The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 45A. Constable, 1827 |
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... he had imagined . Mr Aker- blad , a diplomatic gentleman then at Paris and afterwards Swedish resident at Rome , resumed the inquiry at the point 4 where it had been abandoned , and completely demonstrat- ed 112 Dec. Hieroglyphics .
... he had imagined . Mr Aker- blad , a diplomatic gentleman then at Paris and afterwards Swedish resident at Rome , resumed the inquiry at the point 4 where it had been abandoned , and completely demonstrat- ed 112 Dec. Hieroglyphics .
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... Akerblad made little or no effort to understand the first , or Hieroglyphic , inscription on the pillar ; and he was even disposed to acquiesce in the correctness of M. Palin's interpretation , which proceeds on the supposition that ...
... Akerblad made little or no effort to understand the first , or Hieroglyphic , inscription on the pillar ; and he was even disposed to acquiesce in the correctness of M. Palin's interpretation , which proceeds on the supposition that ...
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... Akerblad had not only confirmed this indication , but had also constructed what may not impro- perly be called a conjectural alphabet . Neither of these indi- viduals , however , had been able to decipher a single character of the ...
... Akerblad had not only confirmed this indication , but had also constructed what may not impro- perly be called a conjectural alphabet . Neither of these indi- viduals , however , had been able to decipher a single character of the ...
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... Aker- blad , and next observed a remarkable collection of charac- ters repeated twenty - nine or thirty times ; and as he found no word in the Greek corresponding to this in frequency of re- petition , except the word king , with its ...
... Aker- blad , and next observed a remarkable collection of charac- ters repeated twenty - nine or thirty times ; and as he found no word in the Greek corresponding to this in frequency of re- petition , except the word king , with its ...
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... Akerblad ; a coincidence , indeed , which might be found in the Chinese , or in any other language not al- phabetical , if they employ words of the simplest sounds for writ- ing compound proper names .'- Supplement to the Encycl . Brit ...
... Akerblad ; a coincidence , indeed , which might be found in the Chinese , or in any other language not al- phabetical , if they employ words of the simplest sounds for writ- ing compound proper names .'- Supplement to the Encycl . Brit ...
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Página 4 - HIGH on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind, Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold...
Página 4 - Anon out of the earth a fabric huge Rose, like an exhalation, with the sound Of dulcet symphonies and voices sweet, Built like a temple, where pilasters round Were set, and Doric pillars overlaid With golden architrave ; nor did there want Cornice or frieze with bossy sculptures graven ; The roof was fretted gold.
Página 12 - He certainly has a great deal of fancy, and a very good memory; but, with a perverse ingenuity, he employs these qualities as no other person does — for he employs his fancy in his narratives, and keeps his...
Página 262 - During the gloomy and disastrous centuries which followed the downfall of the Roman Empire, Italy had preserved, in a far greater degree than any other part of Western Europe, the traces of ancient civilization.
Página 11 - Advowsons, &c. , and for the Renewing of Leases held under Cathedral Churches, Colleges, or other corporate bodies ; for Terms of Years certain, and for Lives ; also for Valuing Reversionary Estates, Deferred Annuities, Next Presentations, &c., together with Smart's Five Tables of Compound Interest, and an Extension of the same to lower and Intermediate Rates. By WILLIAM INWOOD, Architect.
Página 4 - Brick and Plaster Groins, Niches of every description, Sky-lights, Lines for Roofs and Domes ; with a great variety of Designs for Roofs, Trussed Girders, Floors, Domes, Bridges, <tc., Angle Bars for Shop Fronts, <kc., and Raking Mouldings.
Página 31 - ... in direct opposition to the declared sense of a great majority of the nation, and they should be put in force with all their rigorous provisions, if his opinion were asked by the people as to their obedience, he should tell them, that it was no longer a question of moral obligation and duty, but of prudence.
Página 13 - DUTIES ; Or, Instructions to Young Married Ladies on the Management of their Households, and the Regulation of their Conduct in the various Relations and Duties of Married Life. By Mrs W. PARKES.
Página 267 - Ridotta tutta in somma pace e tranquillita, coltivata non meno ne' luoghi piu montuosi e piu sterili che nelle pianure e region! piu fertili, ne sottoposta ad altro imperio che de' suoi medesimi, non solo era abbondantissima d'abitatori e di ricchezze ; ma illustrata sommamente dalla magnificenza di molti principi, dallo splendore di molte nobilissime e bellissime citta, dalla sedia e maesta della religione, fioriva d...