The Critical Review, Or, Annals of LiteratureW. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1802 - English literature |
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... consist chiefly , at least the former , of inflammable air ; and we believe the production of this gas has not been explained . We remem- ber , in our review of Bruce's Travels , taking some notice of the subject ; but it was too novel ...
... consist chiefly , at least the former , of inflammable air ; and we believe the production of this gas has not been explained . We remem- ber , in our review of Bruce's Travels , taking some notice of the subject ; but it was too novel ...
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... consists in a great measure of miscellaneous subjects . The first article is on the rise and progress of the fine arts , which are proved , from their history , to have seldom attained any high degree of perfection , but where they have ...
... consists in a great measure of miscellaneous subjects . The first article is on the rise and progress of the fine arts , which are proved , from their history , to have seldom attained any high degree of perfection , but where they have ...
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... consist of twelve parts , and the price six guineas ! The maps , when com- pleted , must be so diminutive and unsatisfactory , that no person of common skill would give six shillings for the whole col- lection . If the drawings be made ...
... consist of twelve parts , and the price six guineas ! The maps , when com- pleted , must be so diminutive and unsatisfactory , that no person of common skill would give six shillings for the whole col- lection . If the drawings be made ...
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... consists of two volumes , both called The Civil Wars of Granada ; but the events in the second volume occurred seventy - seven years after the conquest of that kingdom by the Christians . It records the rebellion of the Moors in the ...
... consists of two volumes , both called The Civil Wars of Granada ; but the events in the second volume occurred seventy - seven years after the conquest of that kingdom by the Christians . It records the rebellion of the Moors in the ...
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... consist of the silk manufactory ; the porcelaine ditto ; and the marble and spar works . Of the first , there are six in Derby ; that of Mr. Shell employs about three hundred people ; one single water- wheel sets in motion all the ...
... consist of the silk manufactory ; the porcelaine ditto ; and the marble and spar works . Of the first , there are six in Derby ; that of Mr. Shell employs about three hundred people ; one single water- wheel sets in motion all the ...
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Page 314 - Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain : whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life ? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Page 169 - How oft, when press'd to marriage, have I said, Curse on all laws but those which love has made! Love, free as air, at sight of human ties, Spreads his light wings, and in a moment flies...
Page 298 - I walked around the room, perfectly regardless of what was said to me. As I recovered my former state of mind I felt an inclination to communicate the discoveries I had made during the experiment. I...
Page 238 - Fire !" was given, meaning to pull out my pistol, in a horrible hurry I presented, neck foremost, the villanous diet drink of Lady Kitty Carbuncle ; and the medicine being unfortunately fermented by the jolting of my horse, it forced out the cork with a prodigious pop, full in the face of my gallant commander. Sir C.
Page 426 - Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning : The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.
Page 185 - To relate in what manner the gifts of the Holy Spirit were communicated on the day of Pentecost, and the subsequent miracles performed by the Apostles, by which the truth of Christianity was confirmed. An authentic account of this matter was absolutely necessary, because Christ had so often assured his disciples, that they should receive the Holy Spirit. Unbelievers, therefore, whether Jews or Heathens, might have made objections to our religion, if it had not been shown that Christ's declaration...
Page 3 - And Jesus saith. unto him, ..The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Page 411 - Arts in June 1743. In March 1744, he was elected Fellow of his college. He became Master of Arts in October 1746, and was admitted one of the senior proctors of the University in April 1752. Being of an unambitious temper, and strongly attached to the charms of rural scenery, he early fixed his residence in his native village, where he spent the greater part of his life in literary occupations, and especially in the study of nature.
Page 446 - They were all men of good morals, excellent in virtue and virtuous deeds, skilled in the use of weapons to strike with, or to be thrown, brave men, eager for victory in battle.
Page 426 - Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you, because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.