The Quarterly Review, Volume 39William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1829 - English literature |
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... taken place in the Netherlands , under the present government , in commerce , manufactures , agriculture , and in- dustry , in general , are very remarkable , more especially in the vicinity of Brussels , Antwerp , Liege , and Namur ...
... taken place in the Netherlands , under the present government , in commerce , manufactures , agriculture , and in- dustry , in general , are very remarkable , more especially in the vicinity of Brussels , Antwerp , Liege , and Namur ...
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... taken of the mother and child may be better com- pared to the lying - in chamber of a great lady than to an hospital . This is strictly intended for married women , and such as are in in- different circumstances ; and we agree with Dr ...
... taken of the mother and child may be better com- pared to the lying - in chamber of a great lady than to an hospital . This is strictly intended for married women , and such as are in in- different circumstances ; and we agree with Dr ...
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... taken . ' The ' great mass ' of this description in Russia amounts to about forty of the fifty - three millions that constitute its multifarious population , a large proportion of whom are slaves to the aristocracy . This privileged ...
... taken . ' The ' great mass ' of this description in Russia amounts to about forty of the fifty - three millions that constitute its multifarious population , a large proportion of whom are slaves to the aristocracy . This privileged ...
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... taken place of the moat and ramparts by which it was formerly surrounded . Within the three sides ( the Neva and two wings ) are ranges parallel buildings , which form the magazines , artificers ' shops , mast and boat houses , offices ...
... taken place of the moat and ramparts by which it was formerly surrounded . Within the three sides ( the Neva and two wings ) are ranges parallel buildings , which form the magazines , artificers ' shops , mast and boat houses , offices ...
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... taken in a continued line , measures three thousand six hundred and twenty- four feet , being little short of three - fourths of an English mile in length . ' Either dimensions are gigantic enough , but the only value of figures is ...
... taken in a continued line , measures three thousand six hundred and twenty- four feet , being little short of three - fourths of an English mile in length . ' Either dimensions are gigantic enough , but the only value of figures is ...
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Page 4 - O FRIEND ! I know not which way I must look For comfort, being, as I am, opprest, To think that now our life is only drest For show ; mean handy-work of craftsman, cook, Or groom ! We must run glittering like a brook In the open sunshine, or we are unblest : The wealthiest man among us is the best : No grandeur now in nature or in book Delights us. Rapine, avarice, expense, This is idolatry ; and these we adore : Plain living and high thinking are no more...
Page 476 - The discovery of America, and that of a passage to the East Indies by the Cape of Good Hope, are the two greatest and most important events recorded in the history of mankind.
Page 110 - First, we do amiss to spend seven or eight years merely in scraping together so much miserable Latin and Greek as might be learned otherwise easily and delightfully in one year.
Page 101 - From Paul's I went, to Eton sent, To learn straightways the Latin phrase, Where fifty-three stripes given to me At once I had. For fault but small, or none at all, It came to pass thus beat I was; See, Udal, see the mercy of thee To me, poor lad.
Page 18 - The great mass of nations is neither rich nor gay. They whose aggregate constitutes the people are found in the streets and the villages, in the shops and farms ; and from them collectively considered must the measure of general prosperity be taken.
Page 345 - Took up the lady's voice, and laughed again ; That ancient woman seated on Helm-crag Was ready with her cavern ; Hammar-scar, And the tall steep of Silver-how, sent forth A noise of laughter ; southern Loughrigg heard, And Fairfield answered with a mountain tone ; Helvellyn far into the clear blue sky Carried the lady's voice ; old Skiddaw blew His speaking-trumpet ; back out of the clouds Of Glaramara southward came the voice ; And Kirkstone tossed it from his misty head.
Page 284 - In perusing a corrupted piece, he must have before him all possibilities of meaning, with all possibilities of expression. Such must be his comprehension of thought, and such his copiousness of language. Out of many readings possible, he must be able to select that which best suits with the state, opinions, and modes of language prevailing in every age, and with his authour's particular cast of thought, and turn of expression. Such must be his knowledge, and such his taste.
Page 522 - An Inquiry into the Process of Nature in Repairing Injuries of the Intestines.
Page 190 - He had not been long in confinement when he applied to the Court of King's Bench for a writ of habeas corpus...
Page 216 - It is agreed that creditors on either side shall meet with no lawful impediment to the recovery of the full value in sterling money of all bona fide debts heretofore contracted.