The Georgian Era: Voyagers and travellers. Philosophers and men of science. AuthorsVizetelly, Branston and Company, 1834 - 588 strani |
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... attention of government to the bad state of the streets in London and Westminster , by a letter which he published on the sub- ject to Mr. Spranger , on his excellent Proposals for Paving , Cleansing , and Lighting the Streets of ...
... attention of government to the bad state of the streets in London and Westminster , by a letter which he published on the sub- ject to Mr. Spranger , on his excellent Proposals for Paving , Cleansing , and Lighting the Streets of ...
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... attention and thanks . Remon- strances were made to the French court ; our sailors had redress ; and those that were in the three prisons mentioned above were brought home in the first cartel ships . " The suffer- ings which he endured ...
... attention and thanks . Remon- strances were made to the French court ; our sailors had redress ; and those that were in the three prisons mentioned above were brought home in the first cartel ships . " The suffer- ings which he endured ...
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... attention of parliament , he was re- quested to lay the result of his in- quiries before the house of commons , which he accordingly did in March , 1774 , when he received a vote of thanks , and was encouraged to persevere in his ...
... attention of parliament , he was re- quested to lay the result of his in- quiries before the house of commons , which he accordingly did in March , 1774 , when he received a vote of thanks , and was encouraged to persevere in his ...
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... attention with which he got up this publication , which was printed at Warrington , under the superintendence of Dr. Aikin , having been previously written out in correct language by a friend , and then revised by Dr. Price . Although ...
... attention with which he got up this publication , which was printed at Warrington , under the superintendence of Dr. Aikin , having been previously written out in correct language by a friend , and then revised by Dr. Price . Although ...
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... attention and respect ; and it is related of him , that whilst on his passage from Holyhead to Dublin , when the packet was much crowded , he resigned his bed to a maid - servant , and slept upon the floor . He was averse to general ...
... attention and respect ; and it is related of him , that whilst on his passage from Holyhead to Dublin , when the packet was much crowded , he resigned his bed to a maid - servant , and slept upon the floor . He was averse to general ...
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Stran 335 - on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June, 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page, in a summer-house in my garden After laying down my pen, I took several turns In а
Stran 18 - the mansions of sorrow and pain ; to take the gauge and dimension of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries. His plan is original, and it is as full of genius as it is of humanity.
Stran 129 - sometimes had the pleasure to fancy that, in certain particulars of small consequence, I had been fortunate enough to improve the method or the language ; and this encouraged me to think that I might, in time, come to be a tolerable English writer, of which I was extremely ambitious.
Stran 315 - a favourable reception at most of the religious houses I visited, and whenever I approached a peasant's house, I played one of my most merry tunes, and that generally procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day ; this, however, was not the case with the rich, who generally despised both
Stran 17 - of temples ; not to make accurate measurement! of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art; not to collect medals, or collate manuscripts ; but to dive into the depths of dungeons; to plunge into the infection of hospitals ; to
Stran 290 - for, if his pistol misses fire, he knocks you down with the butt end of it." No man, however, possessed more of the milk of human kindness than Johnson ; was more ready to assist distress, or conferred a benefit in a more
Stran 286 - do for me. I hope I never shall be deterred from detecting what I think a cheat, by the menaces of a ruffian. I thought your book an imposture : I think it an imposture still," &c. His Tour to the Hebrides was, however, well spoken of by many natives distinguished for their literary abilities; and Mr. Tytler says,
Stran 128 - read it over and over, and was much delighted with it. I thought the writing excellent, and wished, if possible, to imitate it. With this view, I took some of the papers, and, making short hints of
Stran 17 - name this gentleman without remarking that his labours and writings have done much to open the eyes and hearts of mankind. He has visited all Europe, not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces, or the stateliuess of temples ; not to make accurate measurement! of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the
Stran 250 - I remember a great deal of good weather in my time." " That is more," said Swift, "than I can say; I never remember any weather that was not too hot or too cold; too wet or too dry; but, however, God Almighty contrives it; at the end of the year tis all very well.