Beeton's Dictionary of universal information, comprising geography, history, biography [&c.] by S.O. Beeton & J. Sherer, 第 2 卷 |
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... success till 1824 , when his " Sunset at Sea after a Storm " attracted considerable notice . This picture was purchased by Sir Thomas Lawrence . The following year he sent his " Delivery of Israel out of Egypt , " which was highly ...
... success till 1824 , when his " Sunset at Sea after a Storm " attracted considerable notice . This picture was purchased by Sir Thomas Lawrence . The following year he sent his " Delivery of Israel out of Egypt , " which was highly ...
第 404 頁
... successful ; and , under Mr. De Quincy . Every department of literature he various administrations , he held office ... success of the measure for the emancipation , in thee , most sarcastic of future censors , already most of 1833 , of ...
... successful ; and , under Mr. De Quincy . Every department of literature he various administrations , he held office ... success of the measure for the emancipation , in thee , most sarcastic of future censors , already most of 1833 , of ...
第 406 頁
... success of the famous retreat of Moreau from Germany , meeting with an extensive reception , though with the left wing of the army being commanded by him on considerable opposition . Gilbert Voet , rector of the that occasion . He ...
... success of the famous retreat of Moreau from Germany , meeting with an extensive reception , though with the left wing of the army being commanded by him on considerable opposition . Gilbert Voet , rector of the that occasion . He ...
第 409 頁
... success . On the death of his brother , he succeeded to his family seat of Prestonfield , where he resided the remainder of his days . In 1756 he was chosen president of the College- of Physicians at Edinburgh , to which he was a bene ...
... success . On the death of his brother , he succeeded to his family seat of Prestonfield , where he resided the remainder of his days . In 1756 he was chosen president of the College- of Physicians at Edinburgh , to which he was a bene ...
第 410 頁
... success- love of reading , he relinquished this intention , and ful of modern novelists , was intended for the profes- gave himself up to literature and philosophy . His first sion of the law , but merged into a reporter for the work ...
... success- love of reading , he relinquished this intention , and ful of modern novelists , was intended for the profes- gave himself up to literature and philosophy . His first sion of the law , but merged into a reporter for the work ...
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第 547 頁 - I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must be short and precarious.
第 559 頁 - I passed among the harmless peasants of Flanders, and among such of the French as were poor enough to be very merry ; for I ever found them sprightly in proportion to their wants. Whenever I approached a peasant's house towards nightfall, I played one of my most merry tunes, and that procured me not only a lodging, but subsistence for the next day.
第 537 頁 - It is the hush of night, and all between Thy margin and the mountains, dusk, yet clear, Mellow'd and mingling, yet distinctly seen, Save darken'd Jura, whose capt heights appear Precipitously steep; and drawing near, There breathes a living fragrance from the shore, Of flowers yet fresh with childhood; on the ear Drops the light drip of the suspended oar, Or chirps the grasshopper one good-night carol more...
第 547 頁 - It was 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 a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.
第 486 頁 - Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles, and made easy to those who have not studied Mathematics.
第 608 頁 - Sidney's sister, Pembroke's mother. Death, ere thou hast slain another Fair and learn'd and good as she, Time shall throw a dart at thee.
第 547 頁 - I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame.
第 683 頁 - Shall I, who even in the morning of my days sought the lowly and sequestered paths of life, the valley and not the mountain, shall I, now my evening is fast approaching, hold myself up as an object for fortune and for fame...
第 397 頁 - He is a middle-sized, spare man, about forty years old, of a brown complexion and darkbrown coloured hair, but wears a wig ; a hooked nose, a sharp chin, grey eyes, and a large mole near his mouth...
第 397 頁 - Whereas Daniel De Foe, alias De Fooe, is charged with writing a scandalous and seditious pamphlet, entitled, " The Shortest Way with the Dissenters...