The Annual Biography and Obituary for the Year ..., Volumen18Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1834 |
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... afterwards accompanied him in the Alarm to the Mediterranean ; where , some misunderstanding arising between Captain Scott , him- self , and another Midshipman , the two latter were cruelly sent on shore at Marseilles , and obliged to ...
... afterwards accompanied him in the Alarm to the Mediterranean ; where , some misunderstanding arising between Captain Scott , him- self , and another Midshipman , the two latter were cruelly sent on shore at Marseilles , and obliged to ...
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... afterwards - when he was Commander - in - chief in the North Seas : -- " Why do you ask me to relate the wreck of the Dutton ? Susan ( Lady Exmouth ) and I were driving to a dinner party at Plymouth , when we saw crowds running to the ...
... afterwards - when he was Commander - in - chief in the North Seas : -- " Why do you ask me to relate the wreck of the Dutton ? Susan ( Lady Exmouth ) and I were driving to a dinner party at Plymouth , when we saw crowds running to the ...
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... afterwards they were reimbarked with equal order and success ; after which the squadron proceeded to Vigo , thence to Lisbon , and ultimately returned to Plymouth . He was afterwards placed under the orders of Admiral Cornwal- lis ; and ...
... afterwards they were reimbarked with equal order and success ; after which the squadron proceeded to Vigo , thence to Lisbon , and ultimately returned to Plymouth . He was afterwards placed under the orders of Admiral Cornwal- lis ; and ...
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... afterwards became a leading ornament of the British bar , and , in his high station of Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas , exemplified the noblest attri- butes of the judicial character . In this spot , so justly ...
... afterwards became a leading ornament of the British bar , and , in his high station of Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas , exemplified the noblest attri- butes of the judicial character . In this spot , so justly ...
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... attempt at public speaking created in him a passion for an art , which he afterwards practised with distinction , and of which the cul- VOL . XVIII . D The tivation continued to interest him to the latest period of SIR GEORGE DALLAS . 33.
... attempt at public speaking created in him a passion for an art , which he afterwards practised with distinction , and of which the cul- VOL . XVIII . D The tivation continued to interest him to the latest period of SIR GEORGE DALLAS . 33.
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Página 87 - The evidence that there is a Being, all-powerful, wise, and good, by whom every thing exists ; and particularly, to obviate difficulties regarding the wisdom and goodness of the Deity ; and this, in the first place, from considerations independent of written revelation, and, in the second place, from the Revelation of the Lord Jesus ; and from the whole, to point out the inferences most necessary for and useful to mankind.
Página 373 - Hard is his fate on whom the public gaze Is fix'd for ever to detract or praise ; Repose denies her requiem to his name, And Folly loves the martyrdom of Fame. The secret enemy whose sleepless eye Stands sentinel — accuser — judge — and spy, The foe — the fool — the jealous — and the vain, The envious who but breathe in others...
Página 103 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Página 303 - By taking the path which conscience and sincerity direct, I, born a Brahmun, have exposed myself to the complainings and reproaches, even of some of my relations, whose prejudices are strong, and whose temporal advantage depends upon the present system. But these, however accumulated, I can tranquilly bear, trusting that a day will arrive when my humble endeavours will be viewed with justice — perhaps acknowledged with gratitude. At any rate, whatever men may say, I cannot be deprived of this consolation...
Página 297 - Finding them generally more intelligent, more steady and moderate in their conduct, I gave up my prejudice against them, and became inclined in their favour, feeling persuaded that their rule, though a foreign yoke, would lead more speedily and surely to the amelioration of the native inhabitants; and I enjoyed the confidence of several of them even in their public capacity.
Página 307 - Roy, a warm advocate for the abolition of sati and of all other superstitions and corruptions engrafted on the Hindu religion, which he considers originally to have been a pure Deism.
Página 180 - ... the ship received. We found by the well that she made no water, and by dark she struck no more. God was merciful to us, and the tide, almost miraculously fell no lower.
Página 310 - Compiler to contain not only the essence of all that is necessary to instruct mankind in their civil duties, but also the best and only means of obtaining the forgiveness of our sins, the favour of God, and strength to overcome' our passions, and to keep his commandments.
Página 303 - The consequence of my long and uninterrupted researches into religious truth has been that I have found the doctrines of Christ more conducive to moral principles and better adapted for the use of rational beings, than any others which have come to my knowledge...
Página 307 - A Second Conference between an Advocate for, and an Opponent of, the practice of burning Widows alive.