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... interesting to Po- litics and Morality , " having obferved , that the difcoveries in agri- culture made by men of fcience are rendered nearly ufelefs , when not communicated to common husbandmen , and recommended the * Vol . III . f ...
... interesting to Po- litics and Morality , " having obferved , that the difcoveries in agri- culture made by men of fcience are rendered nearly ufelefs , when not communicated to common husbandmen , and recommended the * Vol . III . f ...
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... interesting inquiry which has been started by Mr. Wakefield , whether public worship be authorized by Chrift and his Apoftles , or be in itself expedient , as we have ( in our laft Number , ) fully reported his objections , we think it ...
... interesting inquiry which has been started by Mr. Wakefield , whether public worship be authorized by Chrift and his Apoftles , or be in itself expedient , as we have ( in our laft Number , ) fully reported his objections , we think it ...
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... interesting emotions : Mark yon old Manfion , frowning thro ' the trees , Whofe hollow turret wooes the whistling breeze . That cafement , arch'd with ivy's browneft fhade , First to these eyes the light of heav'n convey'd .. The ...
... interesting emotions : Mark yon old Manfion , frowning thro ' the trees , Whofe hollow turret wooes the whistling breeze . That cafement , arch'd with ivy's browneft fhade , First to these eyes the light of heav'n convey'd .. The ...
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... interesting narrative of an in- dented fervant . Mr. Eddis , in noticing the American oak , takes occafion to compliment Great Britain on the decided fuperiority which fhe muft maintain , by means of the durabi- lity of her fhipping ...
... interesting narrative of an in- dented fervant . Mr. Eddis , in noticing the American oak , takes occafion to compliment Great Britain on the decided fuperiority which fhe muft maintain , by means of the durabi- lity of her fhipping ...
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... interesting facts , is intended to comprife accounts of every im- portant discovery and improvement that fhall be made in medical fcience . The great Lord Bacon , who complained with too much reason , of the few additions made to their ...
... interesting facts , is intended to comprife accounts of every im- portant discovery and improvement that fhall be made in medical fcience . The great Lord Bacon , who complained with too much reason , of the few additions made to their ...
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Page 280 - Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks : methinks I see her as an eagle, mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam...
Page 42 - Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
Page 208 - ... independent of men ; in the same manner, I mean, to prevent misconstruction, as one man is independent of another. Nay, marriage will never be held sacred till women, by being brought up with men, are prepared to be their companions rather than their mistresses ; for the mean doublings of cunning will ever render them contemptible, whilst oppression renders them timid.
Page 77 - Poetry, indeed cannot be translated ; and, therefore, it is the poets that preserve languages ; for we would not be at the trouble to learn a language, if we could have all that is written in it just as well in a translation. But as the beauties of poetry cannot be preserved in any language except that in which it was originally written, we learn the language.
Page 79 - So morbid was his temperament that he never knew the natural joy of a free and vigorous use of his limbs; when he walked, it was like the struggling gait of one in fetters; when he rode, he had no command or direction of his horse, but was carried as if in a balloon.
Page 207 - I am much mistaken if some latent vigour would not soon give health and spirit to their eyes, and some lines drawn by the exercise of reason on the blank cheeks, which before were only undulated by dimples, might restore lost dignity to the character, or rather enable it to attain the true dignity of its nature. Virtue is not to be acquired even by speculation, much less by the negative supineness that wealth naturally generates.
Page 384 - And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea like a man's hand.
Page 362 - Nor think him all thy own. To-morrow, in the church to wed, Impatient, both prepare ! But know, fond maid ; and know, false man, That Lucy will be there ! " Then bear my corse, my comrades, bear, This bridegroom blithe to meet, He in his wedding-trim so gay, I in my winding-sheet.
Page 207 - What can be a more melancholy sight to a thinking mind than to look into the numerous carriages that drive helter-skelter about this metropolis in a morning full of pale-faced creatures who are flying from themselves ! I have often wished, with Dr.
Page 214 - Felix trembled, and anfwered, Go " thy way for this time, when I have a convenient feafon