The Scots Magazine, Volume 46Sands, Brymer, Murray and Cochran, 1784 - English literature |
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... occafion- al conforming to the ceremonies of the Roman - Catholic religion in marriages , burials , & c .; but if the priests start any difficulties , they manage the matter with- out their interference , and perform the functions ...
... occafion- al conforming to the ceremonies of the Roman - Catholic religion in marriages , burials , & c .; but if the priests start any difficulties , they manage the matter with- out their interference , and perform the functions ...
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... occafion , as it gave the House leisure to pay a due attention to the momentous transactions of the two last days ; it gave them leifure to reflect on the circumftances of public affairs , to discriminate the constitutional danger of ...
... occafion , as it gave the House leisure to pay a due attention to the momentous transactions of the two last days ; it gave them leifure to reflect on the circumftances of public affairs , to discriminate the constitutional danger of ...
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... occafion feveral allufions to a Noble relation of his , and as feveral things thrown out in a former debate appeared to his mind in the form of threats ; he had authority from that Noble person to declare , that the place which he had ...
... occafion feveral allufions to a Noble relation of his , and as feveral things thrown out in a former debate appeared to his mind in the form of threats ; he had authority from that Noble person to declare , that the place which he had ...
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... occafion . Thofe , he con- feffed , were no half - measures . They were complete and radical . But he was not fo bold ; he was content to bring a- bout the defirable end he had in view , by compounding matters with the Com- pany . One ...
... occafion . Thofe , he con- feffed , were no half - measures . They were complete and radical . But he was not fo bold ; he was content to bring a- bout the defirable end he had in view , by compounding matters with the Com- pany . One ...
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... occafion , [ alluding to the affair of Gen. Rofs . ] Mr Pitt rofe , and with a manly cou- rage declared upon his honour , that he was privy to no improper means for in- fluencing the vote of any member . He defired , that , in their ...
... occafion , [ alluding to the affair of Gen. Rofs . ] Mr Pitt rofe , and with a manly cou- rage declared upon his honour , that he was privy to no improper means for in- fluencing the vote of any member . He defired , that , in their ...
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Page 322 - Puss was tamed by gentle usage ; Tiney was not to be tamed at all ; and Bess had a courage and confidence that made him tame from the beginning.
Page 564 - ... with it; but from which a communication is secretly conveyed to a hammer, that regularly strikes the hour, and repeats the same at pleasure, by touching a diamond button fixed to the clock below. At the feet of the lady is a...
Page 374 - But if I had followed the advice of all our pretended friends, I might have extirpated the whole race ; for the people of each hamlet or village, by turns, applied to me to destroy the other.
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Page 202 - On a full consideration of the present situation of affairs, and of the extraordinary circumstances which have produced it, I am induced to put an end to this session of Parliament...
Page 202 - Then the lord chancellor, by his majefty's command, faid : My lords, and gentlemen, It is his majefty's royal will and pleafure, that this parliament be prorogued to Tuefday, the fifth day of September next, to be then here holden ; and this parliament is accordingly prorogued to the fifth day of September next.
Page 322 - No creature could be more grateful than my patient after his recovery, a sentiment which he most significantly expressed by licking my hand, first the back of it, then the palm, then every finger separately, then between all the fingers, as if anxious to leave no part of it unsaluted ; a ceremony which he never performed but once again upon a similar occasion.
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Page 283 - ... school on Sunday as clean as possible. Many were at first deterred because they wanted decent clothing, but I could not undertake to supply this defect. I argue, therefore, if you can loiter about, without shoes, and in a ragged coat, you may as well come to school, and learn what may tend to your good, in that garb. I reject none on that footing.