The London Magazine, Or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer, Volume 38R. Baldwin, 1769 - English essays |
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... because it is poffible for a man of great opulence to be ambitious of honour , and fuch a man may be will- ing to open his purfe , for the dignity of fitting in our fenate , though he is zealously determined at all times to act as ...
... because it is poffible for a man of great opulence to be ambitious of honour , and fuch a man may be will- ing to open his purfe , for the dignity of fitting in our fenate , though he is zealously determined at all times to act as ...
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... because Childebert his fon reformed fome articles in it ; on the other , the chapter which treats of the immunities of churches , and the prefervation of their minifters , fup- poles the converfion of the first chris- tian king . This ...
... because Childebert his fon reformed fome articles in it ; on the other , the chapter which treats of the immunities of churches , and the prefervation of their minifters , fup- poles the converfion of the first chris- tian king . This ...
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... because it cafts its fkin forfooth , and fo feemed to them to renew its youth ; whence myftic philofophers , from the ferpent's undergoing fuch alterations of reftor- ing itself as they imagined to frefix health and vigour again , gave ...
... because it cafts its fkin forfooth , and fo feemed to them to renew its youth ; whence myftic philofophers , from the ferpent's undergoing fuch alterations of reftor- ing itself as they imagined to frefix health and vigour again , gave ...
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... because fo coftly , very choice , when , in my humble opinion , there is no material difference between falt of vipers , and any other volatile fal : extracted by chemistry ; for that , as it is a mere creature of the fire in that form ...
... because fo coftly , very choice , when , in my humble opinion , there is no material difference between falt of vipers , and any other volatile fal : extracted by chemistry ; for that , as it is a mere creature of the fire in that form ...
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... because the public are acquainted with the various cir- cumftances of the novel , that they will na- turally put up with the minuteft incident , however unaffecting , tedious , or unconnected Mr. Reed wou'd have done well , had he ...
... because the public are acquainted with the various cir- cumftances of the novel , that they will na- turally put up with the minuteft incident , however unaffecting , tedious , or unconnected Mr. Reed wou'd have done well , had he ...
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Page 259 - For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.
Page 473 - ... as the encroachments of prerogative. He would be as little capable of bargaining with the minister for places for himself or his dependents, as of descending to mix himself in the intrigues of opposition.
Page 365 - With what force, my lord, with what protection are you prepared to meet the united detestation of the people of England? The city of London has given a generous example to the kingdom in what manner a king of this country ought to be...
Page 476 - As little acquainted with the rules of decorum as with the laws of morality, they will not suffer you to profit by experience, nor even to consult the propriety of a bad character. Even now they tell you, that life is no more than a dramatic scene, in which the hero should preserve his consistency to the last, and that, as you lived without virtue, you should die without repentance.
Page 307 - Is any thing more common than to see our ladies of qua'lity wear such high shoes as they cannot walk in without one to lead them ; and a gown as long again as their body, so that they cannot stir to the next room without a page or two to hold it up...
Page 475 - He must create a solitude round his estate if he would avoid the face of reproach and derision. At Plymouth his destruction would be more than probable; at Exeter, inevitable.
Page 473 - Conscious of his own weight and importance, his conduct in parliament would be directed by nothing but the constitutional duty of a peer.
Page 26 - That the ladies' summer hats, however, should be lined with black, as not reverberating on their faces those rays which are reflected upwards from the earth or water ? That the putting a white cap of paper or linen within the crown of a black hat, as some...
Page 474 - He would never have been insulted with virtues which he had laboured to extinguish, nor suffered the disgrace of a mortifying defeat, which has made him ridiculous and contemptible, even to the few by whom he was not detested.
Page 473 - His authority would either sanctify or disgrace the measures of government. The people would look up to him as to their protector, and a virtuous prince would have one honest man in his dominions in whose integrity and judgment he might safely confide. If it should be the will of Providence to afflict him with a domestic misfortune, he would submit to the stroke, with feeling but not without dignity.