The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 81R. Griffiths, 1789 - Books |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 77
Page 20
... received fome years ago from a nobleman's fteward in Scotland , will throw confiderable light on this fubject . The whole of the bread and beer ufed in this nobleman's fa- mily , was baked and brewed in the house . mily , ( 20 )
... received fome years ago from a nobleman's fteward in Scotland , will throw confiderable light on this fubject . The whole of the bread and beer ufed in this nobleman's fa- mily , was baked and brewed in the house . mily , ( 20 )
Page 24
... receiving every affiftance which the records of the different offices could furnish , to render it more worthy of the atten- tion and favour of the public . But every expectation of that kind having been disappointed from time to time ...
... receiving every affiftance which the records of the different offices could furnish , to render it more worthy of the atten- tion and favour of the public . But every expectation of that kind having been disappointed from time to time ...
Page 31
... receiving fresh in- creafe by the improvement of telescopes . Dr. Herschel , under whofe eye , M. de la Lande fays , " the ... received on a given plane , the light being placed in a given point ; but it requires more geometry than is ...
... receiving fresh in- creafe by the improvement of telescopes . Dr. Herschel , under whofe eye , M. de la Lande fays , " the ... received on a given plane , the light being placed in a given point ; but it requires more geometry than is ...
Page 36
... received his account from Mr. Johnson , who apparently confounds it with the reguli non criftati , from which it is very diftinct . See Ray's Philof . Letters , p . 108 . The fly - catcher ( ftoparola ) has not yet appeared it usually ...
... received his account from Mr. Johnson , who apparently confounds it with the reguli non criftati , from which it is very diftinct . See Ray's Philof . Letters , p . 108 . The fly - catcher ( ftoparola ) has not yet appeared it usually ...
Page 37
... received , you fay , laft fpring a stock - dove from Sussex ; and are informed that they fometimes breed in that country . But why did not your correfpondent determine the place of its nidification , whether on rocks , cliffs , or trees ...
... received , you fay , laft fpring a stock - dove from Sussex ; and are informed that they fometimes breed in that country . But why did not your correfpondent determine the place of its nidification , whether on rocks , cliffs , or trees ...
Contents
326 | |
336 | |
344 | |
348 | |
371 | |
373 | |
375 | |
376 | |
42 | |
49 | |
72 | |
74 | |
81 | |
83 | |
87 | |
88 | |
90 | |
91 | |
93 | |
104 | |
106 | |
108 | |
111 | |
114 | |
120 | |
133 | |
140 | |
153 | |
159 | |
162 | |
169 | |
170 | |
171 | |
174 | |
175 | |
176 | |
184 | |
185 | |
191 | |
207 | |
208 | |
221 | |
230 | |
243 | |
246 | |
254 | |
256 | |
263 | |
264 | |
267 | |
270 | |
271 | |
273 | |
284 | |
301 | |
312 | |
377 | |
381 | |
393 | |
404 | |
405 | |
417 | |
455 | |
458 | |
460 | |
466 | |
471 | |
488 | |
489 | |
492 | |
497 | |
498 | |
501 | |
506 | |
529 | |
536 | |
544 | |
556 | |
564 | |
566 | |
573 | |
574 | |
576 | |
591 | |
594 | |
603 | |
613 | |
617 | |
620 | |
622 | |
623 | |
629 | |
633 | |
644 | |
647 | |
670 | |
682 | |
688 | |
695 | |
705 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acid afferted alfo Antigone appears becauſe cafe caufe cenfure Chriftian church circumftances compofed compofition confequence confiderable confidered confifts conftitution courfe defcription defign difcourfe edition Efchylus Effay eſtabliſhed Euripides expreffed expreffion faid fame fays fecond feems fenfe fentiments feven feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould filk fince firft fituation fome fometimes fpeaking fpecimen fpirit ftate ftill ftyle fubject fublime fuch fufficient fuperior fuppofe fupport furely give Glaffe Heracl hiftory himſelf Iamb illuftrated inftance inftruction interefting juft knowlege labour laft leaft lefs manner meaſure Menander moft moſt Mufic muft muſt nature neceffary nitrous acid obfervations occafion paffage perfons perufal philofopher pleafing pleaſure poems poets poffefs poffible prefent preferved Proclus profe publiſhed purpoſe racter readers reafon refpect remarks Soph Sophocles ſtate Suidas thefe themfelves theſe thofe thoſe tion tranflation ufual uſeful Valckenaer verfe volume Weft whofe word writer
Popular passages
Page 233 - I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh away ; and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
Page 146 - Finally, brethren, whatfoever things are ' true, whatfoever things are honeft, whatfoever things ' are juft, whatfoever things are pure, whatfoever things ' are lovely, whatfoever things are of good report : If ' there be any virtue, and if there be any praife, think
Page 46 - All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? Art thou become like unto us? Thy pomp is brought down to the grave and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
Page 137 - AWAKE, my St. John ! leave all meaner things To low ambition, and the pride of kings. Let us (fince life can little more fupply Than juft to look about us and to die...
Page 487 - Though I look old, yet I am strong and lusty: For in my youth I never did apply Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood; Nor did not with unbashful forehead woo The means of weakness and debility; Therefore my age is as a lusty winter, Frosty, but kindly: let me go with you; I'll do the service of a younger man In all your business and necessities.
Page 344 - Thank ye," to his thorn. The Pig set up a dismal yelling; Follow'd the Robber to his dwelling, Who, like a fool, had built it midst a bramble: In manfully he sallied, full of might, Determin'd to obtain his right; And midst the bushes now began to scramble.
Page 405 - A miracle is a violation of the laws of nature ; and as a firm and unalterable experience has established these laws, the proof against a miracle, from the very nature of the fact, is as entire as any argument from experience can possibly be imagined.
Page 648 - ... forms of Government, with their institutions, civil and religious; you will examine their improvements and methods in arithmetic...
Page 524 - ... quality it cannot •be walked upon. It is of a circular form, and I fup•pofe about three miles in circumference.
Page 467 - Rules to be obferved in every Contingency incident to the Chace Together with an Account of the Vizier's Manner of hunting in the Mogul Empire. By William Blane, Efq.