After my death I wish no other herald, ' No other speaker of my living actions, ' To keep mine honour from corruption, 'But such an honest chronicler as Griffith ' .' SHAKSPEARE, Henry VIII. {Act IV. Sc. 2.] ' See Dr. Johnson's letter to Mrs. Boswell's Life of Johnson: Life (v.l, 1709-1765 - Stran 24avtor: James Boswell - 1887Celotni ogled - O knjigi
| William Shakespeare - 1855 - 100 strani
...little : And, to add greater honours to his age Than man could give him, he died, fearing heaven. Kath. After my death, I wish no other herald, No other speaker...corruption, But such an honest chronicler as Griffith. Whom I most hated living, thou hast made me, With thy religious truth, and modesty, Now in his ashes... | |
| r.r. madden, m.r.i.a. - 1855 - 546 strani
...been applied by Lady Blessington, to the person from whom I have received the preceding communication “After my death, I wish no other herald, No other...corruption, But such an honest chronicler as Griffith.” It would occupy a considerable portion of this volume were all the charitable acts, the untiring efforts,... | |
| Richard Robert Madden - 1855 - 608 strani
...have not yet vanished. The style rivals De Staël, and poor Byron seems to say from his grave, " ' After my death, I wish no other herald, No other speaker of my living actions, To keep mine honors from corruption, But such an honest chronicler as Griffith.' " The W. Gell most interesting—many... | |
| Richard Robert Madden - 1855 - 562 strani
...applied by Lady Blessington to the person from whom I have received the preceding communication : " After my death I wish no other herald, No other speaker of my living actions, To keep mine honor from corruption, But such an honest chronicler as Griffith."* It would occupy a considerable... | |
| Richard Robert Madden - 1855 - 580 strani
...applied by Lady Blessington to the person from whom I have received the preceding communication: • " After my death I wish no other herald, No other speaker of my living actions, To keep mine honor from corruption, But such an honest chronicler as Griffith."* It would occupy a considerable... | |
| Richard Robert Madden - 1855 - 618 strani
...his virtues in water.' Could he have known how justly you would represent him, he would have said, ' After my death, I wish no other herald, no other speaker, of my living actions to keep mine honor from corruption but such an honest chronieler as Blessington.' Whom ' men' most haled living,... | |
| Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter - 1855 - 48 strani
...indeed, such men as had no need to ask for more than to be fairly known, and who might truly say: " After my death I wish no other herald, No other speaker of my living actions, To keep mine honor from corruption, But such an honest chronicler as Griffith." You may have observed, Mr. President,... | |
| Richard Robert Madden - 1855
...have not yet Tanished. The style rivals De Sta¿l, and poor Byron seems to say from his grave“After my death, I wish no other herald, No other speaker of my living actions, To keep mine honours from corruption, But such an honest chronicler as Griffith. “The W. Gd most interesting—many... | |
| Richard Robert Madden - 1855 - 550 strani
...the preceding communication :— " After ray death, I wish no other herald, No other speaker of ray living actions, To keep mine honour from corruption, But such an honest chronicler as Griffith."* It would occupy a considerable portion of this volume were all the charitable acts, the untiring efforts,... | |
| Henry Reed - 1856 - 484 strani
...listened to the narrative of his deeds of beneficence and his death of humility, her gentle comment— "After my death I wish no other herald, No other speaker...corruption, But such an honest chronicler as Griffith. Whom I most hated living, thou hast made me, With thy religious truth and modesty, Now in his ashes... | |
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