Walker's Hibernian Magazine, Or, Compendium of Entertaining KnowledgeR. Gibson, 1803 |
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... force of its weight , and inftantly wrote you a full statement of it , and then determined to make my ef- cape . In the agitation which I felt for the fecurity of my perfon , I for- got to put my letter into the poft , but in fpite of ...
... force of its weight , and inftantly wrote you a full statement of it , and then determined to make my ef- cape . In the agitation which I felt for the fecurity of my perfon , I for- got to put my letter into the poft , but in fpite of ...
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... force of ex- ample may do : -At the return of Mofes down from Mount - Sion , where he converfed with the Lord of Crea- tion , and with other commands , re- ceived certain inftructions from him for the children of Ifrael , the fhadow of ...
... force of ex- ample may do : -At the return of Mofes down from Mount - Sion , where he converfed with the Lord of Crea- tion , and with other commands , re- ceived certain inftructions from him for the children of Ifrael , the fhadow of ...
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... force of the ene- my's artillery , and to come to terms by promifing that if he might be fuffered to remain upon the field of battle that night , and march out with all the ho- nours of war , he would give his parole of honour never ...
... force of the ene- my's artillery , and to come to terms by promifing that if he might be fuffered to remain upon the field of battle that night , and march out with all the ho- nours of war , he would give his parole of honour never ...
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... force at fea . He pofitively contradicted the rumour of 27 fail of the line having left Tou- lon , a rumour which , he said , muft have originated in the worft of motives . He then took a comparative view of the navies of the ...
... force at fea . He pofitively contradicted the rumour of 27 fail of the line having left Tou- lon , a rumour which , he said , muft have originated in the worft of motives . He then took a comparative view of the navies of the ...
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... force . Another inftance moft powerfully evinces the wretched policy of the firft conful . It ought to have been the ftrenuous exertion of Bonaparte to reduce , inftead of augment , the mili- tary establishment . What he has moft to ...
... force . Another inftance moft powerfully evinces the wretched policy of the firft conful . It ought to have been the ftrenuous exertion of Bonaparte to reduce , inftead of augment , the mili- tary establishment . What he has moft to ...
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Seite 33 - Knowing by instinct that the person they intend to attack is in a sound slumber, they generally alight near the feet, where, while the creature continues fanning with his enormous wings, which keeps one cool, he bites a piece out of the tip of the great toe, so very small indeed that the head of a pin could scarcely be received into the wound, which is consequently not painful; yet through this orifice he continues to suck the blood, until he is obliged to disgorge.
Seite 570 - ... be the signal of insurrection in all. We have now, without the loss of a man, with our means of communication untouched, brought our plans to the moment when they are ripe for execution ; and in the promptitude with which nineteen counties will come forward at once to execute them, it will be found that neither confidence nor communication are wanting to the people of Ireland.
Seite 308 - Johnson (awfully rolling himself as he prepared to speak, and bursting out into a thundering tone), ' Sir, you might as well say that St Paul was the most despicable of human beings. Let us beware how we petulantly and ignorantly traduce a character which puts all other characters to shame. Sir, a rope-dancer concentrates in himself all the cardinal virtues.
Seite 38 - ... fawningly against the breast of a man, who had attracted his notice among the crowd, and delivered the book to him. The Dog immediately returned to the place where he had landed, and watched with great attention for every thing that came from the wrecked vessel, seizing them, and endeavouring to bring them to land.
Seite 680 - Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.
Seite 34 - Indostan, and whilst himself and his wife go into the woods to collect leaves and branches of trees for his food, they fix him to the ground by a length of chain, and frequently leave a child yet unable to walk, under his protection: and the intelligent animal not only defends it, but as it creeps about, when it arrives near the extremity of his chain, he wraps his trunk gently round its body, and brings it again into the centre of his circle.
Seite 318 - Castile have been separated from. • the order by Spain, a part of the Italian langue has been abolished by the annexation of Piedmont and Parma to France. There is strong reason to believe, that it has been in contemplation to sequestrate the property of the Bavarian langue, and the intention has been avowed of keeping the Russian langues within the dominions of the emperor. " Under these circumstances, the order of St.
Seite 309 - Jirma; who performs the jocund evolutions of the dance on a superficies compared to which the verge of a precipice is a stable station ; may rightfully snatch the wreath from the conqueror and the martyr ; may boast that he...
Seite 379 - As a proof of his desire to maintain peace, he wished to know what he had to gain by going to war with England. A descent was the only means of offence he had, and that he was determined to attempt, by putting himself at the head of the expedition.
Seite 378 - Georges and others of his description, who, instead of being sent to Canada, as had been repeatedly promised, were permitted to remain in England, handsomely pensioned, and constantly committing all sorts of crimes on the coasts of France, as well as in the interior. In confirmation of this he told me, that two men had within these few days been apprehended in Normandy, and were now on their way to Paris, who were hired assassins, and employed...