The Scots Magazine, Volume 19Sands, Brymer, Murray and Cochran, 1757 - English literature |
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Page 471 - Sun to the Northwards of the Way of the Earth. At which Time, had the Earth been there, the Comet would have had a Parallax equal to that of the Moon, as I take it.
Page 256 - ... will enable him to defray any extraordinary expences of the war, incurred, or to be incurred, for the fervice of the...
Page 318 - The Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council, Of the City of London...
Page 46 - Every person in the fleet, who through cowardice, negligence, or disaffection, shall in time of action withdraw or keep back, or not come into the fight or engagement, or shall not do his utmost to take or destroy every ship which it shall be his duty to engage, and to assist and relieve...
Page 46 - Article of War, part of which he falls under, and which admits of no mitigation, even if the crime should be committed by an error in judgment only ; and therefore, for our own consciences ' sakes, as well as in justice to the prisoner, we pray your Lordships, in the most earnest manner, to recommend him to his Majesty's clemency.
Page 470 - I have just now mentioned. And since looking over the histories of comets I find, at an equal interval of time, a comet to have been seen about Easter in the year 1305, which is another double period of 151 years before the former. Hence I think I may venture to foretell that it will return again in the year 1758.
Page 201 - I am that juftice will be done to my reputation hereafter; the manner and caufe of raifing and keeping up the popular clamour and prejudice againft me will be feen through; I...
Page 285 - ... shall hereafter come to any person not being a native " of this kingdom of England, this nation shall not be obliged " to engage in any war for the defence of any dominions or' "•territories which do not belong to the crown of England, " without consent of parliament.
Page 517 - England, fhall be paid into the receipt of the exchequer, to be applied from time to time to fuch' fervices as (hall then have been voted by this Houfe in this feffion of Parliament.
Page 202 - My heart acquits me of these crimes; but who can be presumptuously sure of his own judgment? If my crime is an error in judgment, or differing in opinion from my judges, and if yet the error in...