The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, Том 1J. Cumberland, 1826 |
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... perish himself than be the ruin of another . " NERO . The Emperor Nero , whose name has long been a synonyme for cruelty , was , during the first five years of his reign , comparable even with Augustus himself in the princely virtues of ...
... perish himself than be the ruin of another . " NERO . The Emperor Nero , whose name has long been a synonyme for cruelty , was , during the first five years of his reign , comparable even with Augustus himself in the princely virtues of ...
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... perish together . " The English officer , affected by the generosity of Hie- berg's answer , replied , " God bless you , my brave fel- low : here is my hand ; I give you my word , I will stay with you . " He then caused his own men to ...
... perish together . " The English officer , affected by the generosity of Hie- berg's answer , replied , " God bless you , my brave fel- low : here is my hand ; I give you my word , I will stay with you . " He then caused his own men to ...
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... perished , the victim of his courage and humanity . THE MONKS OF ST . BERNARD . The hospitality of the convent of St. Bernard , and the unwearied humanity of the Monks , on every oc- casion that can possibly call for its exercise , have ...
... perished , the victim of his courage and humanity . THE MONKS OF ST . BERNARD . The hospitality of the convent of St. Bernard , and the unwearied humanity of the Monks , on every oc- casion that can possibly call for its exercise , have ...
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... perished , rather than have delivered the least of these to your majesty ; but they are self - deli- vered , self - devoted , and come to offer their inestima- ble heads , as an ample equivalent for the ransom of thousands . " Edward ...
... perished , rather than have delivered the least of these to your majesty ; but they are self - deli- vered , self - devoted , and come to offer their inestima- ble heads , as an ample equivalent for the ransom of thousands . " Edward ...
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... that which with me would perish for want . The warrior is poor , and his cabin is always empty ; but your house , father , is always full . " your own . G INDIAN CAPTIVE : In the year 1782 , the war HUMANITY . 61 African Sympathy Diderot.
... that which with me would perish for want . The warrior is poor , and his cabin is always empty ; but your house , father , is always full . " your own . G INDIAN CAPTIVE : In the year 1782 , the war HUMANITY . 61 African Sympathy Diderot.
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afterwards asked assistance attended begged beneficence benevolent Bishop Blanche of Castile bread British brought captain celebrated charity Cheshunt child Colonel commanded daughter death distress Duke Duke of Lorraine Edward Colston emperor England enquired exclaimed expences Farinelli father favour fortune Foundling Hospital France French gave generosity gentleman give guineas hand happy heart honour horse hospital humanity hundred pounds immediately instantly Jonas Hanway king labour lady letter lived London Lord louis d'ors Louis XVI majesty manner Marquess of Huntly master misery mother never occasion officer ordered orphans perish persons poor present prince prisoners punishment purse queen received refused regiment relieve replied returned river Soar sent servant sick Sir Walter Blackett slaves soldier soon suffered tears thing thousand tion told took virtue Voltaire widow wife woman wounded wretched young
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Страница 119 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free; They touch our country, and their shackles fall.
Страница 157 - ... the appellation of benevolence, these actions have been performed in so free and so kind a manner, that if I was dry I drank the sweet draught, and if hungry ate the coarse morsel, with a double relish.
Страница 156 - To a woman, whether civilized or savage, I never addressed myself in the language of decency and friendship, without receiving a decent and friendly answer. With man it has often been otherwise.
Страница 114 - ... to dive into the depths of dungeons; to plunge into the infection of hospitals; to survey the mansions of sorrow and pain; to take the gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt; to remember the forgotten, to attend to the neglected, to visit the forsaken, and to compare and collate the distresses of all men in all countries.
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