The Athenaeum: A Magazine of Literary and Miscellaneous Information ..., 4. köideJohn Aikin Longmans, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1808 |
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... less hazardous expe- dient , the principle of self - preservation might in general be confided in for giving that the preference . A remarkable example of this truth is afforded by the modern , or rather the English , mode of seeking re ...
... less hazardous expe- dient , the principle of self - preservation might in general be confided in for giving that the preference . A remarkable example of this truth is afforded by the modern , or rather the English , mode of seeking re ...
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... less than a criminal desertion of duty - worse than a common desertion , inasmuch as besides the loss of lives , it involves the flight of the survivors and all concerned in the duel . It would be becoming the gentlemen of the army to ...
... less than a criminal desertion of duty - worse than a common desertion , inasmuch as besides the loss of lives , it involves the flight of the survivors and all concerned in the duel . It would be becoming the gentlemen of the army to ...
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... less than might be expected ; and that even in absolute monarchies , national habits are little under the controul of the individual sovereign . Ho- nour and conscience are two things that spurn the interference of power ; and false ...
... less than might be expected ; and that even in absolute monarchies , national habits are little under the controul of the individual sovereign . Ho- nour and conscience are two things that spurn the interference of power ; and false ...
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... less quantity , from Riga , Archangel , and Petersburgh . Formerly the principal grain exported was rye , but for some years past wheat has taken the lead in this respect , in consequence of its being shipped in the harbours of the ...
... less quantity , from Riga , Archangel , and Petersburgh . Formerly the principal grain exported was rye , but for some years past wheat has taken the lead in this respect , in consequence of its being shipped in the harbours of the ...
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... less than four in length , bound stoutly in calf , and fastening with four strings of broad , strong , brown tape . The title as follows : " Writ- ing Tables , with a Kalender for xxiiii yeeres , with sundrie necessarie rules . The ...
... less than four in length , bound stoutly in calf , and fastening with four strings of broad , strong , brown tape . The title as follows : " Writ- ing Tables , with a Kalender for xxiiii yeeres , with sundrie necessarie rules . The ...
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Page 19 - The charm dissolves apace ; And as the morning steals upon the night, Melting the darkness, so their rising senses Begin to chase the ignorant fumes that mantle Their clearer reason.
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Page 210 - The other way of retention is the power to revive again in our minds those ideas which after imprinting have disappeared, or have been as it were laid aside out of sight; and thus we do, when we conceive heat or light, yellow or sweet, the object being removed. This is memory, which is, as it were, the storehouse of our ideas.
Page 78 - That not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure and subtle, but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom...
Page 146 - Expense of the Association incorporated for discountenancing Vice, and promoting the Knowledge and Practice of the Christian Religion...
Page 209 - So spake our father penitent : nor Eve Felt less remorse : they forthwith to the place Repairing, where He judg'd them, prostrate fell Before Him reverent ; and both confess'd Humbly their faults, and pardon begg'd ; with tears Watering the ground, and with their sighs the air Frequenting, sent from hearts contrite, in sign Of sorrow unfeign'd, and humiliation meek.
Page 105 - Midnight shout, and revelry, Tipsy dance, and Jollity. Braid your Locks with rosy Twine Dropping odours, dropping Wine. Rigour now is gone to bed, And Advice with scrupulous head, Strict Age, and sour Severity, With their grave Saws in slumber lie.
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Page 425 - He used to dwell on this lively part of youth with peculiar complacency, and we have heard him repeat a Drama, which he wrote for exhibition in their long Chamber, and other compositions, both of seriousness and drollery, with a zest, that the recollection of his enjoyment at the time never failed to revive in him. We fear however, that at this early age, his constitution received a shock, which was soon after aggravated by the death of his worthy patron. An imposthume formed on his lungs, and he...
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