The Quarterly Review, Band 57William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) John Murray, 1836 |
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... Observations on Trial by Jury in Civil Causes , as now incorporated with the Jurisdic- tion of the Court of Session . By the Right Hon . Wm . Adam , Lord Chief Commissioner III . - History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the ...
... Observations on Trial by Jury in Civil Causes , as now incorporated with the Jurisdic- tion of the Court of Session . By the Right Hon . Wm . Adam , Lord Chief Commissioner III . - History of England from the Peace of Utrecht to the ...
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... . No sooner was he observed by the crowd , than they all came dancing towards him , and cach , kissing his hand , placed his gift ( which was was some article of provision ) , slung by a 20 Expeditions on the Amazon .
... . No sooner was he observed by the crowd , than they all came dancing towards him , and cach , kissing his hand , placed his gift ( which was was some article of provision ) , slung by a 20 Expeditions on the Amazon .
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... observe no traces of the great change which was silently underworking the very foundations of the Pagan worship . At what time the Christian churches arose as public buildings is not quite certain , but it is universally admitted that ...
... observe no traces of the great change which was silently underworking the very foundations of the Pagan worship . At what time the Christian churches arose as public buildings is not quite certain , but it is universally admitted that ...
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... observe that the Christians in this respect seem only to have followed the example of the Jews of Alexandria , the staple , we suspect , of Jewish and of Christian forgery ] ; -some part likewise is of a very late period ; far the ...
... observe that the Christians in this respect seem only to have followed the example of the Jews of Alexandria , the staple , we suspect , of Jewish and of Christian forgery ] ; -some part likewise is of a very late period ; far the ...
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... observed the respectful language in which Constan- tine still spoke , in the public edicts , of the established paganism . It is Vetus ob- servantia , vetus consuetudo ; templorum solemnia ; consuetudinis gentilitiæ solemni- tas . Under ...
... observed the respectful language in which Constan- tine still spoke , in the public edicts , of the established paganism . It is Vetus ob- servantia , vetus consuetudo ; templorum solemnia ; consuetudinis gentilitiæ solemni- tas . Under ...
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Seite 494 - I call therefore a complete and generous education, that which fits a man to perform justly, skilfully, and magnanimously all the offices, both private and public, of peace and war.
Seite 364 - Still rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine some. Earth's cities had no sound nor tread, And ships were drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb.
Seite 302 - Scotchman's, who refused to be cured of the itch because it made him unco' thoughtful of his wife and bonny Inverary. " But, now, to be serious : let me ask myself what gives me a wish to see Ireland again. The country is a fine one, perhaps ? no. There are good company in Ireland ? no. The conversation there is generally made up of a smutty toast or a bawdy song ; the vivacity supported by some humble cousin, who had just folly enough to earn his dinner.
Seite 307 - Imagine to yourself a pale, melancholy visage, with two great wrinkles between the eyebrows, with an eye disgustingly severe, and a big wig, and you may have a perfect picture of my present appearance. On the other hand, I conceive you as perfectly sleek and healthy, passing many a happy day among your own children, or those who knew you a child. Since I knew what it was to be a man this is a pleasure I have not known. I have passed my days among a parcel of cool, designing beings, and have contracted...
Seite 303 - It is true, this conduct might have been simple enough; but yourself must confess it was in character. Those who know me at all, know that I have always been actuated by different principles from the rest of mankind; and while none regarded the interest of his friend more, no man on earth regarded his own less.
Seite 303 - The booksellers in Ireland republish every performance there without making the author any consideration. I would, in this respect, disappoint their avarice, and have all the profits of my labour to myself.
Seite 311 - I hear that Goldsmith, who is a very great sloven, justifies his disregard of cleanliness and decency by quoting my practice; and I am desirous this night to show him a better example.
Seite 366 - Earth has not a plain So boundless or so beautiful as thine ; The eagle's vision cannot take it in : The lightning's wing, too weak to sweep its space, Sinks half-way o'er it like a wearied bird : It is the mirror of the stars, where all Their hosts within the concave firmament, Gay marching to the music of the spheres, Can see themselves at once.
Seite 86 - The Eastern Origin of the Celtic Nations proved by a Comparison of their Dialects with the Sanskrit, Greek, Latin, and Teutonic Languages. Forming a Supplement to Researches into the Physical History of Mankind.
Seite 293 - I have spent more than a fortnight every second day at the Duke of Hamilton's, but it seems they like me more as a jester than as a companion ; so I disdained so servile an employment : 'twas unworthy my calling as a physician.