The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, Том 1J. Cumberland, 1826 |
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... tion of a malefactor , he exclaimed , " Quam vellem me nescire literas ! " " How much do I wish that I knew neither how to read nor write ! " ALEXANDER THE GREAT . Four thousand Greeks , who had been made pri- soners by the Persians ...
... tion of a malefactor , he exclaimed , " Quam vellem me nescire literas ! " " How much do I wish that I knew neither how to read nor write ! " ALEXANDER THE GREAT . Four thousand Greeks , who had been made pri- soners by the Persians ...
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... benignity , immediately answered , " God forbid , my lord , that religious difference in opinion should sanc- tion prosecution , or admit of one man within my realms to suffer unjustly ; therefore issue a pardon for Mr. HUMANITY . 19.
... benignity , immediately answered , " God forbid , my lord , that religious difference in opinion should sanc- tion prosecution , or admit of one man within my realms to suffer unjustly ; therefore issue a pardon for Mr. HUMANITY . 19.
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... tion ; and savage indeed must be that man , who does not make his hearth an asylum for the confiding stranger . " DR . FOTHERGILL . A poor clergyman settled in London on a curacy of fifty pounds per annum , with a wife and numerous ...
... tion ; and savage indeed must be that man , who does not make his hearth an asylum for the confiding stranger . " DR . FOTHERGILL . A poor clergyman settled in London on a curacy of fifty pounds per annum , with a wife and numerous ...
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... tion . The king observing this , gave an instance of that goodness of heart which he exhibited on so many occasions . Pointing to the latter , he said , " Since these have no protectors , I will be their friend ; " and instantly gave ...
... tion . The king observing this , gave an instance of that goodness of heart which he exhibited on so many occasions . Pointing to the latter , he said , " Since these have no protectors , I will be their friend ; " and instantly gave ...
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... tion , called the jeweller aside , and directed him to let the foreigner have the sword , and he would reimburse him . He then left the shop , when the foreigner learned that for this act of kindness he was indebted to George , Prince ...
... tion , called the jeweller aside , and directed him to let the foreigner have the sword , and he would reimburse him . He then left the shop , when the foreigner learned that for this act of kindness he was indebted to George , Prince ...
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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 114 - ... temples, not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art, not to collect medals or collate manuscripts, — but 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...
Страница 109 - A Macedonian, whose lands were contiguous to the sea, came opportunely to be witness of his distress ; and, with all humane and charitable tenderness, flew to the relief of the unhappy stranger. He bore him to his house, laid him in his...
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Страница 132 - Ross," each lisping babe replies. Behold the market-place with poor o'erspread ! The Man of Ross divides the weekly bread : He feeds yon almshouse, neat, but void of state, Where age and want sit smiling at the gate : Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans blest, The young who labour, and the old who rest. Is any sick? The Man of Ross relieves, Prescribes, attends, the medicine makes, and gives.
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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