The Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany, Том 76Archibald Constable and Company, 1814 |
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... means a matter of indifference , must be considered se , in comparison with the encroachment on the Calton Hill , which are of such importance that I beg leave to de- scribe ( as far as my memory will al- low ) the plan I have alluded ...
... means a matter of indifference , must be considered se , in comparison with the encroachment on the Calton Hill , which are of such importance that I beg leave to de- scribe ( as far as my memory will al- low ) the plan I have alluded ...
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... means of rendering it at all tolerable , will not ( on account of deep cutting ) be less than £ .10,000 or £ .12,000 . " Your Correspondents have pointed out the desideratum , by naming the CALTON HILL . This position em- braces every ...
... means of rendering it at all tolerable , will not ( on account of deep cutting ) be less than £ .10,000 or £ .12,000 . " Your Correspondents have pointed out the desideratum , by naming the CALTON HILL . This position em- braces every ...
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... means of which much land is rendered productive , that would otherwise be wasted in useless fences , and much labour in their cul- tivation saved , insomuch that , where the fields are large , five ploughs will do as much work as six ...
... means of which much land is rendered productive , that would otherwise be wasted in useless fences , and much labour in their cul- tivation saved , insomuch that , where the fields are large , five ploughs will do as much work as six ...
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... means of obtaining a sufficiently elevated situation for the man at the directing pipe . A few long ladders should always be in readiness at the public expence ; and , at the least , three ladders of moderate , but equal lengths ...
... means of obtaining a sufficiently elevated situation for the man at the directing pipe . A few long ladders should always be in readiness at the public expence ; and , at the least , three ladders of moderate , but equal lengths ...
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... mean or insignifi- cant countenance * . Hogarth's mind was eminently reflective ; and , as it has been well observed of ... means required it ; but indeed it seems as if it was painful to Hogarth to contemplate mere vacancy or insig ...
... mean or insignifi- cant countenance * . Hogarth's mind was eminently reflective ; and , as it has been well observed of ... means required it ; but indeed it seems as if it was painful to Hogarth to contemplate mere vacancy or insig ...
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Alexander allies appears army arrived artillery Assembly attack bank Berenger Blucher Bonaparte bridge Britain British Calton Hill Captain cavalry Church Colonel command Committee consequence considerable corps Cossacks Court daugh daughter Ditto Duke duty Earl Edinburgh Emperor enemy enemy's expence France French Glasgow guard honour House James John Jury King Lady land late Leith letter Lieutenant London Lord Castlereagh Lord Cochrane Lord Justice Clerk Lord Provost Lord Wellington Lordship Louis XVIII Magistrates Majesty Majesty's March Marshal ment military minister morning motion night o'clock observed officers pannel Paris passed peace persons possession Presbytery present Prince Regent Princess Princess of Wales prisoners received regiment Reverend road Royal Highness Russian Scotland sent ship sion Society tain ther tion town troops whole William witness wounded
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