A Tour Through Part of Germany, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, &c: During the Summer of 1805

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R. Phillips, 1807 - 102 sivua
 

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Sivu 52 - Trans Suionas aliud mare, pigrum ac prope immotum, quo cingi cludique terrarum orbem hinc fides, quod extremus cadentis jam solis fulgor in ortus edurat adeo clarus, ut sidera hebetet ; sonum insuper audiri, formasque deorum et radios capitis aspici persuasio adjicit.
Sivu 47 - ... an invalid. All the portraits of him, not one of which is devoid of interest, and not one quite unlike him, declare this. Even at the very idea of irregularity and injustice lie was forcibly and even convulsively affected. When he could hear and decide upon a case perfect justice was sure to follow. The impartial perceive the good effects of his severity. It excited fear, and made some at least, through fear of him, keep within the bounds of moderation.
Sivu 48 - May it please your majesty, it is," answered the reporter. " Then I cannot help the unfortunate many but I shall now be anxious to see what punishment will be decreed for that villain of the Baltic.'' The reporter, who observed the deep solemnity of the monarch, did not venture, as I was told, to submit the sentence in the state proposed ; and it was afterwards, from motives of policy, altered m the senate as to severity, and executed.
Sivu 68 - ... is no more fit for the station he fills than I am to be an archbishop. In a great fleet the duty of a first captain is that of being an honest and candid counsellor and adviser to the commander-in-chief ; and there ought to be a most perfect, good understanding with, and confidence in, each other, which I am sorry to say is by no means the case on board the Formidable ; and sure I am that if Sir George Rodney was to give orders in his cabin for any signal to be made, which would inevitably throw...
Sivu 48 - ... on many. The life of this man was one which, even in the barbarous times of Hercules, would have been remarkable for its villany. The process, which began in the reign of Paul, had been so long protracted, that it was suspected that, through the influence of his family connections, the senate wo»ld not pass a very rigorous sentence.
Sivu 26 - ... classes and nations, without its being necessary that any one should have a ticket of permission to be near him. The...
Sivu 47 - The impartial perceive m several instances the good effects of his severity. It excited fear, and made some at least, through fear of him, keep within tiie bounds of moderation.
Sivu 43 - Every thing had an appearance devoid of constraint. The emperor came, sat, and walked away without any guard. Not a bayonet was to be seen. There was merely the usual number of police-officers at the doors. This is a confidence which is .»ore to gain its end.
Sivu 47 - It excited fear, and made some at least, through fear of him, keep within tiie bounds of moderation. It seems unfortunately as if the mildness of his...

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