The English Review, Or, An Abstract of English and Foreign Literature, Volume 9J. Murray, 1787 |
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... any other country , the opinions and fentiments of the former have a rapid and general fpread , and tend in a particular manner to form the ENG . REV . Vol . IX . Jan , 1787 . A mind , mind , and influence the character , of the young.
... any other country , the opinions and fentiments of the former have a rapid and general fpread , and tend in a particular manner to form the ENG . REV . Vol . IX . Jan , 1787 . A mind , mind , and influence the character , of the young.
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... former is the most perfect of his fpecies , and the latter frequently does not merit to belong to it . In a word , one must have education ; I will fay further , one must have lived with a certain number of mankind to know how to live ...
... former is the most perfect of his fpecies , and the latter frequently does not merit to belong to it . In a word , one must have education ; I will fay further , one must have lived with a certain number of mankind to know how to live ...
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... former . To complete his fyftem , our author delivers fome rules , to the inquirer who wishes to bring Christianity to the bar of reafon , and to decide concerning its evidence ; and em- ploys his third and last chapter in antwering ...
... former . To complete his fyftem , our author delivers fome rules , to the inquirer who wishes to bring Christianity to the bar of reafon , and to decide concerning its evidence ; and em- ploys his third and last chapter in antwering ...
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... former ages , a warlike and reftleis fpirit prevailed throughout Europe . The great ba- rons , with their numerous retinue of vaffals , were ever ready to attempt any martial enterprize where honour was to be won ; and often , on the ...
... former ages , a warlike and reftleis fpirit prevailed throughout Europe . The great ba- rons , with their numerous retinue of vaffals , were ever ready to attempt any martial enterprize where honour was to be won ; and often , on the ...
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... former is excellent ( too good for the advantage of the cha- rity to whofe ufe the profits of the work are to be applied * ) , The widows and children of the clergy in Lancashire , Cheshire , and the Isle of Man . and and the latter ...
... former is excellent ( too good for the advantage of the cha- rity to whofe ufe the profits of the work are to be applied * ) , The widows and children of the clergy in Lancashire , Cheshire , and the Isle of Man . and and the latter ...
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Página 272 - I retired, and stayed in the outer room to take him home. Upon his coming out, I asked him the result of his conversation: — 'His lordship...
Página 99 - Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, Till billows rage, and gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er! Such fate to suffering worth is giv'n, Who long with wants and woes has striv'n, By human pride or cunning driv'n To mis'ry's brink, Till wrench'd of ev'ry stay but Heav'n, He, ruin'd, sink!
Página 96 - With future hope I oft would gaze Fond, on thy little early ways, Thy rudely caroll'd chiming phrase, In uncouth rhymes; Fir'd at the simple, artless lays Of other times. 'I saw thee seek the sounding shore, Delighted with the dashing roar; Or when the North his fleecy store Drove thro' the sky, I saw grim Nature's visage hoar Struck thy young eye.
Página 9 - Brave without temerity, laborious without ambition, generous without prodigality, noble without pride, virtuous without severity ; he seems always to have confined himself within those limits, where the virtues, by clothing themselves in more lively, but more changeable and doubtful colours, may be mistaken for faults.
Página 229 - Wherefore, if that ye could be content with that good and my poor person, I would be the merriest maiden on ground...
Página 130 - O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires. And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
Página 9 - His stature is noble and lofty ; he is well made, and exactly proportioned, his physiognomy mild and agreeable, but such as to render it impossible to speak particularly of any of his features, so that in quitting him, you have only the recollection of a fine face. He has neither a grave nor a familiar air; his brow is sometimes marked with thought, but never with inquietude ; in inspiring respect, he inspires confidence, and his smile is always the smile of benevolence.