The Analytical Review, Or History of Literature, Domestic and Foreign, on an Enlarged Plan, Volume 131792 Containing scientific abstracts of important and interesting works, published in English; a general account of such as are of less consequence, with short characters; notices, or reviews of valuable foreign books; criticisms on new pieces of music and works of art; and the literary intelligence of Europe, &c. |
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... objects of their fenfes . The gloomy vale , the dark cave , the thick foreft , and cloud - capt mountain , were the chofen feats of thefe aërial fpirits , and there they were fup- pofed to celebrate their nocturnal orgies . Thefe idle ...
... objects of their fenfes . The gloomy vale , the dark cave , the thick foreft , and cloud - capt mountain , were the chofen feats of thefe aërial fpirits , and there they were fup- pofed to celebrate their nocturnal orgies . Thefe idle ...
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... object of much confideration , in an age and country like that which we now live in . ART . III . The Marches of the British Armies in the Peninsula of India , during the Campaigns of 1790 and 1791 ; illuftrated and explained by ...
... object of much confideration , in an age and country like that which we now live in . ART . III . The Marches of the British Armies in the Peninsula of India , during the Campaigns of 1790 and 1791 ; illuftrated and explained by ...
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... object of great confequence ; and much credit is due to Dr. Roxburgh , by whofe affiduous endeavours , this valuable plant was introduced into cultivation there , in 1787 , fo effectually , that in a little time his plantations ...
... object of great confequence ; and much credit is due to Dr. Roxburgh , by whofe affiduous endeavours , this valuable plant was introduced into cultivation there , in 1787 , fo effectually , that in a little time his plantations ...
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... object , in all his conferences and dif courfes , was to lead men into an acquaintance with themselves ; to convince them of their follies and vices ; to infpire them with the love of virtue ; and to furnish them with useful moral ...
... object , in all his conferences and dif courfes , was to lead men into an acquaintance with themselves ; to convince them of their follies and vices ; to infpire them with the love of virtue ; and to furnish them with useful moral ...
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... objects , and that the eye of God cannot , at the fame in- ftant , fee all things ; or that , whilft your mind contemplates the affairs of different countries , the undertanding of God cannot at- tend , at once , to all the affairs of ...
... objects , and that the eye of God cannot , at the fame in- ftant , fee all things ; or that , whilft your mind contemplates the affairs of different countries , the undertanding of God cannot at- tend , at once , to all the affairs of ...
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Page 310 - I swear to be faithful to the nation, the law, and the king ; and to maintain with all my powers the constitution decreed by the national assembly, and accepted by the king.
Page 213 - I could a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood, Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres, Thy knotted and combined locks to part And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine : But this eternal blazon must not be To ears of flesh and blood.
Page 35 - ... pass upon him, nor condemn him, but by lawful judgment of his peers, or by the law of the land.
Page 521 - Claudian sings) the gods And earth-born giants fell at odds, The stout Enceladus in malice Tore mountains up to throw at Pallas ; And...
Page 59 - There is nothing, certainly, more unreasonable, more inconsistent with the rights of human nature, more contrary to the spirit and precepts of the Christian religion, more iniquitous and unjust, more impolitic, than persecution.
Page 286 - She thinking it to be no more than his usual humour, took no notice of it ; but in the way home, to her great mortification, he unriddled the jest, by acquainting her with what he had done the preceding day.
Page 202 - Private credit is wealth ; public honour is security. The feather that adorns the royal bird supports his flight. Strip him of his plumage, and you fix him to the earth.
Page 145 - On rich and poor, on friend and foe; Her doors to all were open'd wide, The pilgrim there might safe abide; For th...
Page 141 - To hail the long-defir'd return ? Speak, wilt thou fcrew into a fmile thy mouth, And welcome LIBERTY, with WIT and TRUTH ; And for a moment leave thy gang, to mourn ? : Yes, thou wilt greet her with a half-forc'd fmile, Quitting thy virtuous Company, a while, To fay, ** Dear Madam, welcome—howdy'edo?
Page 316 - I can conceive nothing so degrading and dishonourable, as an argument such as this. To hold out a menace, without ever seriously meaning to enforce it, constitutes, in common language, the true description of a bully; applied to the transactions of a nation, the disgrace is deeper, and the consequences fatal to its honour.