La Belle Assemblée, Volume 1J. Bell, 1810 |
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Page 81
... aged seventy - six , of a very grave aspect , amus- ing himself with a Miss of sixteen . He is not like your thoughtless young men , who are fond of ostentation , and who triumph in their vices . No ; when he strays from the line of ...
... aged seventy - six , of a very grave aspect , amus- ing himself with a Miss of sixteen . He is not like your thoughtless young men , who are fond of ostentation , and who triumph in their vices . No ; when he strays from the line of ...
Page 105
... aged 71. - At Camden Town , Mrs. Byam , wife of Edward Byam , Esq . President of his Majesty's Council , Antigua . In Hanover - street , Hanover - square , Lorengo , youngest son of Lorengo Stable , Esq.- At Blackheath , aged 75 , James ...
... aged 71. - At Camden Town , Mrs. Byam , wife of Edward Byam , Esq . President of his Majesty's Council , Antigua . In Hanover - street , Hanover - square , Lorengo , youngest son of Lorengo Stable , Esq.- At Blackheath , aged 75 , James ...
Page 106
... aged 60. This gentleman built the cotton mill at Gatehouse , when that place did not contain more than thirty houses ... aged 87 , Mr. John Halliburton - At Bankhouse , in Kinnyside , Mrs. Elizabeth Boadle , aged 92. - At Workington ...
... aged 60. This gentleman built the cotton mill at Gatehouse , when that place did not contain more than thirty houses ... aged 87 , Mr. John Halliburton - At Bankhouse , in Kinnyside , Mrs. Elizabeth Boadle , aged 92. - At Workington ...
Page 107
... aged 80 , Mr. Martin | being wainscoated , in the short space of two Riddellsdell , He was attending divine service in hours and a half the whole was consumed , leav- Holy Trinity church , apparently in good health ; ing only the bare ...
... aged 80 , Mr. Martin | being wainscoated , in the short space of two Riddellsdell , He was attending divine service in hours and a half the whole was consumed , leav- Holy Trinity church , apparently in good health ; ing only the bare ...
Page 108
... aged 34 . Esq.At Poulton Hall , near Lancaster , Mrs. LEICESTERSHIRE , quis of Granby public - house . He was ... aged 76 , Mrs. Thompson , relict of Kerchever Thompson , Esq . - At Morton , Mr. Abraham Simpson , aged 92. - At Langton ...
... aged 34 . Esq.At Poulton Hall , near Lancaster , Mrs. LEICESTERSHIRE , quis of Granby public - house . He was ... aged 76 , Mrs. Thompson , relict of Kerchever Thompson , Esq . - At Morton , Mr. Abraham Simpson , aged 92. - At Langton ...
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Page 4 - They heard, and were abash'd, and up they sprung Upon the wing ; as when men, wont to watch On duty, sleeping found by whom they dread, Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake. Nor did they not perceive the evil plight In which they were, or the fierce pains not feel ; Yet to their general's voice they soon obey'd, Innumerable.
Page 3 - Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: Here we may reign secure: and in my choice. To reign is worth ambition, though in hell ; Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
Page 20 - Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note...
Page 34 - They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale. She all night long her amorous descant sung: Silence was pleased.
Page 34 - With thee conversing, I forget all time; All seasons, and their change, all please alike. Sweet is the breath of Morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds...
Page 9 - HIGH on a throne of royal state, • — which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus, and of Ind ; Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings Barbaric pearl and gold...
Page 65 - Rather admire; or if they list to try Conjecture, he his fabric of the Heavens Hath left to their disputes, perhaps to move His laughter at their quaint opinions wide Hereafter, when they come to model Heaven And calculate the stars, how they will wield The mighty frame; how build, unbuild, contrive To save appearances; how gird the sphere With centric and eccentric scribbled o'er, Cycle and epicycle, orb in orb...
Page 4 - He scarce had ceased, when the superior fiend Was moving toward the shore : his ponderous shield, Ethereal temper, massy, large, and round, Behind him cast ; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views, At evening, from the top of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Rivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe.
Page 90 - Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay To mould me man ? Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me...
Page 66 - What if the sun Be centre to the world ; and other stars, By his attractive virtue and their own Incited, dance about him various rounds...