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... It will further be observed that in a letter of 20 Dec. , 1740 , Young refers to " the great number of touching admonitions Providence lately has been pleased to give me of my own ༤n ཌ mortality " ( p . 256 infra ) xii.
... It will further be observed that in a letter of 20 Dec. , 1740 , Young refers to " the great number of touching admonitions Providence lately has been pleased to give me of my own ༤n ཌ mortality " ( p . 256 infra ) xii.
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... pleased to preserve all our lives and support our spirits . We omitted nothing that might strengthen our walls , laboured day and night in a cheerful expectation of a happy deliverance . This afternoon the enemy beat up their drums and ...
... pleased to preserve all our lives and support our spirits . We omitted nothing that might strengthen our walls , laboured day and night in a cheerful expectation of a happy deliverance . This afternoon the enemy beat up their drums and ...
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... pleased this day to sadden us with the breaking of an iron gun , which was our greatest , whereby an honest and active gentleman of our garrison was sore hurt and it was God's great mercy we ( sic ) had not been slain , which we ...
... pleased this day to sadden us with the breaking of an iron gun , which was our greatest , whereby an honest and active gentleman of our garrison was sore hurt and it was God's great mercy we ( sic ) had not been slain , which we ...
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... pleased to take away these bloody vil- lains , and to return them with shame , which had vexed us almost these seven weeks , for which we desire to be humbly thankful to our good God , that delivered our poor family out of the hands of ...
... pleased to take away these bloody vil- lains , and to return them with shame , which had vexed us almost these seven weeks , for which we desire to be humbly thankful to our good God , that delivered our poor family out of the hands of ...
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... pleased to make mention of might have invited you to another piece of ser- vice than this that you are now come upon , in which if you should have your desire it would never crown you with honour before men , nor blessings from God ...
... pleased to make mention of might have invited you to another piece of ser- vice than this that you are now come upon , in which if you should have your desire it would never crown you with honour before men , nor blessings from God ...
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acquaint affairs answer APPENDIX AND INDEX assure August believe blessing Brampton BRILLIANA Bullstrode castle command Copy Court Delany desire DUCHESS OF PORTLAND DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH DUKE OF SHREWSBURY EARL OF OXFORD EARL RIVERS endeavour enemy England expect favour give glad GODOLPHIN to ROBERT Grace happy hath hear heart honour hope Hopton Castle horse humble instructions King of Portugal King of Spain LADY HARLEY ladyship leave letter Lisbon London Lord Duke Lord Galway LORD GODOLPHIN Lord Treasurer Lordship Madam Majesty Majesty's morning never night obliged occasion opinion Parliament person pleased pleasure present promised QUEEN ANNE reason received ROBERT HARLEY Secretary sent September servant shots SIR JOHN SCUDAMORE soon sorry tell thanks things thought to-morrow told town troops trouble uneasy Valentia wait Wellwyn Wellwyn.-"I Windsor.-I wish writ write yesterday YOUNG
Popular passages
Page xiii - Insatiate archer ! could not one suffice ? Thy shaft flew thrice ; and thrice my peace was slain ; And thrice, ere thrice yon moon had fill'd her horn.
Page 191 - I have received your letter, and am very sorry for what has happened, to lose the good opinion I had so much inclination to have of you. But I cannot help seeing, nor believing my senses. I am very far from having deserved it of you. God forgive you...
Page 271 - Divinely beam on his exalted soul ; Destruction gild; and crown him for the skies, With incommunicable lustre, bright.
Page 271 - Christians adore ! and infidels believe ! As some tall tower, or lofty mountain's brow, Detains the sun, illustrious from its height ; While rising vapours, and descending shades, With damps, and darkness, drown the spacious vale ; Undamp'd by doubt, undarken'd by despair, PHILANDER, thus, augustly rears his head...
Page 192 - There is no hope, I am fully convinced, but in the Church of England party, nor in that neither on the foot it now stands, and without more confidence than is yet re-established between them and us.
Page 364 - The oaks, the beeches, the chestnuts, seem to contend which best shall please the lord of the manor. They cannot deceive, they will not lie. I in sincerity admire them, and have as many beauties about me as fill up all my hours of dangling, and no disgrace attends me from sixty-seven years of age.
Page 195 - Harley that the ministers' plan to raise yet more regiments 'is to my apprehension downright infatuation, and what I am glad of. They hasten things to a decision, and our slavery and their empire are put upon that issue. For God's sake let us be once out of Spain...
Page 193 - You broke the party, unite it again; their sufferings have made them wise, and whatever piques or jealousies they may entertain at present, as they feel the success of better conduct these will wear off, and you will have it in your power by reasonable measures to lead them to reasonable ends.