The British Critic, and Quarterly Theological Review, Volume 14F. and C. Rivington, 1799 |
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... prove chimerical . To en- courage this hope , it fhould not be forgotten , that the opponents of the internal Union of Great Britain , were even more alarming in their prognostics , than any writers against the prefent defign . Yet ...
... prove chimerical . To en- courage this hope , it fhould not be forgotten , that the opponents of the internal Union of Great Britain , were even more alarming in their prognostics , than any writers against the prefent defign . Yet ...
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... knowledge refpecting the nerves will prove an important acquifition towards the investigation of mufcular motion . A BRIT , CRIT . VOL . XIV , JULY , 1799 . The The obfervations which are contained in the prefent Lecture ,
... knowledge refpecting the nerves will prove an important acquifition towards the investigation of mufcular motion . A BRIT , CRIT . VOL . XIV , JULY , 1799 . The The obfervations which are contained in the prefent Lecture ,
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... prove that , in perfect darkness , no illumination is to be seen in the eye of the cat , and the opinion of any ... proving no obftruction to the rays of light , but appearing equally tranfparent with the vitreous humour and crystalline ...
... prove that , in perfect darkness , no illumination is to be seen in the eye of the cat , and the opinion of any ... proving no obftruction to the rays of light , but appearing equally tranfparent with the vitreous humour and crystalline ...
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... prove , in a general way , the decompofition of fedative falt , and to fhow , that one of its com- ponent parts is inflammable matter , which may be converted into coal . I obtained of true coal , mixed with fome earth , 30 grains in ...
... prove , in a general way , the decompofition of fedative falt , and to fhow , that one of its com- ponent parts is inflammable matter , which may be converted into coal . I obtained of true coal , mixed with fome earth , 30 grains in ...
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... prove to a man of ge- nius ; and we fhall , with pleafure , follow him to his conclu- fions , in a future number of this publication . Of that beautiful Perfian Ode of Hafiz , which Sir William Jones has tranflated with fuch fpirit and ...
... prove to a man of ge- nius ; and we fhall , with pleafure , follow him to his conclu- fions , in a future number of this publication . Of that beautiful Perfian Ode of Hafiz , which Sir William Jones has tranflated with fuch fpirit and ...
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Page 483 - O'er many a frozen, many a fiery Alp, Rocks, caves, lakes, fens, bogs, dens, and shades of death, A universe of death...
Page 469 - But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets...
Page 67 - Yes, such protection as vultures give to lambs - covering and devouring them! - They call on us to barter all of good we have inherited and proved, for the desperate chance of something better which they promise. - Be our plain answer this: The Throne WE honour is the PEOPLE'S CHOICE - the laws we reverence are our brave Fathers...
Page 67 - Yes, such protection as vultures give to lambs — covering and devouring them ! They call on us to barter all of good we have inherited and proved, for the desperate chance of something better which they promise. Be our plain answer this : The throne we honour is the people's choice; the laws we reverence are our brave fathers...
Page 26 - Unfading HOPE ! when life's last embers burn, When soul to soul, and dust to dust return ! Heaven to thy charge resigns the awful hour ! Oh ! then, thy kingdom comes.! Immortal Power ! What though each spark of earthborn rapture fly The quivering lip, pale cheek, and closing eye ! Bright to the soul thy seraph hands convey The morning dream of life's eternal day — Then, then, the triumph and the trance begin, And all the phoenix spirit burns within ! Oh!
Page 26 - Cease, every joy, to glimmer on my mind, But leave — oh ! leave the light of HOPE behind ! What though my winged hours of bliss have been, Like angel-visits, few and far between...
Page 405 - Upon this the lady gave it him, and told him its many virtues, viz. that it cured all diseases in cattle, and the bite of a mad dog both in man and beast. It is used by dipping the stone in water, which is given to the diseased cattle to drink ; and the person who has been bit, and the wound or part infected, is washed with the water.
Page 67 - They, by a strange frenzy driven, fight for power, for plunder, and extended rule. We, for our country, our altars, and our homes. They follow an adventurer whom they fear, and obey a power which they hate. We serve a monarch whom we love — a God whom we adore.
Page 481 - For from cock-crow he had been travelling, And there was not a cloud in the sky. He drank of the water so cool and clear, For thirsty and hot was he, And he sat down upon the bank Under the willow-tree.
Page 611 - ... and phrases being taken out of the holy Scriptures, and the rest are the expressions of the first and purest ages ; so that whoever takes exception at these must quarrel with the language of the Holy Ghost, and fall out with the Church in her greatest innocence ; and in the opinion of the most impartial and excellent Grotius, (who was no member of, nor had any obligation to, this Church,) the English Liturgy comes so near to the primitive pattern, that none of the Reformed Churches can compare...