Critical and miscellaneous essays, by an octogenarian (J. Roche).1851 |
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... Church , as Cardinals are distinguished ; for " Principibus præstant , et Regibus æquiparantur , " but always under the title of Bouillon , a duchy derived from the marriage of Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne , Turenne's father , in 1591 ...
... Church , as Cardinals are distinguished ; for " Principibus præstant , et Regibus æquiparantur , " but always under the title of Bouillon , a duchy derived from the marriage of Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne , Turenne's father , in 1591 ...
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... churches , that which cools every honest man's zeal for their cause , in proportion as his reading becomes more extensive . " But before we enter directly on the history of the Irish Brigade in France , two anterior events connected ...
... churches , that which cools every honest man's zeal for their cause , in proportion as his reading becomes more extensive . " But before we enter directly on the history of the Irish Brigade in France , two anterior events connected ...
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... church . With him expired the name of Lynch in France , where several of the family had been conspicuous in various honorable professions , and among them , the two bro- thers , whom we had also the pleasure of personally knowing , the ...
... church . With him expired the name of Lynch in France , where several of the family had been conspicuous in various honorable professions , and among them , the two bro- thers , whom we had also the pleasure of personally knowing , the ...
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... church doors , while they were equally unobserved . It was past midnight when they awoke , and finding themselves thus immured , they groped about in the dark , until they happened to reach the bell chains , which they vigorously pulled ...
... church doors , while they were equally unobserved . It was past midnight when they awoke , and finding themselves thus immured , they groped about in the dark , until they happened to reach the bell chains , which they vigorously pulled ...
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... Church of the Holy Trinity , in this city , of which the following inscription sufficiently indicates the intention : - " Sacred , in gratitude and affection to the Memory of DANIEL O'CONNELL , the Liberator of his Fellow - Catholics ...
... Church of the Holy Trinity , in this city , of which the following inscription sufficiently indicates the intention : - " Sacred , in gratitude and affection to the Memory of DANIEL O'CONNELL , the Liberator of his Fellow - Catholics ...
Términos y frases comunes
Abbé admiration adverted Æneid appeared asserted birth Bonaparte Brigade brother Burke Cæsar Cardinal Catholic celebrated century character Charles church Cicero circumstances Colonel command consequently contest Cork D'Alembert daughter death died distinguished Dublin Duke Duke of Orleans Earl edition eminent England English equally essays expressed fact fame father feelings France French Gentleman's Magazine Henry Henry IV honor Ireland Irish Irish Brigade James Jesuits Johnson King lady language late learned less letter Limerick literary livre Livy Lord Brougham Lord Cloncurry lordship Louis XIV Madame Madame de Sévigné marriage married Marshal Mémoires ment military Molière monarch Napoleon native never noble numerous O'Connell O'Connell's O'Conor observed occasion original Paris Plutarch poet present Prince profession qu'il recollection reference remarks Rome royal says sovereign Spain subsequently superior Tacitus throne tion Voltaire volume wholly wife words writer
Pasajes populares
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.