The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, 16. kötetJ. Cumberland, 1826 |
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20. oldal
... course affected them so much , that at his further entreaty , they agreed to abstain from all acts of hostility , while he continued in the country . a On another occasion , Mr. Gilpin going into the church , observed a glove hanging up ...
... course affected them so much , that at his further entreaty , they agreed to abstain from all acts of hostility , while he continued in the country . a On another occasion , Mr. Gilpin going into the church , observed a glove hanging up ...
27. oldal
... course of life : the duller flame is easily extinguished . The meaner sinful wretches are com- monly given up to a reprobate mind , and die as stupidly as they lived ; while the nobler and brighetr parts have an advantage of ...
... course of life : the duller flame is easily extinguished . The meaner sinful wretches are com- monly given up to a reprobate mind , and die as stupidly as they lived ; while the nobler and brighetr parts have an advantage of ...
28. oldal
... course on the uncertainty of life , and the great and amiable qualities of her majesty . He concluded in the following warm , but whimsical manner . " Let those who feel this loss deplore with me on this melancholy occasion ; but if ...
... course on the uncertainty of life , and the great and amiable qualities of her majesty . He concluded in the following warm , but whimsical manner . " Let those who feel this loss deplore with me on this melancholy occasion ; but if ...
35. oldal
... course of a few years , became one of the most celebrated preachers of his time . Notwithstanding some degree of natural impediment , ( what is called a thickness of speech ) he delivered his sermons with such propriety and energy , as ...
... course of a few years , became one of the most celebrated preachers of his time . Notwithstanding some degree of natural impediment , ( what is called a thickness of speech ) he delivered his sermons with such propriety and energy , as ...
37. oldal
... course of his sermon , he adverted to the execution which had taken place on the preceding day . " I know , " said he , " that many of you will find it difficult to reconcile my appearance yesterday with my character . Many of you , I ...
... course of his sermon , he adverted to the execution which had taken place on the preceding day . " I know , " said he , " that many of you will find it difficult to reconcile my appearance yesterday with my character . Many of you , I ...
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admiral afterwards answer appeared appointed Archbishop Archbishop of Canterbury asked attention Bishop Bishop of Oxford brother called cause celebrated chaplain Charles christian church Church of England circumstances clergy clergyman command conduct congregation court creditors Daniel Burgess death declared delivered discourse divine doctor Duke duty Earl eloquence emperor enemy England enquired faithful father favour fortune gave gentleman give hand hear heard hearers honest honour HUGH BROUGHTON immediately integrity judge justice king letter living London Lord Lord Clive lordship Louis XIV majesty manner Marquess MARQUESS OF WELLESLEY Mascaron ment minister never nonconformist occasion offered once person pleased poor prayed prayers preached preacher present prince pulpit queen received refused reign replied reward royal says sent sermon soon Sunday tell thing thou thought tion told took treaty of Uxbridge truth Wesley Whitefield words young zeal
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93. oldal - If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
3. oldal - Love thyself last: cherish those hearts that hate thee; Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not. Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's; then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell, Thou fall'st a blessed martyr!
22. oldal - Tis that which we all see and know.' Any one better apprehends what it is by acquaintance, than I can inform him by description. It is, indeed, a thing so versatile and multiform, appearing in so many shapes, so many postures, so many garbs, so variously apprehended by several eyes and judgments, that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to make a portrait of Porteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air.
23. oldal - ... sometimes it is lodged in a sly question, in a smart answer, in a quirkish reason, in a shrewd intimation, in cunningly diverting or cleverly retorting an objection: sometimes it is couched in a bold scheme of speech, in a tart irony, in a lusty hyperbole, in a startling metaphor, in a plausible reconciling of contradictions, or in acute nonsense...
156. oldal - I own there are exceptions to this general observation, and that the Dean we heard the other day together is an orator *. He has so much regard to. his congregation, that he commits to his memory what he has to say to them ; and has so soft and graceful a behaviour, that it must attract your attention. His person...
140. oldal - The Wisdom and Goodness of God in having made both rich and poor; with an Appendix containing Reflections on the present State of England and France.
164. oldal - Scream no more, at the peril of your soul. God now warns you by me, whom He has set over you. Speak as earnestly as you can, but do not scream. Speak •with all your heart, but with a moderate voice. It was said of onr Lord, ' He shall not cry ' ; the word properly means, He shall not scream.
55. oldal - My lord, your father would have gone further :" to which the duke answered, " Your majesty's father was the better man, and he would not have gone so far.
12. oldal - at the Mount of St Mary's, in the stony stage where I now stand, I have brought you some fine biscuits, baked in the oven of charity, carefully conserved for the chickens of the church, the sparrows of the spirit, and the sweet swallows of salvation.
11. oldal - If the apostles might not leave the office of preaching to the deacons, shall one leave it for minting ? I cannot tell you ; but the saying is, that since priests have been minters, money hath been worse than it was before. And they say that the evilness of money hath made all things dearer. And in this behalf I must speak to England. Hear, my country, England...