ...
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... respect to this poem . A sonneteer is considered as a term of reproach , synony- mous with rhymer , or scribbler of verses . Doctor Johnson considers the sonnet as " not very suitable to the English lan- guage ; " and to prove this , he ...
... respect to this poem . A sonneteer is considered as a term of reproach , synony- mous with rhymer , or scribbler of verses . Doctor Johnson considers the sonnet as " not very suitable to the English lan- guage ; " and to prove this , he ...
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... respect for English honesty made me obey the summons with alacrity ; and as the clock struck five , I expe- rienced the honour of an introduction to the president , a fat chubby man , cased in a red waistcoat and leather breeches . As ...
... respect for English honesty made me obey the summons with alacrity ; and as the clock struck five , I expe- rienced the honour of an introduction to the president , a fat chubby man , cased in a red waistcoat and leather breeches . As ...
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... respect which is due to old age . One thing was worthy of remark , the oldest and feeblest of the party were precisely those who boasted the loudest of their exploits in love and drinking . I longed to cite the instance of the Abbé ...
... respect which is due to old age . One thing was worthy of remark , the oldest and feeblest of the party were precisely those who boasted the loudest of their exploits in love and drinking . I longed to cite the instance of the Abbé ...
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... respects himself personally , sets up this furious howl . Instead of ad- ducing any one proof not to be withstood , this is the lame evi- dence , which he brings forward to make almost the poorest case in our memory . He begins with ...
... respects himself personally , sets up this furious howl . Instead of ad- ducing any one proof not to be withstood , this is the lame evi- dence , which he brings forward to make almost the poorest case in our memory . He begins with ...
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Page 339 - And Paul said; I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
Page 276 - Thee, bold Longinus! all the Nine inspire, And bless their critic with a poet's fire: An ardent judge, who, zealous in his trust, With warmth gives sentence, yet is always just; Whose own example strengthens all his laws; And is himself that great Sublime he draws.
Page 337 - Their dread commander ; he, above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent, Stood like a tower ; his form had yet not lost All her original brightness, nor appeared Less than archangel ruined, and the excess Of glory obscured...
Page 131 - I did consent; And often did beguile her of her tears, When I did speak of some distressful stroke That my youth suffer'd. My story being done, She gave me for my pains a world of sighs. She swore, in faith, 'twas strange, 'twas passing strange; 'Twas pitiful, 'twas wondrous pitiful; She wish'd she had not heard it; yet she wish'd That heaven had made her such a man.
Page 447 - O come, let us worship, and fall down : and kneel before the Lord our Maker. For he is the Lord our God : and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
Page 194 - I do not like thee, Dr. Fell. The reason why I cannot tell; But this I know and know full well I do not like thee, Dr. Fell.
Page 336 - tis slander; Whose edge is sharper than the sword ; whose tongue Outvenoms all the worms of Nile; whose breath Rides on the posting winds, and doth belie All corners of the world : kings, queens, and states, Maids, matrons, nay, the secrets of the grave This viperous slander enters.
Page 428 - My authority for the opinions which I have declared concerning Mr Francis depends upon facts which have passed within my own certain knowledge. I judge of his public conduct by my experience of his private, which I have found to be void of truth and honour. This is a severe charge, but temperately and deliberately made, from the firm persuasion that I owe this justice to the public and...
Page 325 - But he is dead, and has left nothing in this world that resembles him.
Page 243 - I have observed that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor; with other particulars of a like nature, that conduce very much to the right understanding of an author.