The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, 62. köideRalph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths R. Griffiths, 1780 A monthly book announcement and review journal. Considered to be the first periodical in England to offer reviews. In each issue the longer reviews are in the front section followed by short reviews of lesser works. It featured the novelist and poet Oliver Goldsmith as an early contributor. Griffiths himself, and likely his wife Isabella Griffiths, contributed review articles to the periodical. Later contributors included Dr. Charles Burney, John Cleland, Theophilus Cibber, James Grainger, Anna Letitia Barbauld, Elizabeth Moody, and Tobias Smollet. |
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... piece and Locrine : Locrine hath only the letters W. S. prefixed to it ; and exhibits internal proofs that it was not only the compo- fition of a scholar but of a pedant . Neither has it ever yet been fufficiently proved , that it was ...
... piece and Locrine : Locrine hath only the letters W. S. prefixed to it ; and exhibits internal proofs that it was not only the compo- fition of a scholar but of a pedant . Neither has it ever yet been fufficiently proved , that it was ...
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... piece is an addrefs to his brother - poets , to diffuade them from writing any more for the ftage , on account of the ill - treatment which they were used to receive from the players . " Trust them not ( says he ) , for there is an ...
... piece is an addrefs to his brother - poets , to diffuade them from writing any more for the ftage , on account of the ill - treatment which they were used to receive from the players . " Trust them not ( says he ) , for there is an ...
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... piece of more dignity than a love - poem ; or at least any on which he himself fet a value . If ( fays he to his noble patron ) your honour feem but pleafed , I account myself highly praised ; and vow to take advantage of all idle hours ...
... piece of more dignity than a love - poem ; or at least any on which he himself fet a value . If ( fays he to his noble patron ) your honour feem but pleafed , I account myself highly praised ; and vow to take advantage of all idle hours ...
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... piece , its entry on the Stationers books , without the name of the writer , the regularity of the verfifica- . tion , the diffimilitude of the ftyle from that of thofe plays which were undoubtedly compofed by our Author , and the ...
... piece , its entry on the Stationers books , without the name of the writer , the regularity of the verfifica- . tion , the diffimilitude of the ftyle from that of thofe plays which were undoubtedly compofed by our Author , and the ...
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... piece preceded that of Shakspeare , the latter , it should feem , thinking it unneceffary to fet down . verfes which were probably well known , and perhaps then in the poffeffion of the managers of the Globe Theatre . The high ...
... piece preceded that of Shakspeare , the latter , it should feem , thinking it unneceffary to fet down . verfes which were probably well known , and perhaps then in the poffeffion of the managers of the Globe Theatre . The high ...
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Page 199 - I stopped my horse lately where a great number of people were collected at an auction of merchants' goods. The hour of the sale not being come, they were conversing on the badness of the times; and one of the company called to a plain, clean old man, with white locks; — "Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times? Will not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country? How shall we ever be able to pay them? What would you advise us to?" Father Abraham stood up and replied, "If you would have...
Page 200 - What though you have found no treasure, nor has any rich relation left you a legacy, Diligence is the mother of good luck, and God gives all things to industry. Then plough deep while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep.
Page 200 - Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy, as Poor Richard says; and he that riseth late, must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night. While laziness travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him...
Page 201 - What maintains one Vice, would bring up two Children. "You may think perhaps, that a little Tea, or a little Punch now and then, Diet a little more costly, Clothes a little finer, and a little Entertainment now and then, can be no great Matter; but remember what Poor Richard says, Many a Little makes a Mickle; and farther, Beware of little Expenses; A small Leak will sink a great Ship; and again.
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Page 202 - This doctrine, my friends, is reason and wisdom; but, after all do not depend too much upon your own industry and frugality and prudence, though excellent things; for they may all be...
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Page 198 - And Abraham arose, and went forth into the wilderness, and sought diligently for the man, and found him, and returned with him to the tent ; and when he had entreated him kindly, he sent him away on the morrow with gifts.