Edinburgh Fugitive Pieces: With Letters Containing a Comparative View of the Modes of Living, Arts, Commerce, Literature, Manners, &c. of Edinburgh, at Different PeriodsGeorge Ramsay and Company, 1815 - 372 páginas A collection of essays which mostly appeared in the Edinburgh Courant, the Caledonian Mercury, and the Edinburgh Gazette; edited and for the most part writtten by William Creech. |
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... Edinburgh, at Different Periods William Creech. FUGITIVE PIECES : WITH LETTERS , CONTAINING A COMPARATIVE VIEW OF THE MODES OF LIVING , ARTS , COMMERCE , LITERATURE , MANNERS , & c . OF EDINBURGH , at diffeRENT PERIODS . BY THE LATE ...
... Edinburgh, at Different Periods William Creech. FUGITIVE PIECES : WITH LETTERS , CONTAINING A COMPARATIVE VIEW OF THE MODES OF LIVING , ARTS , COMMERCE , LITERATURE , MANNERS , & c . OF EDINBURGH , at diffeRENT PERIODS . BY THE LATE ...
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... Edinburgh , on the change of Ministry , when Lord North retired ...... * A debate on the loyal address proposed to ... Edinburgh in the years 1763 , 1783 , and 1793 - respecting the modes of living - trade - manners , & c . .... Page xi ...
... Edinburgh , on the change of Ministry , when Lord North retired ...... * A debate on the loyal address proposed to ... Edinburgh in the years 1763 , 1783 , and 1793 - respecting the modes of living - trade - manners , & c . .... Page xi ...
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... Edinburgh, at Different Periods William Creech. late Dr Robertson , minister of Kilmarnock , at that time private tutor to the sons of the Earl of Glencairn , who were boarded in Mrs Creech's house . Mr Creech of- ten expressed with ...
... Edinburgh, at Different Periods William Creech. late Dr Robertson , minister of Kilmarnock , at that time private tutor to the sons of the Earl of Glencairn , who were boarded in Mrs Creech's house . Mr Creech of- ten expressed with ...
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... Edinburgh, at Different Periods William Creech. remained with him during his life ; and it was probably from the peculiar views of the Christian system instilled into him by that inestimable lady , that he imbibed that strong attachment ...
... Edinburgh, at Different Periods William Creech. remained with him during his life ; and it was probably from the peculiar views of the Christian system instilled into him by that inestimable lady , that he imbibed that strong attachment ...
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... Edinburgh in the end of that year , or beginning of 1768 . don . He was one of the original founders of the Society of Booksellers of Edinburgh and Leith , and was the first preses of that Society . Mr Bell's conduct and character ...
... Edinburgh in the end of that year , or beginning of 1768 . don . He was one of the original founders of the Society of Booksellers of Edinburgh and Leith , and was the first preses of that Society . Mr Bell's conduct and character ...
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Página 230 - Should fate command me to the farthest verge Of the green earth, to distant, barbarous climes, Rivers unknown to song, — where first the sun Gilds Indian mountains, or his setting beam Flames on the Atlantic isles, — 'tis nought to me : Since God is ever present, ever felt, In the void waste as in the city full ; And where He vital breathes, there must be joy.
Página 138 - And that which should accompany old age, As honour, love, obedience, troops of friends, I must not look to have ; but, in their stead, Curses, not loud but deep, mouth-honour, breath, Which the poor heart would fain deny, and dare not.
Página 149 - Awake, my St. John! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of kings. Let us (since life can little more supply Than just to look about us and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this scene of man; A mighty maze! but not without a plan; A wild, where weeds and flowers promiscuous shoot; Or garden tempting with forbidden fruit.
Página 97 - Viselli : 105 est modus in rebus, sunt certi denique fines, quos ultra citraque nequit consistere rectum.
Página 253 - Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, To breathe the' enlivening spirit, and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast.
Página 170 - Free and unquestion'd, through the wilds of love; While woman, sense and nature's easy fool, If poor weak woman swerve from, virtue's rule, If, strongly charm'd, she leave the thorny way, And in the softer paths of pleasure stray, Ruin ensues, reproach and endless shame, And one false step entirely damns her fame: In vain with tears the loss she may deplore, In vain look back on what she was before; She sets, like stars that fall, to rise no more.
Página 175 - Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
Página 200 - Ask where's the North? at York, 'tis on the Tweed; In Scotland, at the Orcades; and there, At Greenland, Zembla, or the Lord knows where.
Página 332 - ... accent of Christians nor the gait of Christian, pagan, nor man, have so strutted and bellowed that I have thought some of Nature's journeymen had made men and not made them well, 40 they imitated humanity so abominably.
Página 179 - She never interrupted any person who spoke; she laughed at no mistakes they made, but helped them out with modesty; and if a good thing were spoken, but neglected, she would not let it fall, but set it in the best light to those who were present.