A select collection of epitaphs and monumental inscriptions, with anecdotes of distinguished and estraordinary personsJ. Raw, 1806 - 230 Seiten |
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... things ; For few were so hard or so close But he would screw into them , and spy thro ' them ; He shewed great strokes of his strong parts , As well in cutting asunder the firmest connections Which lay in his way , As in uniting what he ...
... things ; For few were so hard or so close But he would screw into them , and spy thro ' them ; He shewed great strokes of his strong parts , As well in cutting asunder the firmest connections Which lay in his way , As in uniting what he ...
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... things went wrong or lame , Would stoop to set them on letter footing . He was not linked to any party ; Old and New were equally his interest ; He made a great noise in the world ; And shone in his station , Till age spread a rust over ...
... things went wrong or lame , Would stoop to set them on letter footing . He was not linked to any party ; Old and New were equally his interest ; He made a great noise in the world ; And shone in his station , Till age spread a rust over ...
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... thing to die , ( ' Twas ev'n to thee ) yet the dread path once trod , Heav'n lifts its everlasting portals high , And bids " the pure in heart behold their God . " " Dr. Messenger Monsey was born 1693 , at a Village in Norfolk educated ...
... thing to die , ( ' Twas ev'n to thee ) yet the dread path once trod , Heav'n lifts its everlasting portals high , And bids " the pure in heart behold their God . " " Dr. Messenger Monsey was born 1693 , at a Village in Norfolk educated ...
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... I've said . * It was his usual custom in company , when he told them any . thing , to ask d'ye hear ? And if any said he did not hear him John would reply , no matter , I've said . A White Chapel Epitaph . Here lies honest Stephen with 37.
... I've said . * It was his usual custom in company , when he told them any . thing , to ask d'ye hear ? And if any said he did not hear him John would reply , no matter , I've said . A White Chapel Epitaph . Here lies honest Stephen with 37.
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... thing to think on That do what one can to moisten our clay , " Twill one day be ashes , and moulder away . BOLTON , YORKSHIRE . Blush not , marble ! To rescue from oblivion The memory of HENRY JENKINS ; A person obscure by birth , But ...
... thing to think on That do what one can to moisten our clay , " Twill one day be ashes , and moulder away . BOLTON , YORKSHIRE . Blush not , marble ! To rescue from oblivion The memory of HENRY JENKINS ; A person obscure by birth , But ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
admiral admiral Byng blest born brave breast breath Buckinghamshire buried Church Church-Yard command Count d'Estrées court daughter dead death died dust dy'd e'en e'er earl earth Edward epitaph erected ev'ry eyes fame fate father fleet genius glory grace grave grief Hampden hath heart heav'n Henry Henry Jenkins Henry Marten honest honour honour'd humble inscription James James Quin King Charles Kingston upon Hull laid lies John lies the body life's liv'd lived lord Russell lov'd mankind marble Mary MATTHEW PRIOR memory merit mind monument ne'er never numbers o'er parish parliament PAUL WHITEHEAD peace pleas'd poet poor praise prince Queen Reader rest Richard Haddock ROBERT DODSLEY sacred Sarah Drew ship snatch'd soldier soul Stepney sweet tear tender thee thou thought thro tomb Twas virtue virtuous weep Westminster Abbey wife William Wrexham youth
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 148 - No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they alike in trembling hope repose,) The bosom of his Father and his God.
Seite 188 - Statesman \ yet friend to Truth! of soul sincere, ' In action faithful, and in honour clear ; 'Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end, 'Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend ; 'Ennobled by himself, by all approv'd, 'And prais'd, unenvy'd, by the Muse he lov'd.
Seite 76 - Though secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick If they were not his own by finessing and trick : He cast off his friends, as a huntsman his pack, For he knew when he pleas'd he could whistle them back.
Seite 76 - Till his relish grown callous, almost to disease, Who pepper'd the highest, was surest to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind.
Seite 222 - JLjO ! where this silent Marble weeps, A Friend, a Wife, a Mother sleeps : A Heart, within whose sacred cell The peaceful Virtues lov'd to dwell. Affection warm, and faith sincere, • And soft humanity were there.
Seite 189 - Here rests a woman, good without pretence, Blest with plain reason, and with sober sense ; No conquest she, but o'er herself desir'd ; No arts essay'd, but not to be admir'd.
Seite 183 - To this sad shrine, whoe'er thou art, draw near, Here lies the friend most loved, the son most dear; Who ne'er knew joy, but friendship might divide, Or gave his father grief but when he died.
Seite 179 - Three poets in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn; The first in loftiness of thought surpassed, The next in majesty; in both the last. The force of Nature could no further go, To make a third she joined the former two.
Seite 210 - Parcae thought him one, He played so truly. So by error to his fate They all consented; But viewing him since (alas, too late) They have repented. And have sought (to give new birth) In baths to steep him; But, being so much too good for earth, Heaven vows to keep him.
Seite 75 - As an actor, confest without rival to shine ; As a wit, if not first, in the very first line : Yet, with talents like these, and an excellent heart, The man had his failings, a dupe to his art ; Like an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting ; 'Twas only that when he was off, he was acting.