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... the town always presents on these occasions . On every side arrive the witnesses and parties interested ; from London come some of the most -- eloquent barristers , or in general two antagonists , who 14 Italian Exile in England .
... the town always presents on these occasions . On every side arrive the witnesses and parties interested ; from London come some of the most -- eloquent barristers , or in general two antagonists , who 14 Italian Exile in England .
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... party some pleasant masquerade ; but in England , truly I could not guess what it could possibly be . While I was guessing where I could have got to , acknowledging the many kind offers of the ladies , and eyeing those four kings - of ...
... party some pleasant masquerade ; but in England , truly I could not guess what it could possibly be . While I was guessing where I could have got to , acknowledging the many kind offers of the ladies , and eyeing those four kings - of ...
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... parties , termi- nated in cordial affection ! -Vol . i . p . 16 . The exact import of this sentence is , we must acknowledge , altogether beyond our powers of penetration . The following , though less mysterious , is quite as remarkable ...
... parties , termi- nated in cordial affection ! -Vol . i . p . 16 . The exact import of this sentence is , we must acknowledge , altogether beyond our powers of penetration . The following , though less mysterious , is quite as remarkable ...
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... party , half - amused , half - provoked , sat in full committee upon this lofty reply ; and came to a resolution to forego the eclat of the west end of the town , and to leave their fortune with the urbanity of the city . ⚫ Chance ...
... party , half - amused , half - provoked , sat in full committee upon this lofty reply ; and came to a resolution to forego the eclat of the west end of the town , and to leave their fortune with the urbanity of the city . ⚫ Chance ...
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... party ; with the Hon . Colonel Hope , Lady Jane's brother . What do you think of that Ma'am ? Mr. Pitt ! -I liked this cabinet dinner prodigiously . Mr. Pitt was all politeness and pleasantry . He has won Mrs. Crewe's and even Miss ...
... party ; with the Hon . Colonel Hope , Lady Jane's brother . What do you think of that Ma'am ? Mr. Pitt ! -I liked this cabinet dinner prodigiously . Mr. Pitt was all politeness and pleasantry . He has won Mrs. Crewe's and even Miss ...
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Page 215 - But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit; even so it is now.
Page 402 - The states severally have not retained their entire sovereignty. It has been shown that in becoming parts of a nation, not members of a league, they surrendered many of their essential parts of sovereignty.
Page 121 - But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and He that formed thee, O Israel : — " Fear not : for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art Mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee : when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned ; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Page 67 - Divine in hookas, glorious in a pipe. When tipp'd with amber, mellow, rich, and ripe ; Like other charmers, wooing the caress More dazzlingly when daring in full dress ; Yet thy true lovers more admire by far Thy naked beauties — give me a cigar ! XX.
Page 30 - Doctor, and of every one else, when in that presence, he was unobservant, if not contemptuous. In truth, when he met with Dr. Johnson, he commonly forbore even answering anything that was said, or attending to anything that went forward, lest he should miss the smallest sound from that voice to which he paid such exclusive, though merited, homage. But the moment that voice burst forth, the attention which it excited in Mr. Boswell amounted almost to pain. His eyes goggled with eagerness ; he leant...
Page 104 - These regain the shore, stumbling at every step, and stretch themselves on the sand, exhausted with fatigue, and their limbs benumbed by the electric shocks of the gymnoti. ' In less than five minutes two horses were drowned. The eel, being five feet long, and pressing itself against the belly of the horses, makes a discharge along the whole extent of its electric organ.
Page 251 - Honours know in general that there was much baseness of spirit, not among the merchantmen only, but many of the State's ships, and therefore I make it my humble request that your Honours would be pleased to send down some gentlemen to take an impartial and strict examination of the deportment of several commanders, that you may know who are to be confided in and who are not.
Page 360 - Elms ; he was in the hospital before I came into the field. I will not pretend to give you an account of the battle, knowing you have a better in the prints. Pray give my service to Mrs. Cook and her daughter, to Mr. Stoffet and his wife, and to Mr. Lyver, and Thomas Hogsdon and to Mr. Ragdell, and to all my friends and acquaintance in general who do ask after me. My love to Mrs.
Page 216 - ... he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
Page 465 - DUELLING as a punishment is absurd; because it is an equal chance, whether the punishment fall upon the offender, or the person offended. Nor is it much better as a reparation; it being difficult to explain in what the satisfaction consists, or how it tends to undo the injury, or to afford a compensation for the damage already sustained. The truth is, it is not considered as either.