Historical Memoirs of My Own TimeKegan, Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, 1904 - 752 pagine |
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Pagina 29 - Where throngs of knights and barons bold, In weeds of peace, high triumphs hold, With store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace whom all commend.
Pagina 704 - Statesman, yet friend to Truth! of soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear; Who broke no promise, served no private end, Who gained no title, and who lost no friend ; Ennobled by himself, by all approved, And praised, unenvied, by the Muse he loved.
Pagina 417 - ... cashiered, and declared totally unfit and unworthy to serve his Majesty in any military capacity whatever ;" — a decision confirmed by the king, and approved of by the public.
Pagina 305 - He loved gaming the most of any man of business I ever knew ; and gave one reason for it, because it delivered him from the obligation to talk much.
Pagina 393 - Our sons some slave of greatness may behold, Cast in the genuine Asiatic mould : Who of three realms shall condescend to know No more than he can spy from Windsor's brow...
Pagina 326 - Who then shall grace, or who improve the soil? Who plants like Bathurst, or who builds like Boyle.
Pagina 400 - is, that if I were the Count de Maurepas, I should wish to live long enough to behold the final issue of the war in Virginia.' ' He has survived to witness it completely,' answered Lord George : ' The army has surrendered, and you may peruse the particulars of the capitulation, in that paper ;' taking at the same time one from his pocket, which he delivered into my hand, not without visible emotion.
Pagina 369 - Considering the situation and abilities of Lord Mansfield, I do not scruple to affirm, with the most solemn appeal to God for my sincerity, that, in my judgment, he is the very worst and most dangerous man in the kingdom.
Pagina 197 - Bloomsbury-square ; attracted to that spot by a rumour generally spread, that lord Mansfield's residence, situate at the north-east corner, was either already burnt, or destined for destruction. Hart street, and Great Russell street, presented, each, to the view as we passed, large fires composed of furniture taken from the houses of magistrates, or other obnoxious individuals.
Pagina 524 - Fortuna saevo laeta negotio et Ludum insolentem ludere pertinax Transmutat incertos honores, Nunc mihi, nunc alii benigna. Laudo manentem ; si celeres quatit Pennas resigno quae dedit, et mea Virtute me involvo probamque Pauperiem sine dote quaero.