The Percy anecdotes, by Sholto and Reuben Percy. (Eloquence). |
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... appeared in the assembly with his throat muffled up , and when called on to speak , he made signs that he had lost his voice ! To the honour of Athens , this act of abominable venality was not allowed to pass unpunished . It was the ...
... appeared in the assembly with his throat muffled up , and when called on to speak , he made signs that he had lost his voice ! To the honour of Athens , this act of abominable venality was not allowed to pass unpunished . It was the ...
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... appearance of Peter was mean , his stature small , his body meagre , and his countenance shrivelled ; but with these dis- advantages he had a keen and lively eye , and a ready eloquence . Being encouraged by Pope Urban II . he travelled ...
... appearance of Peter was mean , his stature small , his body meagre , and his countenance shrivelled ; but with these dis- advantages he had a keen and lively eye , and a ready eloquence . Being encouraged by Pope Urban II . he travelled ...
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... appeared at once the warrior and the queen ; the sacred feelings of the moment , superior to all the artifices of royal dignity and the tricks of royal condescension , inspired her with that impressive earnestness of look , of words ...
... appeared at once the warrior and the queen ; the sacred feelings of the moment , superior to all the artifices of royal dignity and the tricks of royal condescension , inspired her with that impressive earnestness of look , of words ...
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... appeared with a manly and undaunted countenance , and thus ad- dressed himself to Claudius . " If in my prosperity the moderation of my conduct had been equivalent to my birth and fortune , I should have come into this city , not as a ...
... appeared with a manly and undaunted countenance , and thus ad- dressed himself to Claudius . " If in my prosperity the moderation of my conduct had been equivalent to my birth and fortune , I should have come into this city , not as a ...
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... appeared to pervade almost the whole British navy in 1797 , Admiral Duncan was blockading the Dutch fleet . The disaf- fection raged to such an extent in his squadron , that he wasl eft with only three ships , but with these he still re ...
... appeared to pervade almost the whole British navy in 1797 , Admiral Duncan was blockading the Dutch fleet . The disaf- fection raged to such an extent in his squadron , that he wasl eft with only three ships , but with these he still re ...
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The Percy Anecdotes, by Sholto and Reuben Percy. (Eloquence) Joseph Clinton Robertson Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 122 - ... to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which I perceived he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper.
Seite 41 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance : for my country I rejoice at the beams of peace. . But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Seite 146 - Consider the lilies of the field; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Seite 27 - I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe should dare to invade the borders of my realm...
Seite 62 - Much more, Sir, is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with less temptation ; — who prostitutes himself for money which he cannot enjoy, and spends the remains of his life in the ruin of his country.
Seite 27 - I myself will take up arms; I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field. I know already...
Seite 101 - List his discourse of war, and you shall hear A fearful battle render'd you in music: Turn him to any cause of policy, The Gordian knot of it he will unloose, Familiar as his garter...
Seite 167 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earned.
Seite 62 - Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining; but surely age may become justly contemptible, if the opportunities which it brings have passed away without improvement, and vice appears to prevail when the passions have subsided.
Seite 40 - Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the First, his Cromwell — and George the Third'* — (' Treason,' cried the speaker — ' Treason, treason !' echoed from every part of the house.