The British review and London critical journal1813 |
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... taste in the best authors of anti- quity by seeing the places in which they lived , and of which they wrote . Of religion but little mention is made , and such notices as occur respecting it shew nothing of the writer's sentiments on ...
... taste in the best authors of anti- quity by seeing the places in which they lived , and of which they wrote . Of religion but little mention is made , and such notices as occur respecting it shew nothing of the writer's sentiments on ...
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... taste quite different from that of the country , and most probably the Vizier was indebted to his French prisoners for the beauties of this elegant retirement . We were told it was the work of a Frank . " Beyond the pavilion there are ...
... taste quite different from that of the country , and most probably the Vizier was indebted to his French prisoners for the beauties of this elegant retirement . We were told it was the work of a Frank . " Beyond the pavilion there are ...
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... , and a few blanched almonds swimming at the top . The boiled and roast are always done to rags , to suit the convenience as well as the taste of these people , who it E 2 Journey through Albania , & c . by Hobhouse . 51.
... , and a few blanched almonds swimming at the top . The boiled and roast are always done to rags , to suit the convenience as well as the taste of these people , who it E 2 Journey through Albania , & c . by Hobhouse . 51.
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... taste unaccustomed to it . Delvinaki is by Pouqueville , on the pretended authority of the geographer Miletius , supposed to be no other than the ancient Omphalon ; and its singular position seems , according to Mr. Hobhouse , to favour ...
... taste unaccustomed to it . Delvinaki is by Pouqueville , on the pretended authority of the geographer Miletius , supposed to be no other than the ancient Omphalon ; and its singular position seems , according to Mr. Hobhouse , to favour ...
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... taste and erudition , and for which we are disposed to give him full credit . We are en- tertained with a pleasing description of the general appearance of this city of cities , its present inhabitants , and a short sum- mary of its ...
... taste and erudition , and for which we are disposed to give him full credit . We are en- tertained with a pleasing description of the general appearance of this city of cities , its present inhabitants , and a short sum- mary of its ...
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Страница 85 - For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. for there are no bands in their death : but their strength is firm. They are not in trouble as other men , neither are they plagued like other men.
Страница 151 - God do to us, who hath made us, not to devour and destroy one another, but to live soberly and kindly together in the world.
Страница 138 - Can this with faded pinion soar From rose to tulip as before? Or Beauty, blighted in an hour, Find joy within her broken bower ? No: gayer insects fluttering by !Ne'er droop the wing o'er those that die, And lovelier things have mercy shown To every failing but their own, And every woe a tear can claim Except an erring sister's shame.
Страница 136 - As if to him it could impart The doom he dreads, yet dwells upon ; Yes, but for these and these alone, Some moments, ay, one treacherous hour, He still might doubt the tyrant's power ; So fair, so calm, so softly sealed, The first, last look, by death revealed ! Such is the aspect of this shore ; 'Tis Greece, but living Greece no more ! So coldly sweet, so deadly fair, We start, for soul is wanting there.
Страница 92 - But though the ancients thus their rules invade, (As kings dispense with laws themselves have made,) Moderns, beware! or if you must offend Against the precept, ne'er transgress its end; Let it be seldom, and compelled by need; And have, at least, their precedent to plead.
Страница 136 - Appals the gazing mourner's heart, As if to him it could impart The doom he dreads, yet dwells upon ; Yes, but for these, and these alone, Some moments, ay, one treacherous hour, He still might doubt the tyrant's power; So fair, so calm, so softly sealed, The first, last look by death revealed...
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