The Critical Review, Or, Annals of LiteratureTobias Smollett W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1802 - English literature |
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... directions , till they extended to these regions , and took possession of them by right of conquest . So that while the descendents of Shem were sufficient for the popula- tion of Morocco , Mesopotamia , and China ; those of Ham for ...
... directions , till they extended to these regions , and took possession of them by right of conquest . So that while the descendents of Shem were sufficient for the popula- tion of Morocco , Mesopotamia , and China ; those of Ham for ...
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... direction were consumed by drought : and this is the reason why Egypt , in early times especially , was most justly considered as granary of the east . ' the In the copy before us this word is written TONYOLM & NHX ; but this is ...
... direction were consumed by drought : and this is the reason why Egypt , in early times especially , was most justly considered as granary of the east . ' the In the copy before us this word is written TONYOLM & NHX ; but this is ...
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... direction ; they were detached from the coats with the greatest facility , except at their origins and insertions , where it re- quired considerable force to tear them from the sclerotica ; and , at their terminations , they became so ...
... direction ; they were detached from the coats with the greatest facility , except at their origins and insertions , where it re- quired considerable force to tear them from the sclerotica ; and , at their terminations , they became so ...
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... preserving the rude and simple style of the original to the refinements of modern language , as more impressive and appropriate . ' possible form and direction . Many theoretical writers even ap- 54 Naylor's History of Helvetia .
... preserving the rude and simple style of the original to the refinements of modern language , as more impressive and appropriate . ' possible form and direction . Many theoretical writers even ap- 54 Naylor's History of Helvetia .
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Tobias Smollett. possible form and direction . Many theoretical writers even ap- pear to have absolutely forgotten the practice of domestic slavery amongst the freest nations of antiquity ... direction. Many theoretical writers even ap- ...
Tobias Smollett. possible form and direction . Many theoretical writers even ap- pear to have absolutely forgotten the practice of domestic slavery amongst the freest nations of antiquity ... direction. Many theoretical writers even ap- ...
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Page 390 - BEFORE the starry threshold of Jove's court /My mansion is, where those immortal shapes Of bright aerial spirits live insphered In regions mild of calm and serene air...
Page 268 - As they were wholly employed on something unexpected and surprising, they had no regard to that uniformity of sentiment which enables us to conceive and to excite the pains and the pleasure of other minds...
Page 30 - Of law there can be no less acknowledged than that her seat is the bosom of God ; her voice the harmony of the world. All things in heaven and earth do her homage ; the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power.
Page 20 - Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
Page 446 - A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel : for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.
Page 13 - By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
Page 258 - ... gradually rising, perhaps, from small beginnings, till its foundation rests in the centre, and its turrets sparkle in the skies ; to trace back the structure through all its varieties, to the simplicity of its first plan ; to find what was first projected, whence the scheme was taken, how it was improved, by what assistance it was executed, and from what stores the materials were collected ; whether its founder dug them from the quarries of Nature, or demolished other buildings to embellish his...
Page 20 - And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.
Page 56 - ... the Book of Common Prayer, and administration of the Sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the Church according to the use of the Church of England, together with the Psalter, or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches, and the form or manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of bishops priests, and deacons.
Page 57 - Faith is this : that we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity, neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing the substance. For there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Ghost. But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, is all one ; the glory equal, the majesty coeternal.