Critical and miscellaneous essays, by an octogenarian (J. Roche).1851 |
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... associated or incidental statements require correction . At page 70 , and year 1653 , the Cardinals Mazarin and Turenne , are represented as witnesses of the siege of Bois - le - duc , which , as regards the former , may possibly be ...
... associated or incidental statements require correction . At page 70 , and year 1653 , the Cardinals Mazarin and Turenne , are represented as witnesses of the siege of Bois - le - duc , which , as regards the former , may possibly be ...
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... associated with the formation of the Irish brigade in the service of France , we will not withhold from the reader our author's spirited exposition of the chief cause of its loss , in the impaired energies and betrayed pusillanimity of ...
... associated with the formation of the Irish brigade in the service of France , we will not withhold from the reader our author's spirited exposition of the chief cause of its loss , in the impaired energies and betrayed pusillanimity of ...
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... ungrateful prince thus consulted his own safety or ease , and abandoned a people so ardently devoted to him , but who , from VOL . II . D that time , have ever associated his name with an O'CONOR'S MILITARY HISTORY OF IRELAND . 17.
... ungrateful prince thus consulted his own safety or ease , and abandoned a people so ardently devoted to him , but who , from VOL . II . D that time , have ever associated his name with an O'CONOR'S MILITARY HISTORY OF IRELAND . 17.
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James Roche. that time , have ever associated his name with an epithet of ineffable contempt , the country was by no means reduced to submission by the conqueror . Several cities and strong places opposed a more or less strenuous ...
James Roche. that time , have ever associated his name with an epithet of ineffable contempt , the country was by no means reduced to submission by the conqueror . Several cities and strong places opposed a more or less strenuous ...
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... associated with Ire- land , comes now under our cognisance , and will , we are confident , justify the details its bearer's achieve- The assassin here alluded to was the Corsican , Aréna , joined in a conspiracy with other republicans ...
... associated with Ire- land , comes now under our cognisance , and will , we are confident , justify the details its bearer's achieve- The assassin here alluded to was the Corsican , Aréna , joined in a conspiracy with other republicans ...
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Página 283 - Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded ; but ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity ; I will mock when your fear cometh...
Página 322 - He left the name, at which the world grew pale, To point a moral, or adorn a tale.
Página 240 - For who did ever in French authors see The comprehensive English energy? The weighty bullion of one sterling line, Drawn to French wire, would through whole pages shine.
Página 294 - Silence in love betrays more woe Than words, though ne'er so witty: A beggar that is dumb, you know, May challenge double pity.
Página 78 - He who ascends to mountain-tops, shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow; He who surpasses or subdues mankind, Must look down on the hate of those below. Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far beneath the earth and ocean spread, Round him are icy rocks, and loudly blow Contending tempests on his naked head, And thus reward the toils which to those summits led.
Página 312 - The Life of Johnson is assuredly a great, a very great work. Homer is not more decidedly the first of heroic poets, Shakspeare is not more decidedly the first of dramatists, Demosthenes is not more decidedly the first of orators, than Boswell is the first of biographers.
Página 452 - ... casuistes dominicains et franciscains ; mais c'était aux seuls jésuites qu'on en voulait. On tâchait, dans ces lettres, de prouver qu'ils avaient un dessein formé de corrompre les mœurs des hommes : dessein qu'aucune secte, aucune société n'a jamais eu et ne peut avoir ; mais il ne s'agissait pas d'avoir raison, il s'agissait de divertir le public.
Página 492 - ... weeping rain, Nor of the setting sun's pathetic light Engendered, hangs o'er Eildon's triple height : Spirits of power, assembled there, complain For kindred power departing from their sight ; While Tweed, best pleased in chanting a blithe strain, Saddens his voice again, and yet again. Lift up your hearts, ye mourners ! for the might Of the whole world's good wishes with him goes ; Blessings and prayers in nobler retinue Than sceptred king or laurelled conqueror knows, Follow this wondrous potentate....
Página 323 - Yet, when the sense of sacred presence fires, And strong devotion to the skies aspires, Pour forth thy fervours for a healthful mind, Obedient passions and a will resign'd ; For love, which scarce collective man can fill; For patience, sovereign o'er transmuted ill; For faith, that, panting for a happier seat. Counts death kind Nature's signal of retreat.
Página 106 - I should have believed Burke to be Junius, because I know no man but Burke who is capable of writing these letters ; but Burke spontaneously denied it to me.