The Annual Biography and Obituary for the Year ..., Volym 8Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1824 |
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... remained there by the last advice , and that four ships had been despatched in quest of me , to communicate this wel- come intelligence . " I immediately made the signal to sail , but the Crescent had got ashore ; the wind blew strong ...
... remained there by the last advice , and that four ships had been despatched in quest of me , to communicate this wel- come intelligence . " I immediately made the signal to sail , but the Crescent had got ashore ; the wind blew strong ...
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... remained employed in the blockade of the Spanish . fleet , consisting of twenty - two ships of the line , until the 4th May 1799 , when he discovered the Brest fleet , consisting of twenty - four sail of the line and nine smaller ...
... remained employed in the blockade of the Spanish . fleet , consisting of twenty - two ships of the line , until the 4th May 1799 , when he discovered the Brest fleet , consisting of twenty - four sail of the line and nine smaller ...
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... remained on his station until the 9th , when he suspected , from not again getting sight of the French fleet , that it had passed the Straits . He first bore up for , and anchored at Gibraltar , and then cruised off Cape Dell Mell ...
... remained on his station until the 9th , when he suspected , from not again getting sight of the French fleet , that it had passed the Straits . He first bore up for , and anchored at Gibraltar , and then cruised off Cape Dell Mell ...
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... remained with the flag - ship and a small squadron at the mouth of the harbour . This judicious arrangement produced the capture of Le Généreux of 74 guns , carrying the flag of Rear - Admiral Perrée , and having a number of troops on ...
... remained with the flag - ship and a small squadron at the mouth of the harbour . This judicious arrangement produced the capture of Le Généreux of 74 guns , carrying the flag of Rear - Admiral Perrée , and having a number of troops on ...
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... remained in Dublin for two seasons , Mr. Kemble quitted it in 1783 , and repaired to London . On the 30th of Sept. 1783 , he appeared in Hamlet , on the boards of Drury Lane , and at once established himself with the town ; although ...
... remained in Dublin for two seasons , Mr. Kemble quitted it in 1783 , and repaired to London . On the 30th of Sept. 1783 , he appeared in Hamlet , on the boards of Drury Lane , and at once established himself with the town ; although ...
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action Admiral afterwards Angerstein appeared appointed army attack attention Baillie became Bishop Bishop of Calcutta brigade British brother Captain celebrated character Colonel command cowpox daughter death disease distinguished Duke Duke of Wellington Dumouriez duty Earl St effect eminent enemy enemy's England expression father favour feelings fleet Foudroyant France French George George Beckwith Glenbervie guns Henry Raeburn honour Hope House Hutton Jenner JOHN PHILIP KEMBLE Kemble Kemble's King late letter Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General London Lord Lord Keith Lordship Majesty Majesty's Major-General manner married ment mind Mysteries of Udolpho nature naval never noble Nollekens observed occasion officers parliament person physician picture Playfair possession present profession racter Radcliffe received regiment respect retired Royal Schanck ships Sir David Baird Sir Henry Sir John Jervis smallpox Society soon squadron talents tion took troops vaccination Vincent William wounded
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Sida 36 - Hear, Nature, hear ! dear goddess, hear ! Suspend thy purpose, if thou didst intend To make this creature fruitful ! Into her womb convey sterility ! Dry up in her the organs of increase, And from her derogate...
Sida 45 - His transport's most impetuous tone, And to each passion of his breast The graces gave their zone. High were the task — too high, Ye conscious bosoms here ! In words to paint your memory Of Kemble and of Lear; But who forgets that white discrowned head, Those bursts of reason's half-extinguish'd glare — Those tears upon Cordelia's bosom shed, In doubt more touching than despair, If 'twas reality he felt?
Sida 55 - Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my latter end be like his.
Sida 420 - LL.D., Downing Professor of the Laws of England in the University of Cambridge.
Sida 198 - Vaccinae, A Disease Discovered in Some of the Western Counties of England. Particularly Gloucestershire, and Known by the Name of the Cow Pox...
Sida 35 - I have liv'd long enough : my way of life Is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf: And that which should accompany .old age, As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have ; but, in their stead, Curses, not loud, but deep, mouth-honour, breath, Which the poor heart would fain deny, but dare not.
Sida 45 - For ill can Poetry express Full many a tone of thought sublime, And Painting, mute and motionless, Steals but a glance of time. But by the mighty actor brought, Illusion's perfect triumphs come, — Verse ceases to be airy thought, And Sculpture to be dumb.
Sida 93 - His figure was striking, but not so from grace ; it was tall, and, though extremely thin, his limbs were large and uncouth, and as he stalked along, wrapt in the black garments of his order, there was something terrible in its air ; something almost superhuman.
Sida 471 - Kent. Vex not his ghost. O, let him pass! He hates him That would upon the rack of this tough world Stretch him out longer.
Sida 117 - Our tender plants, how blows the citron grove, What drops the myrrh, and what the balmy reed, How nature paints her colours, how the bee Sits on the bloom extracting liquid sweet.