The Lives of Eminent & Remarkable Characters, Born Or Long Resident in the Counties of Essex, Suffolk, & Norfolk |
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acquired afterwards antiquary appears appointed archbishop arts Audley Barnardiston baron became bishop bishop of Durham born Brand-Hollis buried Cambridge Canterbury celebrated chancellor chaplain character Charles chief justice chosen church county of Suffolk daughter death died Dimsdale Disney distinguished divine duke earl of Orford edition EDMUND HICKERINGILL educated Edward eminent English Essex estates esteemed father favourite France Francis Vere Henry Holland honour HUMPHREY REPTON Ipswich James JOHN DISNEY JOHN LYDGATE JOHN THURLOE king king's KNIGHT learned London lord Thurlow lord Walpole marquis married master MATTHEW PARKER ment monument Norfolk Norwich Oxford parliament persons poet prelate printed profession published Quarles queen rectory reign Repton reputation residence restoration returned to England RICHARD PORSON secretary sent sir John sir Thomas soon studies succeeded Suffolk talents taste took his degree translation Trinity College vols volume William WILLIAM ALABASTER Wolsey Wright sc
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Page 1 - After this victory he was made rear-admiral of the blue, and appointed to the command of the inner squadron in the blockade of Cadiz. In a subsequent attack on the town of Santa Cruz, in the island of Teueriffe, he lost his right hand.
Page 4 - ... the genuine claims of poverty. If he selected, for the exercise of his pencil, an infant from a cottage, all the tenants of the humble roof generally participated in the profits of the picture : and some of them frequently found in his habitation a permanent abode. His liberality was not confined to this alone ; needy relatives and unfortunate friends were further incumbrances on a spirit that could not deny ; and, owing to this generosity of temper...
Page 5 - Her children, who were accustomed to see her occasionally take repose in this manner, could scarcely persuade them.selves that she was not sunk in sleep : and it was not till after some time that they could be made to believe that it was the sleep of death. Her remains were deposited at the family vault at Ealing.
Page 4 - Nature was his teacher, and the woods of Suffolk his academy. Here he would pass in solitude his mornings, in making a sketch of an antiquated tree, a marshy brook, a few cattle, a shepherd and his flock, or any other accidental objects that occurred to him.
Page 4 - Ins mornings, in making a sketch of an antiquated tree, a marshy brook, a few cattle, a shepherd and his flock, or any other accidental objects that were presented. From delineation he...
Page 4 - If ever this nation should produce genius sufficient to acquire to us the honourable distinction of an English School, the name of Gainsborough will be transmitted to posterity, in the history of the Art, among the very first of that rising name.