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... character . In 1779 the noblesse elected him the deputy of their order to the court of Versailles , and in this capacity he was obliged to make frequent journeys into France , which , notwithstanding the liberal grants he received from ...
... character . In 1779 the noblesse elected him the deputy of their order to the court of Versailles , and in this capacity he was obliged to make frequent journeys into France , which , notwithstanding the liberal grants he received from ...
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... too mild and unobtrusive a character to gain credit with the powers of Jacobinism , whilst Napoleon was as yet an unknown subal- tern , jostling among the crowd of rivals for preferment 4 CHAMBERS's PAPERS FOR THE PEOPLE .
... too mild and unobtrusive a character to gain credit with the powers of Jacobinism , whilst Napoleon was as yet an unknown subal- tern , jostling among the crowd of rivals for preferment 4 CHAMBERS's PAPERS FOR THE PEOPLE .
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... character of sternness and implacability he was not anxious to encounter too closely . ' There is no honourable place for me but the army at present ; the time is not yet come , but it will arrive when I shall command at Paris , ' are ...
... character of sternness and implacability he was not anxious to encounter too closely . ' There is no honourable place for me but the army at present ; the time is not yet come , but it will arrive when I shall command at Paris , ' are ...
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... character . In 1779 the noblesse elected him the deputy of their order to the court of Versailles , and in this capacity he was obliged to make frequent journeys into France , which , notwithstanding the liberal grants he received from ...
... character . In 1779 the noblesse elected him the deputy of their order to the court of Versailles , and in this capacity he was obliged to make frequent journeys into France , which , notwithstanding the liberal grants he received from ...
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... character of peculiar consolation . The Directory was composed of vulgar and violent men , who displayed an insatiable wickedness in aggres- sions on the neighbours of France , and who outraged every law in the grati- fication of its ...
... character of peculiar consolation . The Directory was composed of vulgar and violent men , who displayed an insatiable wickedness in aggres- sions on the neighbours of France , and who outraged every law in the grati- fication of its ...
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Page 31 - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
Page 31 - A SLUMBER did my spirit seal ; I had no human fears: She seemed a thing that could not feel The touch of earthly years. No motion has she now, no force ; She neither hears nor sees: Rolled round in earth's diurnal course, With rocks, and stones, and trees.
Page 4 - Little remains : but every hour is saved From that eternal silence, something more, A bringer of new things ; and vile it were For some three suns to store and hoard myself...
Page 4 - Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and sitting well in order smite The sounding furrows ; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die. It may be that the gulfs will wash us down : It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles, And see the great Achilles whom we knew. Tho' much is taken, much abides ; and tho...
Page 9 - We ask but for peace, liberty, and safety. We wish not a diminution of the prerogative, nor do we solicit the grant of any new right in our favor. Your royal authority over us, and our connection with Great Britain, we shall always carefully and zealously endeavor to support and maintain.
Page 31 - Tell them the men that placed him here Are scandals to the times — Are at a loss to find his guilt, And can't commit his crimes.
Page 23 - Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.
Page 3 - A gentle answer did the old Man make, In courteous speech which forth he slowly drew: And him with further words I thus bespake, 'What occupation do you there pursue ? This is a lonesome place for one like you.
Page 31 - My horse moved on; hoof after hoof He raised, and never stopped : When down behind the cottage roof, At once, the bright moon dropped. What fond and wayward thoughts will slide Into a lover's head! "O mercy!" to myself I cried, "If Lucy should be dead!