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16. oldal
... his country seats , where weary of life , he declared his resolution to die in that
country , which he had so often saved . Here he slept soundly for some tiine , till
his servants once more forced him away in a litter towards the ship , having heard
...
... his country seats , where weary of life , he declared his resolution to die in that
country , which he had so often saved . Here he slept soundly for some tiine , till
his servants once more forced him away in a litter towards the ship , having heard
...
48. oldal
He was , however , taken up without having received any injury . . When
commodore Byran made his first voyage round the world , in 1764 , Mr . Clerke
served on board the ship as a midshipman , and was afterwards some time on
the ...
He was , however , taken up without having received any injury . . When
commodore Byran made his first voyage round the world , in 1764 , Mr . Clerke
served on board the ship as a midshipman , and was afterwards some time on
the ...
49. oldal
... 1779 , in the 38th year of his age ; the ship being then within view of the coast
of Kamptschatka , where he was afterwards interred in the spot , on which a
church was to be erected , it having been his own desire to be buried in the
church .
... 1779 , in the 38th year of his age ; the ship being then within view of the coast
of Kamptschatka , where he was afterwards interred in the spot , on which a
church was to be erected , it having been his own desire to be buried in the
church .
50. oldal
In consequence of Mr . Clive ' s appointment , he embarked in one of the
company ' s ships , and arrived at Madras , in the year 1744 , in the nineteenth
year of his age . The same dislike to the drudgery of the desk , the same
impatience of ...
In consequence of Mr . Clive ' s appointment , he embarked in one of the
company ' s ships , and arrived at Madras , in the year 1744 , in the nineteenth
year of his age . The same dislike to the drudgery of the desk , the same
impatience of ...
74. oldal
At length , in an obstinate engagement off the coast of Portugal , with some
Venetian caravels , returning richly laden from the Low countries , the vessel on
board which he sailed , took fire , together with one of the enemies ships , to
which it ...
At length , in an obstinate engagement off the coast of Portugal , with some
Venetian caravels , returning richly laden from the Low countries , the vessel on
board which he sailed , took fire , together with one of the enemies ships , to
which it ...
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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.