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Page v
... produced a composition of unrivalled excellence . It is remarkable that Gay appears to have always remained in a state of tutelage to his literary associates . The same sweetness and facility of temper , which rendered him so en- gaging ...
... produced a composition of unrivalled excellence . It is remarkable that Gay appears to have always remained in a state of tutelage to his literary associates . The same sweetness and facility of temper , which rendered him so en- gaging ...
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... produced The Captives , ' which was received with coldness and neglect . Although Gay was not formed to become a ... produce of his pen was , however , still sufficient to have secured to him the possession of indepen- dence , had he not ...
... produced The Captives , ' which was received with coldness and neglect . Although Gay was not formed to become a ... produce of his pen was , however , still sufficient to have secured to him the possession of indepen- dence , had he not ...
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... produced not original character ; they only conceived situa- tions of powerful interest ; they attempted not to unfold , nor to exhibit the progress of the passions from infancy to maturity ; they waited for the critical moment of ...
... produced not original character ; they only conceived situa- tions of powerful interest ; they attempted not to unfold , nor to exhibit the progress of the passions from infancy to maturity ; they waited for the critical moment of ...
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... produced . He was educated at Westminster , and was one of Dr. Busby's pupils . At sixteen , he was entered a student at the Middle Temple , but was seduced by his love of poetry from his pro- fessional pursuits ; and having at five ...
... produced . He was educated at Westminster , and was one of Dr. Busby's pupils . At sixteen , he was entered a student at the Middle Temple , but was seduced by his love of poetry from his pro- fessional pursuits ; and having at five ...
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... produced in a few years . He died before he completed his thirtieth year . Of his plays , his ' Inconstant ' is the best , although his Beaux Stratagem ' has been the more popular performance . He is rather the caricaturist of men than ...
... produced in a few years . He died before he completed his thirtieth year . Of his plays , his ' Inconstant ' is the best , although his Beaux Stratagem ' has been the more popular performance . He is rather the caricaturist of men than ...
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Page 144 - A common council, holden in the chamber of the Guildhall of the city of London, on Thursday, the 27th day of October, 1808, Resolved, That his majesty's answer be entered upon the journals.
Page 255 - Shall the revenue be reduced ? Or shall it not rather be appropriated to the improvements of roads, canals, rivers, education, and other great foundations of prosperity and union, under the powers which Congress may already possess, or such amendment of the constitution as may be approved by the states...
Page 2 - That I should lay down my charge at a proper period is as much a duty as to have borne it faithfully. If some termination to the services of the Chief Magistrate be not fixed by the Constitution, or supplied by practice, his office, nominally for years, will in fact become for life ; and history shows how easily that degenerates into an inheritance.
Page 199 - Will you. to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the gospel, and the Protestant reformed religion established by the law? And will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them? King or queen. All this I promise to do.
Page 209 - Napoleon, by the grace of God and the constitution, emperor of the French, king of Italy, and protector of the confederation of the Rhine...
Page 250 - ... rights of neutrals only, and as the measure had been assumed by each as a retaliation for an asserted acquiescence in the aggressions of the other...
Page 208 - November last, by which vessels belonging to neutral, friendly, or even powers the allies of England, are...
Page 251 - Under a continuance of the belligerent measures which, in defiance of laws which consecrate the rights of neutrals, overspread the ocean with danger, it will rest with the wisdom of Congress to decide on the course best adapted to such a state of things; and bringing with them, as they do, from every part of the Union the sentiments of our constituents...
Page 178 - These measures, which are resorted to only in just retaliation of the barbarous system adopted by England, which assimilates its legislation to that of Algiers, shall cease to have any effect with respect to all nations who shall have the firmness to compel the English government to respect their flag.
Page 117 - All the places and forts in the kingdom of Portugal, occupied by the French troops, shall be delivered up to the British army, in the state in which they are at the period of the signature of the present Convention.