Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 5J.M. Dent & Company, 1900 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 48
Page 4
... favourite residence of the Margraves , the country was a desert . In some places , the deep sand could with difficulty be forced by assiduous tillage to yield thin crops of rye and oats . In other places , the ancient forests , from ...
... favourite residence of the Margraves , the country was a desert . In some places , the deep sand could with difficulty be forced by assiduous tillage to yield thin crops of rye and oats . In other places , the ancient forests , from ...
Page 11
... favourite abode was at Rheinsberg , near the frontier which separates the Prussian dominions from the Duchy of Mecklenburg . Rheinsberg is a fertile and smiling spot , in the midst of the sandy waste of the Marquisate . The mansion ...
... favourite abode was at Rheinsberg , near the frontier which separates the Prussian dominions from the Duchy of Mecklenburg . Rheinsberg is a fertile and smiling spot , in the midst of the sandy waste of the Marquisate . The mansion ...
Page 44
... favourite companions , on account , as it should seem , of the strong opposition between their characters . The parts of D'Argens were good , and his manners those of a finished French gentleman ; but his whole soul was dissolved in ...
... favourite companions , on account , as it should seem , of the strong opposition between their characters . The parts of D'Argens were good , and his manners those of a finished French gentleman ; but his whole soul was dissolved in ...
Page 47
... favourites who had entered that abode with delight and hope , and who , after a short term of delusive happiness , had been doomed to expiate their folly by years of wretchedness and degradation , raised their voices to warn the ...
... favourites who had entered that abode with delight and hope , and who , after a short term of delusive happiness , had been doomed to expiate their folly by years of wretchedness and degradation , raised their voices to warn the ...
Page 52
... favourite of a monarch who had barrels full of gold and silver laid up in cellars ought to make a fortune which a receiver - general might envy . They soon discovered each other's feelings . Both were angry ; and a war began , in which ...
... favourite of a monarch who had barrels full of gold and silver laid up in cellars ought to make a fortune which a receiver - general might envy . They soon discovered each other's feelings . Both were angry ; and a war began , in which ...
Common terms and phrases
acted Addison admiration appeared army Austria battle became began Boileau Bute Cecilia character Charles Chatham chief court death Duke Duke of Cumberland Earl eloquence eminent enemies England English essays Europe Evelina fame favour favourite feeling France Frances Burney Frederic Frederic's French friends genius George Grenville Grenville hand honour House of Bourbon House of Commons House of Hanover humour Johnson King King of Prussia King's lady Latin letters literary lived London Lord Rockingham Madame D'Arblay Majesty manner Maria Theresa ment military mind ministers ministry Miss Burney nature never palace Parliament party peace person Pitt poet political Pope Prince Prussia Queen reign royal scarcely seemed Silesia soon Spectator spirit Stamp Act Steele strong style success Swift talents taste Tatler temper thought thousand Tickell tion Tories truth verses victory Voltaire Whig whole William write