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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... sides ; so that the figures , leaves , and flowers wrought upon them , appear equally perfect , whether viewed on one side or the other . Those delicate fabrics which Lady Mary Wortley Montague and other travellers have described , and ...
... sides ; so that the figures , leaves , and flowers wrought upon them , appear equally perfect , whether viewed on one side or the other . Those delicate fabrics which Lady Mary Wortley Montague and other travellers have described , and ...
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... side of the Chancel is a superb monument belonging to the De la Warr family , formed entirely of free - stone , and covered with sculp- ture . Near is a plain stone , bearing the following Inscription : " Here lies the body of the Rev ...
... side of the Chancel is a superb monument belonging to the De la Warr family , formed entirely of free - stone , and covered with sculp- ture . Near is a plain stone , bearing the following Inscription : " Here lies the body of the Rev ...
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... side of the ailes , stone seats , or stalls , for the officiating priests ; three in each . In the side of each is a piscina , and by its side a cu riously wrought niche of stone . These ailes are now used as a Ce- metery . The oldest ...
... side of the ailes , stone seats , or stalls , for the officiating priests ; three in each . In the side of each is a piscina , and by its side a cu riously wrought niche of stone . These ailes are now used as a Ce- metery . The oldest ...
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... side of the choir : " Roberti Leedes , quod erat Et quod futurum sperat . " On another brass , in the floor of the North Transept , below the name of " Richard Tarrant : One thousand five hundred and three score , And also in the month ...
... side of the choir : " Roberti Leedes , quod erat Et quod futurum sperat . " On another brass , in the floor of the North Transept , below the name of " Richard Tarrant : One thousand five hundred and three score , And also in the month ...
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... side of India , does not exceed 161,550 . Of the native Christians in Bom- bay the far greater part are what are usually termed Portuguese , chiefly from their frequenting the Portu- guese chapels ; for , excepting a few , Constituting ...
... side of India , does not exceed 161,550 . Of the native Christians in Bom- bay the far greater part are what are usually termed Portuguese , chiefly from their frequenting the Portu- guese chapels ; for , excepting a few , Constituting ...
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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.
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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...