The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, Volumul 16J. Cumberland, 1826 |
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Pagina 10
... , some are ambassadors , some of the privy council , some to furnish the court , some are lords of parliament , some are presidents , and some comptrollers of mints . Well , Is well ! Is this their duty ? Is this 10 PERCY ANECDOTES .
... , some are ambassadors , some of the privy council , some to furnish the court , some are lords of parliament , some are presidents , and some comptrollers of mints . Well , Is well ! Is this their duty ? Is this 10 PERCY ANECDOTES .
Pagina 12
... court , wearing a velvet bonnet or round cap , a damask gown , and a gold chain about his neck . In the reign of Mary , he appeared in the pulpit at St. Mary's , Oxford , with a sword by his side , and a gold chain about his neck ; and ...
... court , wearing a velvet bonnet or round cap , a damask gown , and a gold chain about his neck . In the reign of Mary , he appeared in the pulpit at St. Mary's , Oxford , with a sword by his side , and a gold chain about his neck ; and ...
Pagina 15
... court . " Fie on St. Peter ! fie on St. Paul ! " exclaimed he , " who having it in their power to live as voluptuously as the Pope and the cardinals , chose rather to mortify their lives with fasts , with watchings , and labours ...
... court . " Fie on St. Peter ! fie on St. Paul ! " exclaimed he , " who having it in their power to live as voluptuously as the Pope and the cardinals , chose rather to mortify their lives with fasts , with watchings , and labours ...
Pagina 24
... Court of Chancery ; but if for all eternity , let him put on the robe of righteousness . " The sermons of Burgess were artfully adapted to the prejudices as well as the opinions of his hearers --- wit and whiggism went hand in hand with ...
... Court of Chancery ; but if for all eternity , let him put on the robe of righteousness . " The sermons of Burgess were artfully adapted to the prejudices as well as the opinions of his hearers --- wit and whiggism went hand in hand with ...
Pagina 28
... court , and claimed the royal promise . The queen , astonished at the request , for a time remonstrated against the impropriety of it , and said , that she could never think it a suitable office for him . It was , however , in vain ; he ...
... court , and claimed the royal promise . The queen , astonished at the request , for a time remonstrated against the impropriety of it , and said , that she could never think it a suitable office for him . It was , however , in vain ; he ...
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admiral afterwards answer appeared appointed Archbishop Archbishop of Canterbury asked attention Bishop Bishop of Oxford brother called cause celebrated chaplain Charles christian church Church of England circumstances clergy clergyman command conduct congregation court creditors Daniel Burgess death declared delivered discourse divine doctor Duke duty Earl eloquence emperor enemy England enquired faithful father favour fortune gave gentleman give hand hear heard hearers honest honour HUGH BROUGHTON immediately integrity judge justice king letter living London Lord Lord Clive lordship Louis XIV majesty manner Marquess MARQUESS OF WELLESLEY Mascaron ment minister never nonconformist occasion offered once person pleased poor prayed prayers preached preacher present prince pulpit queen received refused reign replied reward royal says sent sermon soon Sunday tell thing thou thought tion told took treaty of Uxbridge truth Wesley Whitefield words young zeal
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Pagina 93 - If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Pagina 3 - Love thyself last: cherish those hearts that hate thee; Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not. Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's; then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell, Thou fall'st a blessed martyr!
Pagina 22 - Tis that which we all see and know.' Any one better apprehends what it is by acquaintance, than I can inform him by description. It is, indeed, a thing so versatile and multiform, appearing in so many shapes, so many postures, so many garbs, so variously apprehended by several eyes and judgments, that it seemeth no less hard to settle a clear and certain notion thereof, than to make a portrait of Porteus, or to define the figure of the fleeting air.
Pagina 23 - ... sometimes it is lodged in a sly question, in a smart answer, in a quirkish reason, in a shrewd intimation, in cunningly diverting or cleverly retorting an objection: sometimes it is couched in a bold scheme of speech, in a tart irony, in a lusty hyperbole, in a startling metaphor, in a plausible reconciling of contradictions, or in acute nonsense...
Pagina 156 - I own there are exceptions to this general observation, and that the Dean we heard the other day together is an orator *. He has so much regard to. his congregation, that he commits to his memory what he has to say to them ; and has so soft and graceful a behaviour, that it must attract your attention. His person...
Pagina 140 - The Wisdom and Goodness of God in having made both rich and poor; with an Appendix containing Reflections on the present State of England and France.
Pagina 164 - Scream no more, at the peril of your soul. God now warns you by me, whom He has set over you. Speak as earnestly as you can, but do not scream. Speak •with all your heart, but with a moderate voice. It was said of onr Lord, ' He shall not cry ' ; the word properly means, He shall not scream.
Pagina 55 - My lord, your father would have gone further :" to which the duke answered, " Your majesty's father was the better man, and he would not have gone so far.
Pagina 12 - at the Mount of St Mary's, in the stony stage where I now stand, I have brought you some fine biscuits, baked in the oven of charity, carefully conserved for the chickens of the church, the sparrows of the spirit, and the sweet swallows of salvation.
Pagina 11 - If the apostles might not leave the office of preaching to the deacons, shall one leave it for minting ? I cannot tell you ; but the saying is, that since priests have been minters, money hath been worse than it was before. And they say that the evilness of money hath made all things dearer. And in this behalf I must speak to England. Hear, my country, England...