The British Plutarch [by T. Mortimer].Samuel Archer, 1808 |
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... writing . memoirs of the dukes of Hamilton , and occasioned his being in- vited to London by the earl of Lauderdale , who offered to furnish him with some anecdotes towards compiling those memoirs . During his stay in London , he was ...
... writing . memoirs of the dukes of Hamilton , and occasioned his being in- vited to London by the earl of Lauderdale , who offered to furnish him with some anecdotes towards compiling those memoirs . During his stay in London , he was ...
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... of England , most of which Mr. Burnet owns himself the author of ; alarmed king James , and were the occasion of his writing twice against him to the prince of Orange ; and insisting , by his 18 THE BRITISH PLUTARCH .
... of England , most of which Mr. Burnet owns himself the author of ; alarmed king James , and were the occasion of his writing twice against him to the prince of Orange ; and insisting , by his 18 THE BRITISH PLUTARCH .
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... writer's situation and connexions , a more valuable performance cannot be recommended to the historical student :煎 He was likewise the author of " Reflections on Varillas's History of the Revolutions that have happened in Europe in ...
... writer's situation and connexions , a more valuable performance cannot be recommended to the historical student :煎 He was likewise the author of " Reflections on Varillas's History of the Revolutions that have happened in Europe in ...
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... writing so easy to him , that his spirits are neither wasted nor soured by it : the oil is not forced ; every thing grows and brings forth without pangs ; which destinguishes as much what he does , from that which smells of the lamp ...
... writing so easy to him , that his spirits are neither wasted nor soured by it : the oil is not forced ; every thing grows and brings forth without pangs ; which destinguishes as much what he does , from that which smells of the lamp ...
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Thomas Mortimer. In 1710 , he was supposed to have had a share in writing " The Examiner ; " and particularly a criticism in it upon a poem of Dr. Garth's , to the earl of Godolphin , taken notice of in the Life of Garth . About this ...
Thomas Mortimer. In 1710 , he was supposed to have had a share in writing " The Examiner ; " and particularly a criticism in it upon a poem of Dr. Garth's , to the earl of Godolphin , taken notice of in the Life of Garth . About this ...
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Page 157 - ... truth. He has dissipated the prejudice that had long connected gaiety with vice, and easiness of manners with laxity of principles. He has restored virtue to its dignity, and taught innocence not to be ashamed. This is an elevation of literary character, " above all Greek, above all Roman fame.
Page 157 - ... though his station made him conspicuous, and his activity made him formidable, the character given him by his friends was never contradicted by his enemies: of those, with whom interest or opinion united him, he had not only the esteem, but the kindness; and of others, whom the violence of opposition drove against him, though he might lose the love, he retained the reverence.
Page 6 - If the plaintiff has a right, he must of necessity have a means to vindicate and maintain it, and a remedy if he is injured in the exercise or enjoyment of it; and indeed it is a vain thing to imagine a right without a remedy; for want of right and want of remedy are reciprocal.
Page 288 - A bill for regulating elections within the city of London, and for preserving the peace, good order, and government of the said city.
Page 376 - The bottom is paved with simple pebble, as is also the adjoining walk up the wilderness to the temple, in the natural taste, agreeing not ill with the little dripping murmur, and the aquatic idea of the whole place. It wants nothing to complete it, but a good statue with an inscription...
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Page 432 - Those aims alone are worthy of spirits truly great ; and such I therefore hope will be yours. Resentment indeed may remain, perhaps cannot be quite extinguished in the noblest minds; but revenge never will harbour there ; higher principles than those of the first, and better principles than those of the latter, will infallibly influence men whose thoughts and whose hearts are enlarged, and cause them to prefer the whole to any part of mankind, especially to so small a part as one's single self. Believe...
Page 65 - ... tis a soul like thine, a soul supreme, in each hard instance tried, above all pain, all passion and all pride, the rage of power, the blast of public breath, the lust of lucre and the dread of death.
Page 466 - And what if the Pretender should Come ? or, some Considerations of the Advantages and real Consequences of the Pretender's possessing the Crown of Great Britain.
Page 330 - I must look upon this bill as a most dangerous encroachment upon liberty in general. Nay, farther, my lords, it is not only an encroachment upon liberty, but it is likewise an encroachment upon property. Wit, my...