I; and at last, after completing his seventh year, was seized with a fever, which, in a few days, put an end to his life, and transferred to me the inheritance of my ancestors. The British Essayists - Page 136edited by - 1807Full view - About this book
| 1748 - 712 pages
...otherwife difpofed of affairs ; for Germanus was fuddenly He din. feized with a violent diftemper, which, in a few days, put an end to his life, and all his great defigns. The emperor, upon the news of his death, which gave him the utmoft concern,... | |
| Richard Browne Cheston - 1766 - 186 pages
...was only troublcfomc to him by its Size. Within a little Time after I firft faw him, he was attacked with a Fever, 'which in a few Days put an End to his Life. I got Leave to examine the Tumour, and found it to be an Induration of the Cellular Membrane, without... | |
| 1781 - 364 pages
...more fubje&to little diforders than I; and at .laft, after completing his feventh year, was feized with a fever, which,, in a. few days, put an end to...life, and transferred to me, the inheritance of my anceftors. ,• ' After the firft tranfports of my mother's grief were fubfided, fhe began to apply... | |
| Henry Mackenzie - 1783 - 340 pages
...more fubje& to littli? diforders than I ; and at laft, after completing his feventh year, was feized with a fever, which, in a few days, put an end to...life, and transferred to me the inheritance of my aneeftors. After the firft tranfports of my mother's grief were fubfided, fhe began to apply herfelr'... | |
| Mr. Addison - 1797 - 842 pages
...than loft : the good matron, who was in the inoft endearing fenfe my parent and my friend, was feized with a fever, which in a few days put an end to her life, and left me alone in the world without alliance and proteftion, overwhelmed with grief, and... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1797 - 604 pages
...than loft : the good matron, who was in the moft endearing fenfe my parent and my friend, was feized with a fever, which in a few days put an end to her life, and left me alone in the world without alliance and proteftion, overwhelmed with grief, and... | |
| 1803 - 354 pages
...gentleman, while I was allowed to devour apple-dumplin, gulp down small-beer, and play monkey tricks at the side-table. That care, however, which watched...first transports of my mother's grief were subsided, she^egan to apply herself to the care of her surviving child. I was now become inheritress of her anxiety,... | |
| Daniel Neal, Edward Parsons - 1811 - 664 pages
...melancholy retirement he spent the vigour and strength of his days. At length, he was seized with a violent fever, which in a .few days put an end to his life, in the forty-eighth year of his age. He was full of heavenly expressions in his last sickness, and... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 518 pages
...year, he went in great haste to Munich, to attend the elector Maximilian Kmanuel ; on his return, he was seized with a fever, which, in a few days, put an end to his life, October 2, 1727.1 BRUNO (Sr.) founder of the Carthusian monks, was descended from an ancient and honourable... | |
| Daniel Neal - 1817 - 656 pages
...days. At length as he was attending Mrs. Bedriche on a visit to Chelsea, he was seized with a violent fever, which in a few days put an end to his life, in the forty-eighth year of his age. He was full of heavenly expressions in his last sickness, and... | |
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