Monthly Review; Or New Literary JournalR. Griffiths., 1797 Editors: May 1749-Sept. 1803, Ralph Griffiths; Oct. 1803-Apr. 1825, G. E. Griffiths. |
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... wish , whilst all without was congealed in ice , and covered with snow , to be transported to those highly favoured climates from whence they came , to see them in their native country , and enjoy their Sun ! Yet so little does the ...
... wish , whilst all without was congealed in ice , and covered with snow , to be transported to those highly favoured climates from whence they came , to see them in their native country , and enjoy their Sun ! Yet so little does the ...
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... wishes for his happiness in another world : but the censor , an ex- jesuit , ordered the passage to be altered or omitted , alleging that it was scandalous to utter such wishes in behalf of a Protestant who had shewn no signs of ...
... wishes for his happiness in another world : but the censor , an ex- jesuit , ordered the passage to be altered or omitted , alleging that it was scandalous to utter such wishes in behalf of a Protestant who had shewn no signs of ...
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... wishes to adjust the dates to the facts , and to have at once a view of contem- porary events . As to Mr. Falconer's style , we cannot highly praise it , for it is neither terse nor elegant . Indeed , he seems to have been careless ...
... wishes to adjust the dates to the facts , and to have at once a view of contem- porary events . As to Mr. Falconer's style , we cannot highly praise it , for it is neither terse nor elegant . Indeed , he seems to have been careless ...
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... wish their children to acquire a very erect attitude . When the least tendency to become awry is observed , they should be advised to lie down on a bed or sofa for an hour in the middle of the day for many months ; which generally ...
... wish their children to acquire a very erect attitude . When the least tendency to become awry is observed , they should be advised to lie down on a bed or sofa for an hour in the middle of the day for many months ; which generally ...
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... wish resign'd ; Tempt not the path where pleasure's flow'ry wile In sweet , but pois'nous fetters , hold the mind . ' A pretty engraved bust of Sappho , by Bovi , decorates this elegant little volume . ART . V. A Guide to Health ; being ...
... wish resign'd ; Tempt not the path where pleasure's flow'ry wile In sweet , but pois'nous fetters , hold the mind . ' A pretty engraved bust of Sappho , by Bovi , decorates this elegant little volume . ART . V. A Guide to Health ; being ...
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Page 425 - Pretty ! in amber to observe the forms Of hairs, or straws, or dirt, or grubs, or worms ! The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there.
Page 136 - With antique pillars massy proof, And storied windows richly dight, Casting a dim religious light. There let the pealing organ blow To the full-voiced quire below In service high and anthems clear As may with sweetness, through mine ear, Dissolve me into ecstasies, And bring all Heaven before mine eyes.
Page 163 - So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper ? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Page 135 - Philomel her voice shall raise ? You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own ; What are you when the rose is blown ? So, when my mistress shall be seen In form and beauty of her mind, By virtue first, then choice, a Queen, Tell me, if she were not design'd Th...
Page 163 - And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
Page 440 - ... sudden fits of inadvertency will surprise vigilance, slight avocations will seduce attention, and casual eclipses of the mind will darken learning; and that the writer shall often in vain trace his memory at the moment of need for that which yesterday he knew with intuitive readiness, and which will come uncalled into his thoughts tomorrow.
Page 27 - ... added nothing to the real revenue, to the real value of the annual produce of the land and labour of the society. An artificer, for example, who, in the first six months after harvest, executes ten pounds...
Page 453 - Skiff. Deeming some Island, oft, as Sea-men tell, With fixed Anchor in his scaly rind Moors by his side under the Lee, while Night Invests the Sea, and wished Morn delays...
Page 163 - But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
Page 147 - For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunter, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall defend thee under his wings, and thou shalt be safe under his feathers ; his faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day ; For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor for the sickness that destroyeth in the noon-day. A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand ; but it shall...