The Annual Biography and Obituary for the Year ..., Volumen2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818 |
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At a period when the name of Dr. Samuel Johnson had attained high and universal fame , he deemed it his peculiar good fortune to be one of those who lived in familiar and unreserved intimacy with the great lexicographer . While the ...
At a period when the name of Dr. Samuel Johnson had attained high and universal fame , he deemed it his peculiar good fortune to be one of those who lived in familiar and unreserved intimacy with the great lexicographer . While the ...
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... attained the age of manhood , yet he ap pears to have actually become a popular preacher . As a con- vincing proof of this , it is only necessary to state , that at twenty - two , such was his reputation for piety and zeal , that he ...
... attained the age of manhood , yet he ap pears to have actually become a popular preacher . As a con- vincing proof of this , it is only necessary to state , that at twenty - two , such was his reputation for piety and zeal , that he ...
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... attain this practice , setting aside all ideas of duty , in a moral sense , he proved it to be the interest of his pupils , to avoid and abhor every thing con- nected with a lie . To procure their confidence , and avoid even the ...
... attain this practice , setting aside all ideas of duty , in a moral sense , he proved it to be the interest of his pupils , to avoid and abhor every thing con- nected with a lie . To procure their confidence , and avoid even the ...
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... attain its present perfec- tion : the boy who now overcomes the difficulties of crowds , would then be obstructed by the first passenger , and wearied with the slightest exertion . " His experience at length taught him , " that the ...
... attain its present perfec- tion : the boy who now overcomes the difficulties of crowds , would then be obstructed by the first passenger , and wearied with the slightest exertion . " His experience at length taught him , " that the ...
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... attained the dis- tinction of D. D. High prospects in the church were now opened to him , and he had every thing to expect from the friendship of the worthy prelate under whose jurisdiction he had some time lived , and beneath whose ...
... attained the dis- tinction of D. D. High prospects in the church were now opened to him , and he had every thing to expect from the friendship of the worthy prelate under whose jurisdiction he had some time lived , and beneath whose ...
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Página 351 - Seest thou a man diligent in his calling, he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men...
Página 163 - No matter in what language his doom may have been pronounced ; — no matter what complexion incompatible with freedom, an Indian or an African sun may have burnt upon him ; — no matter in what disastrous battle his liberty may have been cloven down ; — no matter with what solemnities he may have been devoted upon the altar of slavery ; the first moment he touches the sacred soil of Britain, the altar and the god sink together in the dust...
Página 164 - ... no matter with what solemnities he may have been devoted upon the altar of slavery ; the first moment he touches the sacred soil of Britain, the altar and the god sink together in the dust ; his soul walks abroad in her own majesty ; his body swells beyond the measure of his chains that burst from around him, and he stands redeemed, regenerated, and disenthralled, by the irresistible Genius of UNIVERSAL EMANCIPATION ! [Here Mr.
Página 163 - ... justice over bigotry and oppression, should have a stigma cast upon it by an ignominious sentence upon men bold and honest enough to propose that measure ; to propose the redeeming of religion from the abuses of the church — the reclaiming of three millions of men from bondage, and giving liberty to all who had a right to demand it — giving, I say, in the so much censured words of this paper, giving
Página 170 - ... have this security for their independence, that while any man in the kingdom has a shilling they will not want one. Suppose at any future period of time the boroughs of Ireland should decline from their present flourishing and prosperous state — suppose they should fall into the hands of men who would wish to drive a profitable commerce, by having members of parliament to hire or let ; in such a case a secretary would find great difficulty, if the proprietors of members should enter into a...
Página 163 - British earth, that the ground on which he treads is holy, and consecrated by the genius of universal emancipation. No matter in what language his doom may have been pronounced; no matter what complexion incompatible with freedom, an Indian or an African sun may have burnt upon...
Página 67 - The chamber where the good man meets his fate Is privileged beyond the common walk Of virtuous life, quite in the verge of Heaven.
Página 237 - ... to revert gradually to this security, and to enforce meanwhile a due limitation of the paper of the bank of England, as well as of all the other bank paper of the country, it is expedient to amend the act which suspends the cash payments of the bank, by altering the time till which the suspension shall continue, from six months after the ratification of a definitive treaty of peace, to that of two years from the present time.
Página 352 - ... silver spoon and China bowl as well as any of his neighbors. This was the first appearance of plate and China in our house, which afterward, in a course of years, as our wealth increased, augmented gradually to several hundred pounds in value. I had been religiously educated as a Presbyterian; and tho...
Página 164 - I know you will interpret what I say with the candour in which it is spoken. England is marked by a natural avarice of freedom, which she is studious to engross and accumulate, but most unwilling to impart ; whether from any necessity of her policy, or from her weakness, or from her pride, I will not presume to say, but...