The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent Statesmen, Patriots, Divines, Warriors, Philosophers, Poets, and Artists, of Great Britain and Ireland, from the Accession of Henry VIII. to the Present Time. Including a Complete History of England from that Area, Том 2Charles Dilly, 1791 |
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... confifted in the importation of diamonds , pearls and other precious ftones , and of wool ; together with the negotiation of loans of money and ex- changes . The perfecution of the duke of Alva drove the manufacturers , and the ...
... confifted in the importation of diamonds , pearls and other precious ftones , and of wool ; together with the negotiation of loans of money and ex- changes . The perfecution of the duke of Alva drove the manufacturers , and the ...
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... confifted of fifty fail of fhips and tranfports ; and , on the tenth , he arrived at Flushing , where , with his whole train , his perfon being guarded by fifty archers , fifty halberdiers , and fifty mufqueteers , he` was magnificently ...
... confifted of fifty fail of fhips and tranfports ; and , on the tenth , he arrived at Flushing , where , with his whole train , his perfon being guarded by fifty archers , fifty halberdiers , and fifty mufqueteers , he` was magnificently ...
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... confifted in a fort built upon the river Yffel . This Leicefter en- deavoured to block up by batteries erected against it , and he reduced the governor to fuch extremi- ties , that he was obliged to fend to the prince of Parma , then ...
... confifted in a fort built upon the river Yffel . This Leicefter en- deavoured to block up by batteries erected against it , and he reduced the governor to fuch extremi- ties , that he was obliged to fend to the prince of Parma , then ...
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... confifted of the following fhips viz . The Pelican , of 100 tons , commanded by himfelf ; the Elizabeth , vice - admiral , of 80 tons , under the command of captain John Winter ; the Marygold , a bark of 50 tons , under captain John ...
... confifted of the following fhips viz . The Pelican , of 100 tons , commanded by himfelf ; the Elizabeth , vice - admiral , of 80 tons , under the command of captain John Winter ; the Marygold , a bark of 50 tons , under captain John ...
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... confifted , adjudged him to death , and gave this in writing under their hands and feals , leaving the time and manner of it to the general . Upon this , captain Drake , having ma- turely weighed the whole affair , gave Mr. Dough- ty ...
... confifted , adjudged him to death , and gave this in writing under their hands and feals , leaving the time and manner of it to the general . Upon this , captain Drake , having ma- turely weighed the whole affair , gave Mr. Dough- ty ...
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Сторінка 283 - There is, however, proof enough that he was a very diligent reader, nor was our language then so indigent of books, but that he might very liberally indulge his curiosity without excursion into foreign literature.
Сторінка 38 - Those very qualities, however, which now render his character less amiable, fitted him to be the instrument of Providence for advancing the reformation among a fierce people, and enabled him to face dangers and to surmount opposition, from which a person of a more gentle spirit would have been apt to shrink back.
Сторінка 284 - Shakespeare is, above all writers, at least above all modern writers, the poet of nature; the poet that holds up to his readers a faithful mirror of manners and of life. His characters are not modified by the customs of particular places, unpractised by the rest of the world ; by the peculiarities of studies or professions, which can operate but upon small numbers; or by the accidents of transient fashions or temporary opinions : they are the genuine progeny of common humanity, such as the world...
Сторінка 285 - In the writings of other poets a character is too often an individual ; in those of Shakespeare it is commonly a species.
Сторінка 272 - The English have only to boast of Spenser and Milton, who neither of them wanted either genius or learning to have been perfect poets; and yet both of them are liable to many censures.
Сторінка 283 - Latin sufficiently to make him acquainted with construction, but that he never advanced to an easy perusal of the Roman authors. Concerning his skill in modern languages, I can find no sufficient...
Сторінка 272 - The original of every knight was then living in the court of Queen Elizabeth, and he attributed to each of them that virtue which he thought was most conspicuous in them - an ingenious piece of flattery, though it turned not much to his account.
Сторінка 259 - Not many years after, Buchanan undertook the same work ; and if his accuracy and impartiality had been, in any degree, equal to the elegance of his taste, and to the purity and vigour of his style, his history might be placed on a level with the most admired compositions of the ancients. But, instead of rejecting the improbable tales of chronicle writers, he was at the utmost pains to adorn them ; and hath clothed, with all the beauties and graces...
Сторінка 268 - Through pathless fields, and unfrequented floods, To dens of dragons and enchanted woods. But now the mystic tale, that pleased of yore, Can charm an understanding age no more; The long-spun allegories fulsome grow, While the dull moral lies too plain below.
Сторінка 267 - King-street, [DaWin,] by absolute want of bread ; and that he refused twenty pieces sent him by the Earl of Essex, and gave this answer to the person who brought them, That he was sure he had no time to spend them.