The Gentleman's Magazine, Том 89, Част 2; Том 126F. Jefferies, 1819 The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs. |
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... hand , that the white poppies sown in gardens be- come variegated , that is , they do not go on sowing themselves as white poppies . But may not this be owing to the white kind not bearing the cold of winter , and the seeds perish- ing ...
... hand , that the white poppies sown in gardens be- come variegated , that is , they do not go on sowing themselves as white poppies . But may not this be owing to the white kind not bearing the cold of winter , and the seeds perish- ing ...
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... hand , Sir Knight of the Bell ! there's your money , " & c . The word " cap- ping , " which occurs in Mr. Weber's quotation from " Ward's London Spy , " is used in precisely the same sense . In Shakspeare's " Antony and Cleo- patra ...
... hand , Sir Knight of the Bell ! there's your money , " & c . The word " cap- ping , " which occurs in Mr. Weber's quotation from " Ward's London Spy , " is used in precisely the same sense . In Shakspeare's " Antony and Cleo- patra ...
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... hand- writing , a moderate knowledge of the science of musict , and of the Latin , Greek , and Hebrew grammars ; and also have learned to speak and write in Latin , and to compose Greek and * Gent , Mag , Vol . LXXXVIII . ii . 104 . + ...
... hand- writing , a moderate knowledge of the science of musict , and of the Latin , Greek , and Hebrew grammars ; and also have learned to speak and write in Latin , and to compose Greek and * Gent , Mag , Vol . LXXXVIII . ii . 104 . + ...
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... hand ; observe a river gliding at the bottom , on the rising banks of which you see a delightful intermixture of numerous white buildings , among tall and thick trees ; and at the summit a quantity of red and white flannels stretched on ...
... hand ; observe a river gliding at the bottom , on the rising banks of which you see a delightful intermixture of numerous white buildings , among tall and thick trees ; and at the summit a quantity of red and white flannels stretched on ...
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... hand , with this motto , cuIQUE MERITUM — ( To each his desert ) or , in the words of the good old toast , Every ... hands of gentlemen holding the office of Commissioners of the Thames Navi- gation , the greater part of whom are ...
... hand , with this motto , cuIQUE MERITUM — ( To each his desert ) or , in the words of the good old toast , Every ... hands of gentlemen holding the office of Commissioners of the Thames Navi- gation , the greater part of whom are ...
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Страница 56 - and attentively read these Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion that this " Volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more true sublimity, ' more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and * finer strains both of Poetry and Eloquence, than can be' collected from * all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been composed.
Страница 465 - In his temper and dispositions he was not only kind and affectionate, but generous, and considerate of the feelings of all around him ; and gave the most liberal assistance and encouragement to all young persons who showed any indications of talent, or applied to him for patronage or advice.
Страница 53 - For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
Страница 463 - It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal like wax before it, — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin, and forge anchors, — cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves.
Страница 463 - We have said that Mr. Watt was the great Improver of the steamengine ; but, in truth, as to all that is admirable in its structure, or vast in its utility, he should rather be described as its Inventor. It was by his inventions that its action was so regulated as to make it capable of being applied to the finest and most delicate manufactures, and its power so increased as to set weight and solidity at defiance. By his admirable...
Страница 464 - ... knowledge. No man could be more social in his spirit, less assuming or fastidious in his manners, or more kind and indulgent towards all who approached him. He rather liked to talk — at least in his latter years : but though he took a considerable share of the conversation, he rarely suggested the topics on which it was to turn, but readily and quietly took up whatever was presented by those around...
Страница 464 - ... and perfectly at home in all the details of architecture, music, and law. He was well acquainted too with most of the modern languages, and familiar with their most recent literature. Nor was it at all extraordinary to hear the great mechanician and engineer detailing and expounding, for hours together, the metaphysical theories of the German logicians, or criticising the measures or the matter of the German poetry.
Страница 463 - ... bestowed such a gift on his kind. The blessing is not only universal, but unbounded; and the fabled inventors of the plough and the loom, who were deified by the erring gratitude of their rude contemporaries, conferred less important benefits on mankind than the inventor of our present steam engine.
Страница 72 - The House having resolved itself into a Committee of Ways and Means, The Chancellor of the Exchequer...
Страница 256 - What should thy sons do? — anything but weep: And yet they only murmur in their sleep. In contrast with their fathers — as the slime, The dull green ooze of the receding deep, Is with the dashing of the spring-tide foam That drives the sailor shipless to his home, Are they to those that were...