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Academy acquired admired afterwards appointed army battle became bishop Bologna born at Paris British Cambridge celebrated century Charles Charles II church College comedies command court death died displayed distinguished divine duke earl early Edinburgh edition educated Egypt elected eminent emperor England English Essay father folio France French gave GEORGE German Greek Harvard College Henry History honour Italian Italy JAMES Jesuits JOHN king Latin latter learned literary lived London Lord Louis Louis XIII merit minister Naples native numerous obtained Oxford painter Paris patronised philosopher physician poems poet political Pope popular prince principal privy counsellor productions profession professor published pupil quarto reign reputation resided restored retired returned revolution Roman Rome Royal Russia satire Scotland secretary settled soon Spain studied subsequently succeeded successively talents THOMAS tion took tragedies translated travelled Treatise Trinity College various verse vols volumes Westminster School WILLIAM writer wrote Yale College
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Página 285 - It was at Rome, on the 15th of October 1764, as I sat musing amidst the ruins of the Capitol, while the bare-footed friars were singing vespers in the Temple of Jupiter, that the idea of writing the decline and fall of the city first started to my mind.
Página 279 - Of other care they little reckoning make Than how to scramble at the shearers' feast, And shove away the worthy bidden guest. Blind mouths! that scarce themselves know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learned aught else the least That to the faithful herdman's art belongs!
Página 94 - The enemy reported that they had sunk the Wasp by the first broadside ; but she was afterwards spoken by a vessel off the Western Isles. After this we hear of her no more ; and though her fate is certain, the circumstances attending it are beyond the reach of discovery.
Página 9 - He eats little, drinks little, sleeps little, thinks much, and is most decisive and indefatigable in the pursuit of his objects.
Página 38 - Knaresboroiigh, who had disappeared thirteen years before, and after a trial in which he defended himself with singular coolness and ability, he was found guilty of the crime, and after attempting to commit suicide, he was executed at York in 1759. He acknowledged the justice of the sentence, and alleged his suspicion of an unlawful intercourse between Clark and his wife, as his motive for the commission of the murder. ARANZI, or ARANTIUS...
Página 72 - BATTEUX, CHARLES, a member of the French Academy, and of the Academy of Inscriptions, was born in 1713, and was a professor of rhetoric at the age of twenty. He died in 1780. His principal works, besides translations from the classics, are a Course of Belles Lettres, in 5 vole.
Página 156 - Omer's, in Flanders, where he remained for six years, when he was transferred to the colleges of Liege and Bruges. In 1769 he was ordained a priest; and soon after became a Jesuit. He returned to America in 1775, and when the Roman Catholic clergy in the United States requested from the pope the establishment of a hierarchy, Mr. Carroll was appointed vicar -general, and fixed his residence at Baltimore.
Página 506 - Americans were eager that the freedom and equality, which they themselves enjoyed, should be extended to the subjects of the French monarch. Washington anticipated the plans of the factious, and, by prudence and firmness, subdued insurrection, and silenced discontent, till the parties, which the intrigues of Genet, the French envoy, had roused to rebellion, were convinced of the wildness of their measures, and of the wisdom of their governor. The president completed, in 1796, the business of his...
Página 8 - the Colossus of that Congress — the great pillar of support to the Declaration of Independence, and its ablest advocate and champion on the floor of the House, was John Adams.
Página 429 - Barbauld) to scorn to move those passions which form the interest /of common novels: she alarms the soul with terror; agitates it with suspense, prolonged and wrought up to the most intense feeling by mysterious hints and obscure intimations of unseen danger.