Good Queen Anne: Or, Men and Manners, Life and Letters in England's Augustan Age, Volume 2Remington & Company, 1886 - English literature |
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... politicians of the day ; and at this time he was in com- munication with Lords Somers , Sunderland , Halifax , and ... political principles of the Whigs ; that only upon those principles did he think it possible to defend , or submit ...
... politicians of the day ; and at this time he was in com- munication with Lords Somers , Sunderland , Halifax , and ... political principles of the Whigs ; that only upon those principles did he think it possible to defend , or submit ...
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... politicians to keep the lower part of the world in awe , by the fear of invisible powers ; unless mankind was then very different to what it is now : for I look upon the mass or body of our people here in England , to be as free ...
... politicians to keep the lower part of the world in awe , by the fear of invisible powers ; unless mankind was then very different to what it is now : for I look upon the mass or body of our people here in England , to be as free ...
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... political opinions he had im- bibed from Sir William Temple . It has been observed , with much justice , that his object as a Church of England man ' was one which has often been aimed at , but never accomplished - to moderate the ...
... political opinions he had im- bibed from Sir William Temple . It has been observed , with much justice , that his object as a Church of England man ' was one which has often been aimed at , but never accomplished - to moderate the ...
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... political differences . These slight essays , with an elegy on Partridge's supposed death , and the really beautiful verses on ' Baucis and Philemon , ' represent the whole of Swift's literary work at this period . During the latter ...
... political differences . These slight essays , with an elegy on Partridge's supposed death , and the really beautiful verses on ' Baucis and Philemon , ' represent the whole of Swift's literary work at this period . During the latter ...
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... political warfare his support was gladly welcomed . They re- ceived him not as a hireling or a dependant , but as a friend and an equal . ' I stand , ' he writes to Stella , on the 10th of October , ' I stand with the new people ten ...
... political warfare his support was gladly welcomed . They re- ceived him not as a hireling or a dependant , but as a friend and an equal . ' I stand , ' he writes to Stella , on the 10th of October , ' I stand with the new people ten ...
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Page 102 - Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne...
Page 261 - And Metaphysic calls for aid on Sense ! See Mystery to Mathematics fly ! In vain ! they gaze, turn giddy, rave, and die.
Page 154 - In happy climes, where from the genial sun And virgin earth such scenes ensue, The force of Art by Nature seems outdone, And fancied beauties by the true : In happy climes, the seat of innocence...
Page 79 - Knowing that you was my old master's good friend, I could not forbear sending you the melancholy news of his death, which has afflicted the whole country, as well as his poor servants, who loved him, I may say, better than we did our lives. I am afraid he caught his death the last...
Page 264 - But by your fathers' worth if yours you rate, Count me those only who were good and great. Go ! if your ancient but ignoble blood Has crept through scoundrels ever since the flood, Go ! and pretend your family is young, Nor own your fathers have been fools so long. What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards ? Alas ! not all the blood of all the Howards.
Page 72 - So when an angel by divine command With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia past, Calm and serene he drives the furious blast ; And, pleased the Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind, and directs the storm.
Page 246 - Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last; One speaks the glory of the British queen, And one describes a charming Indian screen; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes; At every word a reputation dies. Snuff, or the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that.
Page 214 - If one severe law were made and punctually executed, that whoever was found at a conventicle should be banished th'e nation and the preacher be hanged, we should soon see an end of the tale. They would all come to church, and one age would make us all one again.
Page 72 - Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Page 64 - tis his will : Let but the commons hear this testament, (Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read) And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds, And dip their napkins in his sacred blood ; Yea, beg a hair of him for memory, And, dying, mention it within their wills, Bequeathing it, as a rich legacy, Unto their issue.