The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal, Volume 42Henry Colburn and Company, 1834 - English literature |
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Page 100
... improvement of the species . The mariner's compass , the art of printing , the manufacture of gun- powder , were in use in China before they were discovered in Europe ; and Barrow tells us , " when the King of France introduced the ...
... improvement of the species . The mariner's compass , the art of printing , the manufacture of gun- powder , were in use in China before they were discovered in Europe ; and Barrow tells us , " when the King of France introduced the ...
Page 101
... improvements , is already in the press . The Disinherited and the Ensnared . By the Authoress of " Flirtation . ” 3 Vols . The pure and excellent tone of Lady Charlotte Bury's productions has been so frequently and so advantageously ...
... improvements , is already in the press . The Disinherited and the Ensnared . By the Authoress of " Flirtation . ” 3 Vols . The pure and excellent tone of Lady Charlotte Bury's productions has been so frequently and so advantageously ...
Page 109
... Improvements , & c . , by William Greener , will be published within a short period . A Treatise on Desk Diseases is in prepara- tion , for the special sake of the numerous martyrs whom it may concern . The Oriental Annual for 1835 , is ...
... Improvements , & c . , by William Greener , will be published within a short period . A Treatise on Desk Diseases is in prepara- tion , for the special sake of the numerous martyrs whom it may concern . The Oriental Annual for 1835 , is ...
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... improvements in the con- struction and adaptation of metallic packings for the pistons of steam and other engines , pumps , and other purposes to which the same may be applicable . To William Higgins , of Salford , in the county of ...
... improvements in the con- struction and adaptation of metallic packings for the pistons of steam and other engines , pumps , and other purposes to which the same may be applicable . To William Higgins , of Salford , in the county of ...
Page 123
... improvements in the con- struction of power - looms for weaving cotton and other fibrous materials into cloth or other fabrics . To Peter Wright , of the city of Edinburgh , manufacturer , for his invention of an improved method of ...
... improvements in the con- struction of power - looms for weaving cotton and other fibrous materials into cloth or other fabrics . To Peter Wright , of the city of Edinburgh , manufacturer , for his invention of an improved method of ...
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Page 24 - Signior Antonio, many a time and oft In the Rialto you have rated me About my moneys and my usances : Still have I borne it with a patient shrug, For sufferance is the badge of all our tribe. You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog, And spit upon my Jewish gaberdine, And all for use of that which is mine own. Well, then, it now appears you need my help. Go to, then ; you come to me, and you say, Shylock, we would have moneys...
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Page 56 - Augustan era ; and, on grounds of plain sense and universal logic, to see and assert the superiority of the former in the truth and nativeness both of their thoughts and diction.
Page 63 - And all the shows o' the world are frail and vain To weep a loss that turns their lights to shade. It is a woe too deep for tears, when all Is reft at once, when some surpassing Spirit, Whose light adorned the world around it, leaves Those who remain behind...
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Page 56 - In our own English compositions (at least for the last three years of our school education) he showed no mercy to phrase, metaphor, or image, unsupported by a sound sense, or where the same sense might have been conveyed with equal force and dignity in plainer words.
Page 127 - WE, THE POOR LAW COMMISSIONERS, in pursuance of the authorities vested in Us by an Act passed in the fifth year of the reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled "An Act for the Amendment and better Administration of the Laws relating to the Poor in England and Wales...
Page 126 - That an humble address be presented to His Majesty, praying that he would be graciously pleased to give directions that there be laid before the House...
Page 58 - own exceeding great reward"; it has soothed my afflictions; it has multiplied and refined my enjoyments; it has endeared solitude; and it has given me the habit of wishing to discover the good and the beautiful in all that meets and surrounds me.
Page 163 - Countries wear very different appearances to travellers of different circumstances. A man who is whirled through Europe in a post-chaise, and the pilgrim who walks the grand tour on foot, will form very different conclusions.