The Critical Review, Or, Annals of LiteratureW. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1809 - English literature |
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... nature must , it seems to us , be that of the dates , either positive or to be collected from circumstances of the original documents ; for if these can be traced with any tolerable certainty to the age of the events recorded , or to ...
... nature must , it seems to us , be that of the dates , either positive or to be collected from circumstances of the original documents ; for if these can be traced with any tolerable certainty to the age of the events recorded , or to ...
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... nature of the entertainment they may expect to derive from a perusal of the work . Rodrigo ( or Ruy ) Diaz , was born at the little town of Bi- var near Burgos , in the year 1026 , of the family of the an cient counts of Castile , but a ...
... nature of the entertainment they may expect to derive from a perusal of the work . Rodrigo ( or Ruy ) Diaz , was born at the little town of Bi- var near Burgos , in the year 1026 , of the family of the an cient counts of Castile , but a ...
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... Nature of Alkaline Bodies . By Humphrey Davy , Esq . Sec . R.S. M.R.I.A. - We have noticed in a former number of our journal , Mr. Davy's conjecture , that by the application of those high powers of electricity developed by the the ...
... Nature of Alkaline Bodies . By Humphrey Davy , Esq . Sec . R.S. M.R.I.A. - We have noticed in a former number of our journal , Mr. Davy's conjecture , that by the application of those high powers of electricity developed by the the ...
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... flame , giving the same products . The weights of the alkalis produced exceed considerably those of the bases , On the Properties and Nature of the Basis of Potash C 2 Philosophical Transactions for 1808. Part I. 19 Again: ...
... flame , giving the same products . The weights of the alkalis produced exceed considerably those of the bases , On the Properties and Nature of the Basis of Potash C 2 Philosophical Transactions for 1808. Part I. 19 Again: ...
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On the Properties and Nature of the Basis of Potash .. It is difficult to preserve and confine these bodies , as they act upon almost every body with which they come in contact . Recently distilled naphtha answers the best , in it they ...
On the Properties and Nature of the Basis of Potash .. It is difficult to preserve and confine these bodies , as they act upon almost every body with which they come in contact . Recently distilled naphtha answers the best , in it they ...
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Page 228 - For we are saved by hope : but hope that is seen is not hope : for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Page 338 - The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha', To thee my fancy took its wing, I sat, but neither heard nor saw ; Tho' this was fair, and that was braw, And yon the toast of a' the town, I sigh'd, and said amang them a', "Ye are na Mary Morison.
Page 413 - I see their situation, know their danger, and participate their sufferings, without having it in my power to give them further relief, than uncertain promises. In short, I see inevitable destruction in so clear a light, that, unless vigorous measures are taken by the Assembly, and speedy assistance sent from below, the poor inhabitants that are now in forts, must unavoidably fall, while the remainder are flying before the barbarous foe.
Page 95 - And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads; And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Page 345 - Doon, How can ye blume sae fair ! How can ye chant, ye little birds, And I sae fu' o' care. Thou'll break my heart, thou bonie bird, That sings upon the bough ; Thou minds me o' the happy days, When my fause luve was true. Thou'll break my heart, thou bonie bird, That sings beside thy mate ; For sae I sat, and sae I sang, And wist na o
Page 258 - Her pure and eloquent blood Spoke in her cheeks, and so distinctly wrought, That one might almost say her body thought.
Page 414 - That I have foibles, and perhaps many of them, I shall not deny; I should esteem myself, as the world also would, vain and empty, were I to arrogate perfection.
Page 421 - Since the date of my last we have had the virtue and patience of the army put to the severest trial. Sometimes it has been five or six days together without bread; at other times, as many days without meat; and once or twice, two or three days, without either.
Page 421 - ... on whom I was obliged to call, expose our situation to them, and in plain terms declare that we were reduced to the alternative of disbanding or catering for ourselves, unless the inhabitants would afford us their aid. I allotted to each county a certain proportion of flour or grain, and a certain number of cattle, to be delivered on certain days; and, for the honor of the magistrates, and...
Page 343 - Here's freedom to him that wad read, Here's freedom to him that wad write ! There's nane ever fear'd that the truth should be heard, But they wham the truth wad indite. Here's a health to them that's awa, Here's a health to them that's awa, Here's Chieftain M'Leod, a Chieftain worth gowd, Tho' bred among mountains o' snaw ! I'M OWRE YOUNG TO MARRY YET.