English Prose: Seventeenth centurySir Henry Craik Macmillan, 1917 |
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... taken any prominent part in the church life of the period . According to Burnet he was " a much better divine than bishop " ; but Burnet's evidence must be accepted with caution , for the two men differed widely from one another , not ...
... taken any prominent part in the church life of the period . According to Burnet he was " a much better divine than bishop " ; but Burnet's evidence must be accepted with caution , for the two men differed widely from one another , not ...
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... taken fire and attacked the White Tower , where the magazine of powder lay , would undoubtedly not only have beaten down and destroyed all the bridge , but sunk and torn the vessels in the river , and rendered the demolition beyond all ...
... taken fire and attacked the White Tower , where the magazine of powder lay , would undoubtedly not only have beaten down and destroyed all the bridge , but sunk and torn the vessels in the river , and rendered the demolition beyond all ...
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Sir Henry Craik. she had , ere the Dutch war was ended , taken as much money from privateers as would have laden her ; and that more such being built did in a year or two scour the Channel from those of Dunkirk and others which had ...
Sir Henry Craik. she had , ere the Dutch war was ended , taken as much money from privateers as would have laden her ; and that more such being built did in a year or two scour the Channel from those of Dunkirk and others which had ...
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... taken so many things that rather did it harm than good ) only longed for some moderation , and as soon as it had tasted this , seemed to itself sensibly to recover ; when their representatives in Parliament had been of ANDREW MARVELL 3377.
... taken so many things that rather did it harm than good ) only longed for some moderation , and as soon as it had tasted this , seemed to itself sensibly to recover ; when their representatives in Parliament had been of ANDREW MARVELL 3377.
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... taken while Belshazzar lay drunk amongst his whores . The empire was transported to the Persians and Grecians by the valour of Cyrus , Alexander , and the brave armies that followed them . Histories furnish us with innumerable examples ...
... taken while Belshazzar lay drunk amongst his whores . The empire was transported to the Persians and Grecians by the valour of Cyrus , Alexander , and the brave armies that followed them . Histories furnish us with innumerable examples ...
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Página 152 - He was the man who of all modern, and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul, All the images of Nature were still present to him, and he drew them, not laboriously, but luckily: when he describes any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too.
Página 322 - What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? 275 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Página 161 - I shall say the less of Mr. Collier, because in many things he has taxed me justly; and I have pleaded guilty to all thoughts and expressions of mine which can be truly argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality, and retract them. If he be my enemy, let him triumph; if he be my friend, as I have given him no personal occasion to be otherwise, he will be glad of my repentance.
Página 550 - His death and passion: and grant, that the grace of God, which bringeth salvation, may effectually teach and persuade me to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world...
Página 90 - Then went the jury out, whose names were, Mr Blind-man, Mr No-good, Mr Malice, Mr Love-lust, Mr Live-loose, Mr Heady, Mr High-mind, Mr Enmity, Mr Liar, Mr Cruelty, Mr Hate-light, and Mr Implacable; who every one gave in his private verdict against him among themselves, and afterwards unanimously concluded to bring him in guilty before the Judge. And first, among themselves, Mr Blind-man, the foreman, said, I see clearly that this man is a heretic. Then said Mr No-good, Away with such a fellow from...
Página 523 - Bagdat. in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life; and passing from one thought to another, "Surely," said I, "man is but a shadow, and life a dream.
Página 526 - The genius being moved with compassion towards me, bade me quit so uncomfortable a prospect. Look no more, said he, on man in the first stage of his existence, in his setting out for Eternity ; but cast thine eye on that thick mist into which the tide bears the several generations of mortals that fall into it.
Página 521 - 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...
Página 282 - And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation and kindred and tongue and people ; saying with a loud voice ; Fear God, and give glory to him, for the hour of his judgment is come; and worship him that made heaven and earth and the sea and the fountains of waters.
Página 525 - ... them into the tide and immediately disappeared. These hidden pit-falls were set very thick at the entrance of the bridge, so that throngs of people no sooner broke through the cloud, but many of them fell into them. They grew thinner towards the middle, but multiplied and lay closer together towards the end of the arches that were entire.