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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... suppose to proceed from two causes - first , the true positions of the cities not being known ; secondly , that the Incas , having no cattle but llamas , and being accustomed to , and living on the mountains , did not feel the ...
... suppose to proceed from two causes - first , the true positions of the cities not being known ; secondly , that the Incas , having no cattle but llamas , and being accustomed to , and living on the mountains , did not feel the ...
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... suppose , either that the Christians of the present day are philosophers , or that the philosophers of old were already Christians .'- Octavius , c . 20 . But these advances on the part of Christianity were more than met by paganism ...
... suppose , either that the Christians of the present day are philosophers , or that the philosophers of old were already Christians .'- Octavius , c . 20 . But these advances on the part of Christianity were more than met by paganism ...
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... suppose , as national rites . But the sacrifices were abolished ; and to this imperial act the historian attributes the invasions of the barbarians and the desolation of the empire . Had Prudentius been a better poet , we should at once ...
... suppose , as national rites . But the sacrifices were abolished ; and to this imperial act the historian attributes the invasions of the barbarians and the desolation of the empire . Had Prudentius been a better poet , we should at once ...
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... suppose it . At least , as I often find that within , which is wearisome enough , I doubt whether those young ladies do the wisest thing in the world , who sacrifice every old habit , and sever themselves from every old con- nexion ...
... suppose it . At least , as I often find that within , which is wearisome enough , I doubt whether those young ladies do the wisest thing in the world , who sacrifice every old habit , and sever themselves from every old con- nexion ...
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... suppose that any people endued with the faculty of lan- guage could be long without them . Yet the coincidences be- tween the two classes are too numerous and too striking to be the effect of accident ; and , as Dr. Prichard well ...
... suppose that any people endued with the faculty of lan- guage could be long without them . Yet the coincidences be- tween the two classes are too numerous and too striking to be the effect of accident ; and , as Dr. Prichard well ...
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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.