Miscellaneous Correspondence, Volume 3W. Owen., 1764 Containing a variety of subjects, relative to natural and civil history, geography, mathematics, poetry, memoirs of monthly occurrences, catalogues of new books, &c... |
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... live ! " Far diftant be the hour of rigid fate , all , all now difap- " Thathall to heav'n th'illuft'rous man trans- << late ! " Where's Flora fled , and where the Fairies gone , * That danc'd fo late our verdant plains upon ? Struck ...
... live ! " Far diftant be the hour of rigid fate , all , all now difap- " Thathall to heav'n th'illuft'rous man trans- << late ! " Where's Flora fled , and where the Fairies gone , * That danc'd fo late our verdant plains upon ? Struck ...
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... live in amity , And life embellish'd owes its joys to thee . When hoary Sages vifit Nature thro ' And each her mazes to its fource pursue , How much they owe , Philofophy , to you ! Happy's the man , thrice happy , happy he , Who feeks ...
... live in amity , And life embellish'd owes its joys to thee . When hoary Sages vifit Nature thro ' And each her mazes to its fource pursue , How much they owe , Philofophy , to you ! Happy's the man , thrice happy , happy he , Who feeks ...
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... live in a Kind of Piratical War , and avowed Enmity with advent'rous Poets , - -The Author begs no other Favour of thefe Critics , than that they would confider , that this Poem is of the didactic , or instructive Kind , and particu ...
... live in a Kind of Piratical War , and avowed Enmity with advent'rous Poets , - -The Author begs no other Favour of thefe Critics , than that they would confider , that this Poem is of the didactic , or instructive Kind , and particu ...
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... live with the Eternity of her Fame . Then follows a Letter of the Authors , ( expounding his whole Intention , in the Courfe of the Work ) to Sir Walter Raleigh , Knt . In the former Part of this Letter the Author declares , " the ...
... live with the Eternity of her Fame . Then follows a Letter of the Authors , ( expounding his whole Intention , in the Courfe of the Work ) to Sir Walter Raleigh , Knt . In the former Part of this Letter the Author declares , " the ...
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... lives : An age with birds , -re.tect on this , ye gay , Who wedded yestern , and repent to - day ; View these sweet warblers , and effay to learn To love like them , and as they burn to burn . So fhall no difcord e'er divide your love ...
... lives : An age with birds , -re.tect on this , ye gay , Who wedded yestern , and repent to - day ; View these sweet warblers , and effay to learn To love like them , and as they burn to burn . So fhall no difcord e'er divide your love ...
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Page 477 - How could you say my face was fair, And yet that face forsake? How could you win my virgin heart, Yet leave that heart to break?
Page 550 - Born and educated in this country, I glory in the name of Briton ; and the peculiar happiness of my life will ever consist in promoting the welfare of a people, whose loyalty and warm affection to me I consider as the greatest and most permanent security of my throne...
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Page 239 - By the list of disabled officers, many of whom are of rank, you may perceive, Sir, that the army is much weakened. By the nature of the river, the most formidable part of this armament is deprived of the power of acting : yet we have almost the whole force of Canada to oppose. In this situation there is such a choice of difficulties that I own myself at a loss how to determine. The affairs of Great Britain I know require the most...
Page 239 - To the uncommon strength of the country, the enemy have added (for the defence of the river) a great number of floating batteries and boats. By the vigilance of these and the Indians round our different posts, it has been impossible to execute anything by surprise.
Page 191 - The war must not be prolonged ; and perhaps it may be necessary, according to the events which may happen between this time and the end of September, to make a downright...
Page 238 - Admiral's dispatches and mine would have gone eight or ten days sooner, if I had not been prevented from writing by a fever. I found myself so ill, and am still so weak, that I begged the general officers to consult together for the public utility.
Page 550 - ... toleration inviolable. The civil and religious rights of my loving subjects are equally dear to me with the most valuable prerogatives of my crown; and as the surest foundation of the whole, and the best means to draw down the Divine favour on my reign, it is my fixed purpose to countenance and encourage the practice of true religion and virtue.
Page 256 - Traditions," vol. iii. p. 305. flat-bottomed boats ; and, after some movement of the ships, made by Admiral Holmes to draw the attention of the enemy above, the boats fell down with the tide, and landed on the north shore, within a league of Cape Diamond, an hour before daybreak. The rapidity of the tide of ebb carried them a little below the...