Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal EnlargedRalph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths R. Griffiths., 1828 Editors: May 1749-Sept. 1803, Ralph Griffiths; Oct. 1803-Apr. 1825, G. E. Griffiths. |
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... possessed , perhaps , rather more than the average amount both of talent and acquire- ment which royal personages have in general had to boast of ; but this is not saying a great deal . His 18 Fellowes's Historical Sketches .
... possessed , perhaps , rather more than the average amount both of talent and acquire- ment which royal personages have in general had to boast of ; but this is not saying a great deal . His 18 Fellowes's Historical Sketches .
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... possessed , had he been left to the independent conclusions of his reason . That this would have been the case , we have good reason to suppose , from seeing that the few who think much , seldom or never place their desires on the ...
... possessed , had he been left to the independent conclusions of his reason . That this would have been the case , we have good reason to suppose , from seeing that the few who think much , seldom or never place their desires on the ...
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... possessed few of the means of self - amusement , now in the hands of almost all the world . Music was cultivated by none but those whose strong natural taste , and talent for it , made them overcome all obstacles in its pursuit ...
... possessed few of the means of self - amusement , now in the hands of almost all the world . Music was cultivated by none but those whose strong natural taste , and talent for it , made them overcome all obstacles in its pursuit ...
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... possessed of observation , in presenting his work to the public . Judiciously avoiding the example of the writers who , in treating of such sub- jects , fill their pages with inapplicable or trite stories , he has selected from the ...
... possessed of observation , in presenting his work to the public . Judiciously avoiding the example of the writers who , in treating of such sub- jects , fill their pages with inapplicable or trite stories , he has selected from the ...
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... possessed the cap of Fortunatus . But though circumstances have thus called into vogue a class of writers who are incessantly sowing the field of literature with tares , and though we should think it a very useless task to attempt the ...
... possessed the cap of Fortunatus . But though circumstances have thus called into vogue a class of writers who are incessantly sowing the field of literature with tares , and though we should think it a very useless task to attempt the ...
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Página 388 - The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, Burn'd on the water ; the poop was beaten gold, Purple the sails, and so perfumed that The winds were love-sick with them, the oars were silver, Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke, and made The water which they beat to follow faster, As amorous of their strokes.
Página 367 - ... human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach; from Infinite to thee, From thee to nothing. On superior...
Página 476 - I raised such men as had the fear of God before them, and made some conscience of what they did, and from that day forward, I must say to you, they were never beaten, and wherever they were engaged against the enemy they beat continually...
Página 520 - She dwelt among the untrodden ways Beside the springs of Dove, A Maid whom there were none to praise And very few to love : A violet by a mossy stone Half hidden from the eye ! — Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky. She lived unknown, and few could know When Lucy ceased to be ; But she is in her grave, and, oh, The difference to me...
Página 227 - They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them. Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
Página 408 - Oh, no, no," said the little Fly ; " to ask me is in vain, For who goes up your winding stair can ne'er come down again.
Página 225 - The new bank is not long in being visited by sea-birds: salt plants take root upon it, and a soil begins to be formed ; a cocoa-nut, or the drupe of a pandanus, is thrown on shore; land birds visit it, and deposit the seeds of shrubs and trees ; every high tide, and still more every gale, adds something to the bank ; the form of an island is gradually assumed ; and last of all, comes man to take possession.
Página 408 - Will you rest upon my little bed?" Said the spider to the fly. "There are pretty curtains drawn around, The sheets are fine and thin; And if you like to rest awhile, I'll snugly tuck you in." "Oh, no, no!" said the little fly, "For I've often heard it said, They never, never wake again Who sleep upon your bed.
Página 414 - Full of all gentleness, of calmest hope, Of sweet and quiet joy; there was the look Of Heaven upon his face which limners give To the beloved disciple.
Página 227 - Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment : the waters stood above the mountains.