The Percy anecdotes, by Sholto and Reuben Percy. (Eloquence). |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 15
עמוד 4
... spirit of patriotism , afterwards sacrificing the honour of his country for a paltry bribe . We see a man who is a very hero in rousing others to fight bravely for their rights , the veriest poltroon himself in the field . We see ...
... spirit of patriotism , afterwards sacrificing the honour of his country for a paltry bribe . We see a man who is a very hero in rousing others to fight bravely for their rights , the veriest poltroon himself in the field . We see ...
עמוד 15
... spirit of the age ; and Peter soon collected an army of 60,000 followers , with which he proceeded towards Jerusalem . POPE URBAN II . Pope Urban II . finding a general ardour for the crusade against the Turks , proposed by Peter the ...
... spirit of the age ; and Peter soon collected an army of 60,000 followers , with which he proceeded towards Jerusalem . POPE URBAN II . Pope Urban II . finding a general ardour for the crusade against the Turks , proposed by Peter the ...
עמוד 16
Joseph Clinton Robertson. word , the inspiration surely of the Holy Spirit , be for ever adopted as your cry of battle ... spirit would have been apt to shrink back . " 66 MASSILON . There stands The legate of the skies 16 PERCY ANECDOTES ...
Joseph Clinton Robertson. word , the inspiration surely of the Holy Spirit , be for ever adopted as your cry of battle ... spirit would have been apt to shrink back . " 66 MASSILON . There stands The legate of the skies 16 PERCY ANECDOTES ...
עמוד 55
... spirit of prophecy ) would ensue from the union which he deprecated . " I think , " said his lordship , " I see a free and in- dependent kingdom delivering up that which all the world hath been fighting for since the days of Nim- rod ...
... spirit of prophecy ) would ensue from the union which he deprecated . " I think , " said his lordship , " I see a free and in- dependent kingdom delivering up that which all the world hath been fighting for since the days of Nim- rod ...
עמוד 59
... spirits of the crew ; but Blake , who was not to be subdued by one unsuccessful occurrence , called out to his men , 66 Well , my lads , you have seen an English ship blown up ; and now let's see what figure a Spanish one will make in ...
... spirits of the crew ; but Blake , who was not to be subdued by one unsuccessful occurrence , called out to his men , 66 Well , my lads , you have seen an English ship blown up ; and now let's see what figure a Spanish one will make in ...
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
The Percy Anecdotes, by Sholto and Reuben Percy. (Eloquence) <span dir=ltr>Joseph Clinton Robertson</span> אין תצוגה מקדימה זמינה - 2016 |
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
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קטעים בולטים
עמוד 122 - ... to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which I perceived he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper.
עמוד 41 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance : for my country I rejoice at the beams of peace. . But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
עמוד 146 - Consider the lilies of the field; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
עמוד 27 - I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe should dare to invade the borders of my realm...
עמוד 62 - Much more, Sir, is he to be abhorred, who, as he has advanced in age, has receded from virtue, and becomes more wicked with less temptation ; — who prostitutes himself for money which he cannot enjoy, and spends the remains of his life in the ruin of his country.
עמוד 27 - I myself will take up arms; I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field. I know already...
עמוד 101 - List his discourse of war, and you shall hear A fearful battle render'd you in music: Turn him to any cause of policy, The Gordian knot of it he will unloose, Familiar as his garter...
עמוד 167 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earned.
עמוד 62 - Whether youth can be imputed to any man as a reproach, I will not, sir, assume the province of determining; but surely age may become justly contemptible, if the opportunities which it brings have passed away without improvement, and vice appears to prevail when the passions have subsided.
עמוד 40 - Caesar had his Brutus — Charles the First, his Cromwell — and George the Third'* — (' Treason,' cried the speaker — ' Treason, treason !' echoed from every part of the house.