The Republic of Letters: A Weekly Republication of Standard Literature, Volume 5Published for the proprietors, 1836 - English literature |
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Page 176
... whigs ; and the indifference with which he squandered English treasure in the furtherance of plans no way con- ducive to English prosperity , produced discontent in every circle . Men began to doubt whether the expulsion of the old ...
... whigs ; and the indifference with which he squandered English treasure in the furtherance of plans no way con- ducive to English prosperity , produced discontent in every circle . Men began to doubt whether the expulsion of the old ...
Page 180
... whigs , were materially strengthened . It was now that an act of attainder was passed against the prince of Wales and his mother , which was followed by an act for the security of his majesty's person , and the succession to the crown ...
... whigs , were materially strengthened . It was now that an act of attainder was passed against the prince of Wales and his mother , which was followed by an act for the security of his majesty's person , and the succession to the crown ...
Page 187
... whigs gave to Marlborough inces- sant uneasiness . Disposed from personal feeling to support the former , and aware that the inclina- tions of the queen corresponded with his own , he found himself thwarted in all his endeavours , not ...
... whigs gave to Marlborough inces- sant uneasiness . Disposed from personal feeling to support the former , and aware that the inclina- tions of the queen corresponded with his own , he found himself thwarted in all his endeavours , not ...
Page 189
... whigs , and formed an administration devoted , as was believed , to their own views , by advanc- ing Harley to the office which Nottingham had quitted , and creating Henry St. John secretary at war . These important arrangements were ...
... whigs , and formed an administration devoted , as was believed , to their own views , by advanc- ing Harley to the office which Nottingham had quitted , and creating Henry St. John secretary at war . These important arrangements were ...
Page 198
... whigs , equally hated him , and equally exerted their utmost efforts to deprive him of the confidence of his sovereign and the support of his country . By the former , indeed , his march into Germany was represented as an act of daring ...
... whigs , equally hated him , and equally exerted their utmost efforts to deprive him of the confidence of his sovereign and the support of his country . By the former , indeed , his march into Germany was represented as an act of daring ...
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Page 411 - Hampton takes its name. Here Britain's statesmen oft the fall foredoom Of foreign tyrants, and of nymphs at home : Here thou, great Anna! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take — and sometimes tea.
Page 411 - Who gave the ball or paid the visit last; One speaks the glory of the British Queen, And one describes a charming Indian screen; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes: At every word a reputation dies.
Page 405 - What the unsearchable dispose Of Highest Wisdom brings about, And ever best found in the close. Oft He seems to hide His face, But unexpectedly returns...
Page 412 - The berries crackle, and the mill turns round; On shining altars of Japan they raise The silver lamp; the fiery spirits blaze: From silver spouts the grateful liquors glide, While China's earth receives the smoking tide: At once they gratify their scent and taste, And frequent cups prolong the rich repast.
Page 410 - Now awful Beauty puts on all its arms; The fair each moment rises in her charms, Repairs her smiles, awakens ev'ry grace, And calls forth all the wonders of her face: Sees by degrees a purer blush arise, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes.
Page 412 - Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine, (The victor cried) the glorious prize is mine ! While fish in streams, or birds delight in air, Or in a coach and six the British fair, As long as Atalantis shall be read...
Page 410 - Favours to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike, And, like the sun, they shine on all alike.
Page 390 - Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree ? The sun to me is dark And silent as the moon, When she deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave.
Page 411 - Lock ; Ariel himself shall be the guard of Shock. " To fifty chosen sylphs, of special note, We trust th...
Page 390 - To daily fraud, contempt, abuse and wrong, Within doors, or without, still as a fool, In power of others, never in my own ; Scarce half I seem to live, dead more than half. O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse Without all hope of day! O first created beam, and thou great Word, Let there be light, and light was over all; Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree?