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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... received a token of Sir John Wodehouse's friendship . Having said thus much as the com- mon friend of both , I beg to be con- sidered as by no means aiming to control your determination , but only to bring it again under your review ...
... received a token of Sir John Wodehouse's friendship . Having said thus much as the com- mon friend of both , I beg to be con- sidered as by no means aiming to control your determination , but only to bring it again under your review ...
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... received by every lover of English literature , and that Shak- speare must continue for some time encumbered by the ponderous ig- norance of his commentators . As to the lines before us , I am convinced that Warburton and Tyrwhitt have ...
... received by every lover of English literature , and that Shak- speare must continue for some time encumbered by the ponderous ig- norance of his commentators . As to the lines before us , I am convinced that Warburton and Tyrwhitt have ...
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... received in 1793 , founded on similar complaints , made at that period by the Portu- guese inhabitants , in which such juris- diction was virtually disallowed , and the parishioners were left to the choice of their own pastors . The ...
... received in 1793 , founded on similar complaints , made at that period by the Portu- guese inhabitants , in which such juris- diction was virtually disallowed , and the parishioners were left to the choice of their own pastors . The ...
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... received from the Bible Society at Bombay , under the Presidency of Geo . Brown , esq . dated in September 1816. Some account of these Syrian Christians may be found in La Croze Hist . du Christianisme des Indes - and Asiman- ni ...
... received from the Bible Society at Bombay , under the Presidency of Geo . Brown , esq . dated in September 1816. Some account of these Syrian Christians may be found in La Croze Hist . du Christianisme des Indes - and Asiman- ni ...
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... received an un- known traveller amongst them , and appeared pleased in gratifying his curiosity respecting the Bard . But , alas ! when the ring was mentioned , not one amongst them seemed to know any thing of the matter ; only one of ...
... received an un- known traveller amongst them , and appeared pleased in gratifying his curiosity respecting the Bard . But , alas ! when the ring was mentioned , not one amongst them seemed to know any thing of the matter ; only one of ...
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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...