The monuments and genii of st. Paul's cathedral and of Westminster abbey, Volume 2John Williams, 1826 |
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Page 513
... action grave , the audience did not at first enter into the project , and some laughed while others cried . From the beginning it was highly extolled by the wits , and as soon as the gist was taken , became sufficiently popular . Two ...
... action grave , the audience did not at first enter into the project , and some laughed while others cried . From the beginning it was highly extolled by the wits , and as soon as the gist was taken , became sufficiently popular . Two ...
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... actions of other men and the affairs of the State , that this sketch , to do justice to his character , ought to contain a history of England during the pe- riod of his ministerial career . Such a course would obviously swell the bulk ...
... actions of other men and the affairs of the State , that this sketch , to do justice to his character , ought to contain a history of England during the pe- riod of his ministerial career . Such a course would obviously swell the bulk ...
Page 524
... actions alike in youth and in age . This sensibility of relief on the one hand , and an insensibility of the value of money on the other , kept him almost invariably dis- tressed , even at those periods when his publications were most ...
... actions alike in youth and in age . This sensibility of relief on the one hand , and an insensibility of the value of money on the other , kept him almost invariably dis- tressed , even at those periods when his publications were most ...
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... actions . Born in Dublin during the year 1751 , he completed his education in the University of his native city , where he was early distinguished as the classical rival of Mr. Fitzgibbon , afterwards Earl of Clare , and Mr. Foster ...
... actions . Born in Dublin during the year 1751 , he completed his education in the University of his native city , where he was early distinguished as the classical rival of Mr. Fitzgibbon , afterwards Earl of Clare , and Mr. Foster ...
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... action , The Admiral sent him with an account of it to the Queen , Who ordered him a considerable present , and Knighted him . Some years afterwards He was made a Rear Admiral and received several other marks of favour and esteem from ...
... action , The Admiral sent him with an account of it to the Queen , Who ordered him a considerable present , and Knighted him . Some years afterwards He was made a Rear Admiral and received several other marks of favour and esteem from ...
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The Monuments and Genii of St. Paul's Cathedral, and of Westminster Abbey ... George Lewis Smyth No preview available - 2015 |
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