The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 68; Volume 1789Tobias Smollett R[ichard]. Baldwin, at the Rose in Pater-noster-Row, 1789 - Books |
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... relates to the exporta- tion of wool . ' I fuppofe Playters fhall be with you on Sunday or on Mon- day next coming if he may ; ye have many good prayers of the poor people that God fhould fpeed you at this parliament , for they live in ...
... relates to the exporta- tion of wool . ' I fuppofe Playters fhall be with you on Sunday or on Mon- day next coming if he may ; ye have many good prayers of the poor people that God fhould fpeed you at this parliament , for they live in ...
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... relate , there are fome particulars which may appear interefting . Of fir William Paf- ton we meet with nothing but what would constitute an honest worthy man . His fon , however , feems to be a very inferior character . His loyalty is ...
... relate , there are fome particulars which may appear interefting . Of fir William Paf- ton we meet with nothing but what would constitute an honest worthy man . His fon , however , feems to be a very inferior character . His loyalty is ...
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... relate to the regulation of arrests for debt . An apartment in a private house cannot be entered , nor can a man be arrested on his own premises . While a wife is lying - in , a husband cannot be arrested ; and any disturbance near the ...
... relate to the regulation of arrests for debt . An apartment in a private house cannot be entered , nor can a man be arrested on his own premises . While a wife is lying - in , a husband cannot be arrested ; and any disturbance near the ...
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... relates to Zohak , who ufurped the throne of Perfia , and was the fifth monarch of the firft dynafty . He is reprefented as the fon of Merdas king of Arabia , remarkable for his virtues in early youth , and extremely defirous of ...
... relates to Zohak , who ufurped the throne of Perfia , and was the fifth monarch of the firft dynafty . He is reprefented as the fon of Merdas king of Arabia , remarkable for his virtues in early youth , and extremely defirous of ...
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... relates to taking up ' ground , in other words furveying and planning it . In this part of the work there are many circumstances of curiofity and of use , which the practical furveyor may occafionally employ with advantage ; but perhaps ...
... relates to taking up ' ground , in other words furveying and planning it . In this part of the work there are many circumstances of curiofity and of use , which the practical furveyor may occafionally employ with advantage ; but perhaps ...
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Page 1 - ORIGINAL LETTERS, written during the Reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., and Richard III., by various Persons of Rank or Consequence.
Page 352 - And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go, and search diligently for the young child, and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
Page 325 - But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.
Page 467 - Of genius, that power which constitutes a poet; that quality without which judgment is cold, and knowledge is inert; that energy which collects, combines, amplifies and animates ; the superiority must, with some hesitation, be allowed to Dryden.
Page 273 - Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.
Page 428 - I had the curiosity to break down, to inform myself of the internal structure of it, and found it equally ingenious with that of the external. There are many entrances, each of which forms a regular street, with nests on both sides, at about two inches
Page 273 - But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.' Pilate asked him, 'So you are a king?' Jesus answered, 'You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.
Page 377 - Stay thy soft murmuring waters, gentle Rill ; Hush, whispering Winds; ye rustling Leaves, be still; Rest, silver Butterflies, your quivering wings ; Alight, ye Beetles, from your airy rings ; Ye painted Moths, your gold-eyed plumage furl, Bow your wide horns, your spiral trunks uncurl; Glitter, ye Glow-worms, on your mossy beds ; Descend, ye Spiders, on your lengthened threads ; Slide here, ye horned Snails, with varnished shells; Ye Bee-nymphs, listen in your waxen cells...
Page 417 - ... an Account of a Particular Change of Structure in the Human Ovarium.
Page 287 - ... from the shoulder to the ends of the fingers. It is equally clear that intellectual life, or the powers of the understanding and the mind, make themselves most apparent in the circumference and form of the solid parts of the head, especially the forehead ; though they will discover themselves to an attentive and accurate eye in every part and point of the human body, by the congeniality and harmony of the various parts, as will be frequently noticed in the course of this work.