The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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Page 68
... native workmen , thereby establishing a con- siderable branch of industry . * Although * The art of pin - making must have been practised in England long before , for English pins were famous even on the Continent , superseding skewers ...
... native workmen , thereby establishing a con- siderable branch of industry . * Although * The art of pin - making must have been practised in England long before , for English pins were famous even on the Continent , superseding skewers ...
Page 74
... natives of Central Africa are probably in most respects the same as those adopted by the ancient iron workers . Mungo Park thus describes the process employed at Kamalia on the Niger : A circular hollow tower of clay , about 10 feet ...
... natives of Central Africa are probably in most respects the same as those adopted by the ancient iron workers . Mungo Park thus describes the process employed at Kamalia on the Niger : A circular hollow tower of clay , about 10 feet ...
Page 75
... natives know of its existence by the quantity of oxide on the surface , and they find no difficulty in digging it with ... native methods of producing iron among the Fans , who are said to be among the cleverest blacksmiths in Africa ...
... natives know of its existence by the quantity of oxide on the surface , and they find no difficulty in digging it with ... native methods of producing iron among the Fans , who are said to be among the cleverest blacksmiths in Africa ...
Page 88
... native Afri- cans also , as we have already seen , is of the quality of steel , being a highly carbonized iron ; and hence they refuse to use English iron , which they characterise as ' rotten ' compared with their own . The ancient ...
... native Afri- cans also , as we have already seen , is of the quality of steel , being a highly carbonized iron ; and hence they refuse to use English iron , which they characterise as ' rotten ' compared with their own . The ancient ...
Page 112
... native humility , modesty , and candour , never forsook him . ' Northcote re - echoes the testimony , and tells us further that Reynolds appeared to underrate both his talents and his paintings . He was led by his diffidence to assent ...
... native humility , modesty , and candour , never forsook him . ' Northcote re - echoes the testimony , and tells us further that Reynolds appeared to underrate both his talents and his paintings . He was led by his diffidence to assent ...
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