The British Critic, and Quarterly Theological Review, Volume 31F. and C. Rivington, 1808 |
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... seems now to remain with us to exhibit fpecimens of the execution of this elaborate performance , and to inform the reader on what fubject he is to expect further infor- mation in the volumes which the author proposes to con- tinue ...
... seems now to remain with us to exhibit fpecimens of the execution of this elaborate performance , and to inform the reader on what fubject he is to expect further infor- mation in the volumes which the author proposes to con- tinue ...
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... seem he intended to ufe , the other contained a roll of manuscript notes of the cafe , to which it would feem he intended to refer . He neither ufed the one nor referred to the other . He was on the floor about ten minutes , when ...
... seem he intended to ufe , the other contained a roll of manuscript notes of the cafe , to which it would feem he intended to refer . He neither ufed the one nor referred to the other . He was on the floor about ten minutes , when ...
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... seems , had been dared to the com bat by a Georgian ; and the firft eye was for the honour of the ftate to which they refpectively belonged . " The eye is not the only feature which fuffers on these occa- fions . Like dogs and bears ...
... seems , had been dared to the com bat by a Georgian ; and the firft eye was for the honour of the ftate to which they refpectively belonged . " The eye is not the only feature which fuffers on these occa- fions . Like dogs and bears ...
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... seem , Which on fome butting cliff tremendous lower . " Hark ! Echo fpeaks , and from her mazy cave , Sportive returns the failor's frequent cry , Ah ! how unlike thy old bard's minstrelfy , Warbled in wild notes to the haunted wave ...
... seem , Which on fome butting cliff tremendous lower . " Hark ! Echo fpeaks , and from her mazy cave , Sportive returns the failor's frequent cry , Ah ! how unlike thy old bard's minstrelfy , Warbled in wild notes to the haunted wave ...
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... seems to be the production of a well - meaning writer ( or writers ) is one of thofe which fcarcely any mortal but an unfortunate Reviewer will read . To be useful , a political work must be , in fome degree , attractive ; which common ...
... seems to be the production of a well - meaning writer ( or writers ) is one of thofe which fcarcely any mortal but an unfortunate Reviewer will read . To be useful , a political work must be , in fome degree , attractive ; which common ...
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Page 643 - They close in clouds of smoke and dust, With sword-sway and with lance's thrust; And such a yell was there Of sudden and portentous birth, As if men fought upon the earth And fiends in upper air; O life and death were in the shout, Recoil and rally, charge and rout, And triumph and despair.
Page 641 - DAY set on Norham's castled steep. And Tweed's fair river, broad and deep. And Cheviot's mountains lone : The battled towers, the donjon keep, The loop-hole grates where captives weep. The flanking walls that round it sweep, In yellow lustre shone.
Page 181 - Could I have rewarded these services I would not now call upon my country ; but as that has not been in my power, I leave Emma Lady Hamilton, therefore, a legacy to my king and country, that they will give her an ample provision to maintain her rank in life.
Page 180 - May the great God whom I worship grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it ; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet...
Page 378 - ... necessary to manage the helm. I am sensible that I am embarking the voice of the people, and a good name of my own, on this voyage; but what returns will be made for them, Heaven alone can foretell. Integrity and firmness are all I can promise. These, be the voyage long or short, shall never forsake me, although I may be deserted by all men; for of the consolations which are to be derived from these, under any circumstances, the world cannot deprive me.
Page 181 - First, that she obtained the King of Spain's letter, in 1796, to his brother, the King of Naples, acquainting him of his intention to declare war against England; from which...
Page 634 - If any man shall ADD UNTO THESE THINGS, GOD SHALL ADD UNTO HIM THE PLAGUES THAT ARE WRITTEN IN THIS BOOK: and if any man shall TAKE AWAY FROM THE WORDS OF THE BOOK OF THIS PROPHECY, GOD SHALL TAKE AWAY HIS PART OUT OF THE BOOK OF LIFE AND OUT OF THE HOLY CITY, AND FROM THE THINGS WHICH ARE WRITTEN IN THIS BOOK.
Page 643 - And sudden, as he spoke, From the sharp ridges of the hill, All downward to the banks of Till, Was wreathed in sable smoke. Volumed and vast, and rolling far, The cloud enveloped Scotland's war As down the hill they broke; Nor martial shout, nor minstrel tone, Announced their march; their tread alone, At times one warning trumpet blown, At times a stifled hum, Told England, from his...
Page 377 - I tell you, (with the world it would obtain little credit,) that my movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those of a culprit, who is going to the place of his execution...
Page 38 - Chrill, (by grace ye are faved.) 2 Tim. i. 9. Who hath faved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpofe and grace, which was given us in Chrift Jefus, before the world began, v.