Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, to Sir Horace Mann: His Britannic Majesty's Resident at the Court of Florence, from 1760 to 1785. Now First Published from the Original Mss, Volum 2Lea & Blanchard, 1844 |
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Pàgina 25
... talk of myself that I send you this ; but to tell you that I have received your letter for Lord North , and , as I could not carry it myself , I sent it to him by a friend , and do not doubt but so just a request will be attended to ...
... talk of myself that I send you this ; but to tell you that I have received your letter for Lord North , and , as I could not carry it myself , I sent it to him by a friend , and do not doubt but so just a request will be attended to ...
Pàgina 27
... talk as if they expected cures - but surely they can- not ; surely they cannot forget how they used to laugh at their seniors who had such idle hopes ! But enough , and too much of myself . The tide of victories continues : Fort ...
... talk as if they expected cures - but surely they can- not ; surely they cannot forget how they used to laugh at their seniors who had such idle hopes ! But enough , and too much of myself . The tide of victories continues : Fort ...
Pàgina 30
... talk in common of a few Methusalems , cock and hen ; for , as to the travelling boys that you get acquainted with en pas- sant , I do not . I have done with the world , except parting with it in form ; and chiefly pass my time with a ...
... talk in common of a few Methusalems , cock and hen ; for , as to the travelling boys that you get acquainted with en pas- sant , I do not . I have done with the world , except parting with it in form ; and chiefly pass my time with a ...
Pàgina 38
... talking of this . I had twice expunged all thoughts of Houghton and my family from my memory . They are forced on me again when I can do no good . Well , it was not my plan of old age to pass my time with princes or madmen ! Mine has ...
... talking of this . I had twice expunged all thoughts of Houghton and my family from my memory . They are forced on me again when I can do no good . Well , it was not my plan of old age to pass my time with princes or madmen ! Mine has ...
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... talk of pacifica- tion . He is said to say , that this campaign will finish the war . doubt his having said so , as the Ministers are not said to be of that opinion . In the mean time , American privateers infest our coasts ; they keep ...
... talk of pacifica- tion . He is said to say , that this campaign will finish the war . doubt his having said so , as the Ministers are not said to be of that opinion . In the mean time , American privateers infest our coasts ; they keep ...
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Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, to Sir Horace Mann: His ..., Volum 2 Horace Walpole Visualització completa - 1844 |
Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, to Sir Horace Mann: His ..., Volum 2 Horace Walpole Visualització completa - 1843 |
Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, to Sir Horace Mann: His ..., Volum 2 Horace Walpole Visualització completa - 1844 |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 184 - Arcot, he drew from every quarter whatever a savage ferocity could add to his new rudiments in the arts of destruction ; and compounding all the materials of fury, havoc, and desolation into one black cloud, he hung for a while on the declivities of the mountains.
Pàgina 147 - That the influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished"?
Pàgina 184 - A storm of universal fire blasted every field, consumed every house, destroyed every temple. The miserable inhabitants flying from their flaming villages in part were slaughtered ; others, without regard to sex, to age, to the respect of rank, or sacredness of function ; fathers torn from children, husbands from wives, enveloped in a whirlwind of cavalry, and amidst the goading spears of drivers, and the trampling of pursuing horses, were swept into captivity in an unknown and hostile land. Those...
Pàgina 47 - To this sad shrine, whoe'er thou art, draw near, Here lies the friend most lov'd, the son most dear: Who ne'er knew joy, but friendship might divide, Or gave his father grief but when he dy'd.
Pàgina 88 - At this man's table I enjoyed many cheerful and instructive hours, with companions such as are not often found ; with one who has lengthened, and one who has gladdened, life ; with Dr. James, whose skill in...
Pàgina 146 - Fair laughs the morn, and soft the zephyr blows While proudly riding o'er the azure realm In gallant trim the gilded vessel goes; Youth on the prow, and pleasure at the helm; Regardless of the sweeping whirlwind's sway, That, hush'd in grim repose, expects his evening prey.
Pàgina 27 - It was circulated with profusion, and, for writing it, the Common Council of London voted the Doctor their thanks, and presented him with the freedom of the city in a gold box.
Pàgina 220 - Conway moved an address to implore his majesty " to listen to the advice of his Commons, that the war in America might no longer be pursued for the impracticable purpose of reducing the inhabitants of that country to obedience...
Pàgina 107 - There my Retreat, the best Companions grace, Chiefs out of War, and Statesmen out of Place. There ST JOHN mingles with my friendly Bowl, The Feast of Reason, and the Flow of Soul. And HE, whose Lightning pierc'd th...
Pàgina 90 - It was painted by an artist worthy of the subject, the excellent friend of that excellent man from their earliest youth, and a common friend of us both, with whom we lived for many years without a moment of coldness, of peevishness, of jealousy, or of jar, to the day of our final separation.