Select Reviews, and Spirit of the Foreign Magazines, Band 4Enos Bronson Hopkins and Earle, 1810 |
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... carried up even to the elements of ancient and modern history ? No- thing is more common , or more stupid , than to take the actual for the possible ; to believe that all which is , is all which can be ; first to laugh at every proposed ...
... carried up even to the elements of ancient and modern history ? No- thing is more common , or more stupid , than to take the actual for the possible ; to believe that all which is , is all which can be ; first to laugh at every proposed ...
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... carry corn , merely because they have been hitherto accustomed to see it produce nothing but weeds and grass : they very naturally mis- take its present condition for its general nature . So completely have the talents of women been ...
... carry corn , merely because they have been hitherto accustomed to see it produce nothing but weeds and grass : they very naturally mis- take its present condition for its general nature . So completely have the talents of women been ...
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... carried off by an inflammatory or gouty attack in his bowels , which put a period to his existence after a few days ' illness , in the month of October 1803. We have since learned , that the publica- tion of his posthumous works , which ...
... carried off by an inflammatory or gouty attack in his bowels , which put a period to his existence after a few days ' illness , in the month of October 1803. We have since learned , that the publica- tion of his posthumous works , which ...
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... carried with him into the Foudroyant where it remained , many days , on the gratings of the quarter deck . While his officers were one day looking at this extraordinary present , his lordship came out of the cabin : You may look at it ...
... carried with him into the Foudroyant where it remained , many days , on the gratings of the quarter deck . While his officers were one day looking at this extraordinary present , his lordship came out of the cabin : You may look at it ...
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... carried their heads about the island with parsnips in their teeth . The remark of our authors on the meeting of lord Nelson with his lady ( whom he professed to adore ) after a long separation , is as follows : " His lordship arrived in ...
... carried their heads about the island with parsnips in their teeth . The remark of our authors on the meeting of lord Nelson with his lady ( whom he professed to adore ) after a long separation , is as follows : " His lordship arrived in ...
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Seite 276 - Haste thee, Nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful Jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek ; Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides.
Seite 277 - When, in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath threshed the corn That ten day-labourers could not end ;Then lies him down the lubber fiend. And, stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength ; And, crop-full, out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings.
Seite 65 - On the whole it appears, and my argument shows, With a reasoning the court will never condemn, That the spectacles plainly were made for the Nose, And the Nose was as plainly intended for them." Then shifting his side, as a lawyer knows how, He pleaded again in behalf of the Eyes : But what were his arguments few people know, For the court did not think they were equally wise. So his lordship decreed with a grave solemn tone, Decisive and clear, without one if or but — That, whenever the Nose put...
Seite 320 - Midst furs and silks and jewels sheen He stood, in simple Lincoln green, The centre of the glittering ring, — And Snowdoun's Knight is Scotland's King!
Seite 65 - And your lordship, he said, will undoubtedly find That the Nose has had spectacles always in wear, Which amounts to possession time out of mind. Then holding the spectacles up to the court — Your lordship observes they are made with a straddle As wide as the ridge of the Nose is ; in short, Designed to sit close to it, just like a saddle.
Seite 276 - While the cock with lively din Scatters the rear of darkness thin, And to the stack, or the...
Seite 277 - With store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace whom all commend.
Seite 102 - Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson has been commanded to spare Denmark, when she no longer resists. The line of defence which covered her shores has struck to the British flag: but if the firing is continued on the part of Denmark, he must...
Seite 278 - ... voice through mazes running, Untwisting all the chains that tie The hidden soul of harmony; That Orpheus...
Seite 64 - Tongue was the lawyer and argued the cause With a great deal of skill, and a wig full of learning, While chief baron Ear sat to balance the laws, So famed for his talent in nicely discerning. In behalf of the Nose, it will quickly appear, And your lordship...