Gentleman's Magazine: and Historical Chronicle, Volume 1251819 |
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... character of " Florio . " The principal Potteries in this king- dom are near Newcastle in Stafford- shire ; which situation was probably chosen from coal being abundant , and the other strata consisting most com- monly of clays of ...
... character of " Florio . " The principal Potteries in this king- dom are near Newcastle in Stafford- shire ; which situation was probably chosen from coal being abundant , and the other strata consisting most com- monly of clays of ...
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... characters they were meant to represent . " Barry on the Arts in England , p . 95. Emeric David Recherches sur l'Art ... character , which strictly re- sembles neither the beauty of the an- tique , nor the affectation of it , so fre ...
... characters they were meant to represent . " Barry on the Arts in England , p . 95. Emeric David Recherches sur l'Art ... character , which strictly re- sembles neither the beauty of the an- tique , nor the affectation of it , so fre ...
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... character he gave of it ; for we found the people very civil , and our entertainment free and easy . We paid little more , as money now goes in France , than half a crown English per head , per day , for three meals and lodging . The ...
... character he gave of it ; for we found the people very civil , and our entertainment free and easy . We paid little more , as money now goes in France , than half a crown English per head , per day , for three meals and lodging . The ...
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... character of his good sense , and the eloquence of his expression , were striking . But even they were not so en- chanting as that grace of manner which distinguishes him . Compared with it , in my honest opinion , Lord Chesterfield ...
... character of his good sense , and the eloquence of his expression , were striking . But even they were not so en- chanting as that grace of manner which distinguishes him . Compared with it , in my honest opinion , Lord Chesterfield ...
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... Character of a good and exemplary King is well pourtrayed ; and , after observing in the words of an admired Writer , that " the hand of Mercy may have shut him up from the sight of evils , that would have grieved his eyes and wrung his ...
... Character of a good and exemplary King is well pourtrayed ; and , after observing in the words of an admired Writer , that " the hand of Mercy may have shut him up from the sight of evils , that would have grieved his eyes and wrung his ...
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Page 302 - James, whose skill in physic will be long remembered; and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character of our common friend: but what are the hopes of man! I am disappointed by that stroke of death, which has eclipsed the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure.
Page 395 - The odious stranger, disguising every circumstance of time and place, assumed the mask of a martyr, a saint, and a Christian hero; and the infamous George of Cappadocia has been transformed into the renowned St. George of England, the patron of arms, of chivalry, and of the garter.
Page 255 - METHINKS it is good to be here : If thou wilt, let us build — but for whom ? Nor Elias nor Moses appear ; But the shadows of eve that encompass with gloom The abode of the dead and the place of the tomb.
Page 255 - Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, LORD, it is good for us to be here : if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles ; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
Page 215 - Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.
Page 425 - The sun was reflected, with a glare scarcely more supportable than the heat, from the massy gold ornaments, which glistened in every direction. More than a hundred bands burst at once on our arrival, with the peculiar airs of their several chiefs. The horns flourished their defiances, with the beating of innumerable drums and metal instruments, and then yielded for...
Page 319 - He then devisde himselfe how to disguise ; For by his mighty science he could take As many formes and shapes in seeming wise, As ever Proteus to himselfe could make...
Page 15 - Wished yourselves unmarried again ; Or in a twelvemonth and a day, Repented not in thought any way ; But continued true in thought and desire, As when you joined hands in holy quire.
Page 256 - To Beauty ? Ah no ! She forgets The charms which she wielded before ; Nor knows the foul worm that he frets The skin which but yesterday fools could adore, For the smoothness it held or the tint which it wore. Shall we build to the purple of Pride...
Page 209 - In this our spacious Isle, I think there is not one, But he hath heard some talk of him and Little John ; And to the end of time, the tales shall ne'er be done, Of Scarlock, George a Green, and Much the miller's son, Of Tuck the merry friar, which many a sermon made In praise of Robin Hood, his outlaws, and their trade.