The Guide to Knowledge, Band 1William Pinnock proprietor; and published, 1833 |
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... received by the public ; but as this subject opens a wide field , and though there seldom arises a HERSCHEL , we still hope to find further matter to gratify the lovers of Astronomy ; and therefore we intend to lay before our readers ...
... received by the public ; but as this subject opens a wide field , and though there seldom arises a HERSCHEL , we still hope to find further matter to gratify the lovers of Astronomy ; and therefore we intend to lay before our readers ...
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... received , and , that " THE GUIDE to KnowlEDGE " will prove beneficial . He who feels emulous of procuring for ... receiving it . Time was when SIR ISAAC NEWTON did not know the letters of the ALPHABET ; and the time may possibly come ...
... received , and , that " THE GUIDE to KnowlEDGE " will prove beneficial . He who feels emulous of procuring for ... receiving it . Time was when SIR ISAAC NEWTON did not know the letters of the ALPHABET ; and the time may possibly come ...
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... received kind treatment . which , having the power to elongate its body at pleasure , the animal is sure of access . But it is only when favoured by ob- scurity or gloom , that the Polecat undertakes its expeditions . Its sanguinary ...
... received kind treatment . which , having the power to elongate its body at pleasure , the animal is sure of access . But it is only when favoured by ob- scurity or gloom , that the Polecat undertakes its expeditions . Its sanguinary ...
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... received the name of France from the Franks , a nation of Germany , who settled in France in the fifth century . The French are a gay and lively people ; very fond of dancing The Persians live in Persia . They are Mahometans ; and in ...
... received the name of France from the Franks , a nation of Germany , who settled in France in the fifth century . The French are a gay and lively people ; very fond of dancing The Persians live in Persia . They are Mahometans ; and in ...
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... received notions , and imparting the truth privately only to his confidential disciples , one of them , Philolans , boldly declared his conviction , that the Earth revolved round the Sun ; prejudice was , as yet , however , too strong ...
... received notions , and imparting the truth privately only to his confidential disciples , one of them , Philolans , boldly declared his conviction , that the Earth revolved round the Sun ; prejudice was , as yet , however , too strong ...
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Seite 252 - Which pillage they with merry march bring home 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.
Seite 410 - My loving people, we have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery. But I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people. Let tyrants fear.
Seite 252 - 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...
Seite 410 - I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die amongst you all, to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and for my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust.
Seite 426 - Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply : And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er...
Seite 411 - To contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of man: And they that creep, and they that fly, Shall end where they began. Alike the busy and the gay...
Seite 410 - ... but, by your obedience to my general, by your concord in the camp, and your valour in the field, we shall shortly have a famous victory over those enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people.
Seite 36 - To God's eternal house direct the way; A broad and ample road, whose dust is gold And pavement stars, as stars to thee appear, Seen in the galaxy, that milky way, Which nightly, as a circling zone, thou seest Powder'd with stars.
Seite 81 - About the cart hear how the rout Of rural younglings raise the shout, Pressing before, some coming after, Those with a shout, and these with laughter. Some bless the cart, some kiss the sheaves, Some prank them up with oaken leaves...
Seite 442 - the Deep Voice cried, " So long enjoyed, so oft misused — Alternate, in thy fickle pride, Desired, neglected, and accused? " Before my breath, like blazing flax, Man and his marvels pass away ; And changing empires wane and wax, Are founded, flourish, and decay. " Redeem mine hours — the space is brief — While in my glass the sand-grains shiver, And measureless thy joy or grief, When TIME and thou...