Eccentric biography; or, Sketches of remarkable characters, ancient and modernVernor & Hood, 1801 - 348 σελίδες |
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... occasion his father exclaimed , " O my son , thou must seek a kingdom elsewhere , for Macedon will not contain thee . " At the death of his father , when he was twenty years of age , he ascended the throne of Macedon , and was chosen ...
... occasion his father exclaimed , " O my son , thou must seek a kingdom elsewhere , for Macedon will not contain thee . " At the death of his father , when he was twenty years of age , he ascended the throne of Macedon , and was chosen ...
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... occasion to get out . By these pursuits he lost very large sums which he had won at Billiards ; and , in a few years , hazard , and other , games at chance , stripped him of every shilling he could com- mand . He had still left a small ...
... occasion to get out . By these pursuits he lost very large sums which he had won at Billiards ; and , in a few years , hazard , and other , games at chance , stripped him of every shilling he could com- mand . He had still left a small ...
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... occasion , that he had rea- son to repent of his having laboured so assi- duously in acquiring a knowledge of the Arts and Sciences ! His fame , however , could not be concealed , and pope Clement IV . requested of him a copy of his ...
... occasion , that he had rea- son to repent of his having laboured so assi- duously in acquiring a knowledge of the Arts and Sciences ! His fame , however , could not be concealed , and pope Clement IV . requested of him a copy of his ...
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... occasion , demands a place for him in this performance . Upon Foote's exact representation of him , with his identical wig and coat , tall figure , and glass stiffly applied to his eye , Sir William sent him a card , complimenting him ...
... occasion , demands a place for him in this performance . Upon Foote's exact representation of him , with his identical wig and coat , tall figure , and glass stiffly applied to his eye , Sir William sent him a card , complimenting him ...
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... occasion that presented itself of de- monstrating his sentiments in that respect . One instance , among others , is well known . The year after George the 1st came to the throne , this performer gave a waterman's coat and silver badge ...
... occasion that presented itself of de- monstrating his sentiments in that respect . One instance , among others , is well known . The year after George the 1st came to the throne , this performer gave a waterman's coat and silver badge ...
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Σελίδα 178 - Johnson said, he thought he had already done his part as a writer. "I should have thought so too," said the king, " if you had not written so well.
Σελίδα 127 - The Body of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents torn out, And stripped of its lettering and gilding,) Lies here food for worms. Yet the work itself shall not be lost, For it will (as he believed) appear once more In a new And more beautiful Edition, Corrected and Amended By The Author.
Σελίδα 118 - The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved not to be pleased, and it is very difficult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him. But the dog was so very comical, that I was obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myself back upon my chair, and fairly laugh it out. No, Sir, he was irresistible.* He upon one occasion experienced, in an extraordinary degree,...
Σελίδα 297 - I need only tell you, that this ill-starred, good-natured, improvident man returned to Dublin, unhinged from all favour at court, and even banished from the castle. But still he remained a punster, a quibbler, a fiddler, and a wit. Not a day passed without a rebus, an anagram, or a madrigal. His pen and his fiddle-stick were in continual motion; and yet to little or no purpose...
Σελίδα 127 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
Σελίδα 9 - My lords, cannot I take my subjects money when I want it, without all this formality in parliament ? The bishop of Durham readily answered, God forbid, Sir, but you should ; you are the breath of our nostrils : whereupon the king turned and said to the bishop of Winchester, well, my lord, what say you ? Sir, replied the bishop, I have no skill to judge of parliamentary cases.
Σελίδα 219 - I will assure you that they are both very pleasant and very convenient. But I must tell you one circumstance: you are the fifth man that has had the reversion of the place, and I have buried them all. And what is more," continued he, looking very scientifically at him, "there is something in your face, that tells me I shall bury you too.
Σελίδα 98 - Elwes knew almost nothing of accounts, and never reduced his affairs to writing — he was obliged, in the disposal of his money, to trust much to memory — to the suggestions of other people still more.
Σελίδα 153 - And therefore his death was no less congratulated on the one party, than it was condoled in the other. In a word, what was said of Cinna might well be applied to him ; " he had " a head to contrive, and a tongue to persuade, " and a hand to execute, any mischief.
Σελίδα 148 - Fortune now seemed to take some notice of a man she had long neglected. The simplicity of his character, the integrity of his heart, and the merit of his productions, made his company very acceptable to a number of respectable...