A vindication of natural society, by Edm. Burke. The history and antiquities of the ancient villa of Wheatfield. Fragments of ancient poetry, collected in the Highlands of Scotland. An account of Russia in the year 1710, by Charles Lord Whitworth. A journey into England, in 1598, by Paul Hentzner; tr. by Th. Bentley. A parallel between Magliavechi and Hill, by the Rev. Jos.SpenceR. and J. Dodsley, 1761 |
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... foreign to the Mind of Man . The firft Accounts we have of Mankind are but fo many Accounts of their Butcheries . All Em- pires have been cemented in Blood ; and in those early Periods when the Race of Mankind began first to form ...
... foreign to the Mind of Man . The firft Accounts we have of Mankind are but fo many Accounts of their Butcheries . All Em- pires have been cemented in Blood ; and in those early Periods when the Race of Mankind began first to form ...
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... foreign Wars confumed lefs than three Millions of their Inhabitants . What an Aceldama , what a Field of Blood Sicily has been in antient times , whilft the Mode of its Government was controverted between the republi- C 4 can can and ...
... foreign Wars confumed lefs than three Millions of their Inhabitants . What an Aceldama , what a Field of Blood Sicily has been in antient times , whilft the Mode of its Government was controverted between the republi- C 4 can can and ...
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... foreign Slaughter , turned its Edge upon the Bowels of the Roman Republick itfelf ; and pre- fented a Scene of Cruelties and Treafons enough almost to obliterate the Memory of all the external Devastations . I intended , my Lord . to ...
... foreign Slaughter , turned its Edge upon the Bowels of the Roman Republick itfelf ; and pre- fented a Scene of Cruelties and Treafons enough almost to obliterate the Memory of all the external Devastations . I intended , my Lord . to ...
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... foreign Conqueft , not by Accident , but by the very Nature and Conftitution of a Democracy . An artful Man became popular , the People had Power in their Hands , and they devolved a confiderable Share of their Power upon their ...
... foreign Conqueft , not by Accident , but by the very Nature and Conftitution of a Democracy . An artful Man became popular , the People had Power in their Hands , and they devolved a confiderable Share of their Power upon their ...
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... foreign Princes on the one Side or the other . And befides its own Parties , in this City there were Parties , and avowed ones too , for the Perfians , Spartans , and Macedonians , fupported each of them by one or more Demagogues ...
... foreign Princes on the one Side or the other . And befides its own Parties , in this City there were Parties , and avowed ones too , for the Perfians , Spartans , and Macedonians , fupported each of them by one or more Demagogues ...
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Affiftant againſt almoſt ancient anſwered Antonio Magliabechi Baron becauſe befides beſt Biſhop built called Caufe Cauſe Church Confequences confiderable Copeeks CRIMORA Cuſtom Czar Czar's Dargo Daughter Duke Duke of Ingria Earl Edward Edward III England eſtabliſhed faid fame fcarce feems feen fent ferve feveral fhall fhould fince Fingal firft firſt flain fmall fome foon ftill ftrong fuch fufficient Government greateſt Happineſs Henry VIII Hiftory Hill himſelf Horfes Houfe Houſe hundred increaſed Infcription Inftitutions itſelf Juftice King Kings of England KNEAS laft leaſt lefs Lord Love Mafter Magliabechi Mankind moft moſt muft muſt Name Nature neceffary Niceron Number obferved Occafion Ofcur Paffions Perfons Pleaſure prefent Prince Purpoſe Queen raiſed Reaſon reft rife River Rock Roman Ronnan Rubles ſcarce ſeems ſeveral ſhall Ships ſmall Society Sword thee thefe themſelves theſe Things thofe thoſe thou thouſand Tomb Underſtanding uſed Weft whofe
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Página 275 - A gentleman entered the room bearing a rod, and along with him another, who had a table-cloth, which, after they had both kneeled three times with the utmost veneration, he spread upon the table, and after kneeling again they both retired. Then came two others, one with the rod again, the other with a...
Página 276 - ... poison. During the time that this guard, which consists of the tallest and stoutest men that can be found in all England, being carefully selected for this service, were bringing dinner, twelve trumpets and two kettle-drums made the hall ring for half an hour together. At the end of...
Página 150 - Thou hast no mother to mourn thee, no maid with her tears of love. Dead is she that brought thee forth. Fallen is the daughter of Morglan.
Página 151 - Weep, thou father of Morar! weep; but thy son heareth thee not. Deep is the sleep of the dead; low their pillow of dust. No more shall he hear thy voice; no more awake at thy call.
Página 275 - ... kneeled, as the others had done, and placed what was brought upon the table, they too retired with the same ceremonies performed by the first. At last came an unmarried lady (we...
Página 276 - England, being carefully selected for this service, were bringing dinner, twelve trumpets and two kettledrums made the hall ring for half an hour together. At the end of all this ceremonial, a number of unmarried ladies appeared, who, with particular solemnity, lifted the meat off the table, and conveyed it into the Queen's inner and more private chamber, where, after she had chosen for herself, the rest goes to the ladies of the Court.
Página 276 - ... graceful manner approached the table, and rubbed the plates with bread and salt, with as much awe, as if the Queen had been present. When they had waited there a little while, the yeomen of the guard entered, bare-headed...
Página 133 - Son of the noble Fingal, Oscian, prince of men! what tears run down the cheeks of age? what shades thy mighty soul? Memory, son of Alpin, memory wounds the aged. Of former times are my thoughts; my thoughts are of the noble Fingal.
Página 277 - ... led by the gardener into the summer-house ; in the lower part of which, built semicircularly, are the twelve Roman Emperors in white marble, and a table of touchstone ; the upper part of it is set round with cisterns of lead, into which the water is conveyed through pipes, so that fish may be kept in them ; and, in summer time, they are very convenient for bathing. In another room for entertainment, very near this, and joined to it by a little bridge, was a noble table of red marble.
Página 269 - There is still another place, built in the form of a Theatre, which serves for the baiting of Bulls and Bears ; they are fastened behind, and then worried by great English bull-dogs; but not without great...