The New Universal Biographical Dictionary, and American Remembrancer of Departed Merit: Containing Complete and Impartial Accounts of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation, But More Particularly of Those who Have Signalized Themselves in America. In Four Volumes. Embellished with a Number of Portraits of the Most Distinguished Characters, Engraved from Original Drawings, 2. kötet |
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11. oldal
Upon his demise , all parties united in doing honour , or rather justice to his merit
; for whatever vices might sully his private character , so numerous had been his
successes , and so great his reputation as a general , that his very name was ...
Upon his demise , all parties united in doing honour , or rather justice to his merit
; for whatever vices might sully his private character , so numerous had been his
successes , and so great his reputation as a general , that his very name was ...
12. oldal
Out of a variety of anecdotes and testimonies concerning this illustrious
personage , the following selection may serve to illustrate his ruling passion and
character . One of the first things which he did , when very young , was to
purchase a box ...
Out of a variety of anecdotes and testimonies concerning this illustrious
personage , the following selection may serve to illustrate his ruling passion and
character . One of the first things which he did , when very young , was to
purchase a box ...
15. oldal
... of our readers , as are acquainted with Roman history must be already well
known ; and to others , perhaps , would not be deemed very interesting , we shall
content ourselves with a few circumstances respecting his death and character .
... of our readers , as are acquainted with Roman history must be already well
known ; and to others , perhaps , would not be deemed very interesting , we shall
content ourselves with a few circumstances respecting his death and character .
18. oldal
In allusion to the disinterested patriotism of this exalted character , a society
called the Order of Cincinnatus or The Cincinnati , was established in America
soon after the peace , consisting of the officers of the army and navy of the United
...
In allusion to the disinterested patriotism of this exalted character , a society
called the Order of Cincinnatus or The Cincinnati , was established in America
soon after the peace , consisting of the officers of the army and navy of the United
...
22. oldal
The beauty of the paper , says Mr . Addison , of the character , and of the several
arts with which this noble work is illustrated , makes it the finest book I have ever
seen . ” This edition has risen in value , from that tiine to the present , and is now
...
The beauty of the paper , says Mr . Addison , of the character , and of the several
arts with which this noble work is illustrated , makes it the finest book I have ever
seen . ” This edition has risen in value , from that tiine to the present , and is now
...
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afterwards amongst appeared appointed arrived attended became began born brought called carried cause character church command common conduct consequence considerable considered continued court death desirous died distinguished Duke early effect employed engaged England English entered father favour force formed fortune France French friends gave genius give greatest greatly hand honour kind king knowledge known land late learned letter lived London Lord manner March means ment mind nature never object obliged observed occasion opinion parliament period person philosophy pieces possessed practice present principles published Queen received religion remarkable respect says seemed sent ship short society soon spirit success taken thing thought tion took whole writing young
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426. oldal - Life is a jest, and all things show it, I thought so once, but now I know it, with what more you may think proper.
405. oldal - Society for alleviating the miseries of public prisons ; and the Pennsylvania Society for promoting the abolition of slavery, the relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage, and the improvement of the condition of the African race.
410. oldal - 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.
129. oldal - I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 solitude! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech, I start at the sound of my own.
407. oldal - My fine crabtree walking-stick, with a gold head curiously wrought in the form of the cap of liberty, I give to my friend, and the friend of mankind, General Washington. If it were a sceptre, he has merited it and would become it.
118. oldal - Sir (addressing himself to the Speaker), I, who rise only to give my opinion on the Bill now depending, am so confounded that I am unable to express the least of what I proposed to say, what must the condition of that man be, who, without any assistance, is pleading for his life, and under apprehension of being deprived of it...
263. oldal - I have heard him frequently own with pleasure, that if he had any talent for English prose, it was owing to his having often read the writings of the great archhishop Tillotson.
432. oldal - I passed among the harmless peasants of Flanders, and among such of the French as were poor enough to be very merry ; for I ever found them sprightly in proportion to their wants. Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards nightfall, I played one of my most merry tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day.
14. oldal - He was always cool ; and nobody ever observed the least variation in his countenance : he could refuse more gracefully than other people could grant ; and those who went away from him the most dissatisfied, as to the substance of their business, were yet personally charmed with him, and, in some degree, comforted by his manner.
83. oldal - Nigna took up the branch of a tree with red berries perfectly fresh. The clouds around the setting sun assumed a new appearance ; the air was more mild and warm, and during the night the wind became unequal and variable.
Bibliográfiai információk
| Cím | The New Universal Biographical Dictionary, and American Remembrancer of Departed Merit: Containing Complete and Impartial Accounts of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation, But More Particularly of Those who Have Signalized Themselves in America. In Four ..., 2. kötet The New Universal Biographical Dictionary, and American Remembrancer of Departed Merit: Containing Complete and Impartial Accounts of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation, But More Particularly of Those who Have Signalized Themselves in America. In Four Volumes. Embellished with a Number of Portraits of the Most Distinguished Characters, Engraved from Original Drawings, James Hardie |
| Szerző | James Hardie |
| Kiadó | Johnson & Stryker, at the Literary Printing-Office No. 29 Gold-Street, 1801 |
| Eredeti forrása | a New York-i Közkönyvtár |
| Digitalizálva: | 2007. jún. 27. |
| Idézet exportálása | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |