Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure, Volume 97Pub. for J. Hinton., 1795 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 18
Page 7
... Soon after fir Thomas More refigned the office of lord chan- cellor , he wrote an epitaph for him- felf , which is engraved upon a tablet of black marble on the fouth wall of the chancel at Chelfea . It has been fe- veral times printed ...
... Soon after fir Thomas More refigned the office of lord chan- cellor , he wrote an epitaph for him- felf , which is engraved upon a tablet of black marble on the fouth wall of the chancel at Chelfea . It has been fe- veral times printed ...
Page 41
... Soon after his birth , his of watches , and in the method of father was appointed mafter of the finding the longitude at fea by time- free grammar fchool at Biddeford , in keepers , have given him a very high the north of Devon , to ...
... Soon after his birth , his of watches , and in the method of father was appointed mafter of the finding the longitude at fea by time- free grammar fchool at Biddeford , in keepers , have given him a very high the north of Devon , to ...
Page 59
... Soon after I faw three fail standing in . I made the fignal to chace . They were two French frigates , and a large Dutch - built thip in tow of one of them . They flood round the fouth end of Belleifle . The headinoft fhips got within ...
... Soon after I faw three fail standing in . I made the fignal to chace . They were two French frigates , and a large Dutch - built thip in tow of one of them . They flood round the fouth end of Belleifle . The headinoft fhips got within ...
Page 86
... Soon after the beginning of this eruption , afhes fell thick at the foot of the mountain , all the way from Portici to the Torre del Greco ; and what is remarkable , although there were not at that time any clouds in the air , except ...
... Soon after the beginning of this eruption , afhes fell thick at the foot of the mountain , all the way from Portici to the Torre del Greco ; and what is remarkable , although there were not at that time any clouds in the air , except ...
Page 128
... Soon will droop. ODE TO WAR . [ From Whitehoufe's Odes Moral and Defcriptive . ] DREAD offspring of Tartarian birth , Whofe nodding creft is itain'd with gore , Whom to fome giant son of earth , Strife , in ftrong pangs of child - bed ...
... Soon will droop. ODE TO WAR . [ From Whitehoufe's Odes Moral and Defcriptive . ] DREAD offspring of Tartarian birth , Whofe nodding creft is itain'd with gore , Whom to fome giant son of earth , Strife , in ftrong pangs of child - bed ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
alfo appear becauſe cafe captain caufe cloudy confequence confiderable confidered conftitution courfe death defire enemy eruption Evan Nepean expreffed fafely faid fame fays fcience fecond fecure feems feen fent ferve fervice feven feveral fhall fhips fhould fide fince fire firft fituation fmall fociety folar foldiers fome fometimes foon fpeak fpirit fpot French ftate ftill fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuperior fuppofed fupport fure furface fyftem hazy himſelf honour houfe houſe inftance intereft John juft king laft lava lefs London Gazette lord majefty majesty's manner Marthal ment moft moſt muft Naples nature neceffary night obferved occafion paffed perfons philofopher pleafed pleaſure pofed poffeffed poffible prefent prifoners purpoſe racter rain reafon refidence refpect ſhall thefe themfelves ther theſe thofe Thomas Thomas Mudge thoſe tion Torre del Greco ufual univerfal uſed veffels Vefuvius whofe William
Popular passages
Page 137 - It shall be lawful for the ships of war and privateers belonging to the said parties respectively to carry whithersoever they please the ships and goods taken from their enemies, without...
Page 381 - On what foundation stands the warrior's pride, How just his hopes let Swedish Charles decide ; A frame of adamant, a soul of fire, No dangers fright him, and no labours tire ; O'er love, o'er fear, extends his wide domain, Unconquer'd lord of pleasure and of pain ; No joys to him pacific...
Page 204 - To the tent-royal of their emperor; Who, busied in his majesty, surveys The singing masons building roofs of gold, The civil citizens kneading up the honey, The poor mechanic porters crowding in Their heavy burdens at his narrow gate, The sad-eyed justice, with his surly hum, Delivering o'er to executors pale The lazy yawning drone.
Page 204 - Where some, like magistrates, correct at home, Others, like merchants, venture trade abroad, Others, like soldiers, armed in their stings, Make boot upon the summer's velvet buds, Which pillage they with merry march bring home To the tent-royal of their ( emperor...
Page 130 - ... to regulate the boundary line in that quarter, as well as all other points to be adjusted between the said parties, according to justice and mutual convenience and in conformity to the intent of the said treaty.
Page 156 - A posse ad esse is both against logic and divinity: so is it sedition in subjects to dispute what a King may do in the height of his power. But just Kings will ever be willing to declare what they will do, if they will not incur the curse of God. I will not be content that my power be disputed upon, but I shall ever be willing to make the reason appear of all my doings, and rule my actions according to my Laws...
Page 39 - When the town of Landshut, in Bavaria, surrendered to him at discretion, the principal inhabitants of it fell down upon their knees before him, and presented him with the keys of their town. " Rise, rise," said he; " it is your duty to fall upon your knees to God, and not to so frail and feeble a mortal as I am.
Page 169 - And on that branch which is called Caora are a nation of people whose heads appear not above their shoulders, which though it may be thought a mere fable, yet for mine own part I am resolved it is true, because every child in the provinces of Arromaia and Canuri affirm the same. They are called Ewaipanoma. They are reported to have their eyes in their shoulders, and their mouths in the middle of their breasts, and that a long train of hair groweth backward between their shoulders.
Page 139 - We are bound by our treaties with three of the belligerent nations, by all the means in our power, to protect and defend their vessels and effects in our ports or waters, or on the seas near our shores, and to recover, and restore the same to the right owners, when taken from them.
Page 96 - ... two parts, the one the treble and the other the tenor, which was very dulce and melodious to hear...