Memoir of the right hon. Thomas Grenville. Pr. from the Annual register |
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Stranica 20 - ... printed in Italy with a date. Bequeathed by the Rev. CM Cracherode. 2. Livy. — Printed at Rome, by Sweynheym and Pannartz, about 1469. The only copy known on vellum. Printed for Pope Alexander VI., when Vice-Chancellor of the Roman See and Abbot of the Monastery of Subiaco, where the above-named printers took up their abode, and introduced the art of printing into Italy. In 1815, the present volume was sold for £903. Bequeathed by the Right Hon. Thomas Grenville. 5 Dante. Divina Comedia. —...
Stranica 24 - Poi che deposto il pianto e la paura / pur al bel volto era ciascuna intenta, / per desperazion fatta sicura, / non come fiamma che per forza è spenta, / ma che per se medesma si consume, / se n'andò in pace l'anima contenta, / a guisa d'un soave e chiaro lume / cui nutrimento a poco a poco manca, / tenendo al fin il suo caro costume. / Pallida no ma più che neve bianca / che senza venti in un bel colle fiocchi, / parea posar come persona stanca: / quasi un dolce dormir ne...
Stranica 23 - I can foretell — here, where my life began, it returns, when Heaven pleases, to close. Here I could not ask you to visit me: what is rest to me would be loss of time to you. But in my late and vain attempt to re-enter that existence in which you have calmly and wisely gathered round yourself "all that should accompany old age, — honour, love, obedience, troops of friends...
Stranica 6 - He applied again to the commander-in-chief, and was refused, upon the plea that he could not take two steps at once. He then applied for a lieutenancy in the Queen's regiment, which happened to be vacant, and all the ensigns of which petitioned in his favour, but he was again refused, unless he would specify what were the reasons which had induced the ensigns of the Queen's regiment to recommend him, and to give up their own claims in his favour.
Stranica 20 - The value of this edition, as the last corrected by the author, is sufficiently known. It is of the greatest scarcity on paper, but a vellum copy is among the rarest of Italian books. This had belonged to Conte Garimberti, at Parma. Of the other three, one is in the Barberini Library ; one in the Vicenza Library; and one with Sig. Valetta. Napoli. All on the same ugly vellum.
Stranica 10 - Elbe. On the following day, we weighed and proceeded a little way up the river, when we touched ground, but after a short time had the good fortune to get off, and proceeded a little further, when it fell a dead calm, and we came to anchor abreast of this island. At this period, so much ice was coming down the river that it was judged prudent to put out to sea ; but we had not proceeded far, before we again struck on the sand abreast of the Seaborn Beacon, about two miles from land, where the remains...
Stranica 10 - Feb. 4. " On the 29th of January we sailed from Yarmouth with a fair wind, in the Proserpine frigate, Captain Willis. Nothing calamitous happened for the first two days : on the 31st, we were close up with Heligoland, and got off a pilot. The same night we lay at anchor at the mouth of the river Elbe. On the following day, we weighed and proceeded a little way up the river, when we touched ground, but after a short time had the good fortune to get off, and proceeded a little...
Stranica 5 - Grenville, not/ting being said as to the cause of the vacancy. On the 26th of the same month, the Hon T. Parker is gazetted as ensign, vice T. Grenville resigned. The explanation of these statements affords a curious illustration of the height to which party spirit was carried. At this time several volunteer regiments were raised, and the strong political bias which influenced the appointment and promotion of the new officers became the subject of two fierce attacks in Parliament upon the adminisX...
Stranica 12 - We have again experienced a most providential escape, having been, if possible, exposed to more danger and fatigue than before. We stayed at Newerke till yesterday morning, when our landlord thought we should be able to get to Cuxhaven ; we therefore set off that morning at seven o'clock, accompanied by seventy men.
Stranica 9 - Lord Grenville in passing the Alien Bill and other measures taken by the government for the security of the country. At the same time, they received the support of the Duke of Portland, Earl Fitzwilliam, Earl Spencer, and Lord Porchester, afterwards created Earl of Carnarvon. In 1794, Mr. Grenville was sent with Earl Spencer, as minister extraordinary to the Court of Vienna. The rank of a privy councillor was conferred upon Mr. Grenville in 1798. " In the next year he was depatched on an embassy...