The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Tom 3J. Limbird, 1824 Containing original essays; historical narratives, biographical memoirs, sketches of society, topographical descriptions, novels and tales, anecdotes, select extracts from new and expensive works, the spirit of the public journals, discoveries in the arts and sciences, useful domestic hints, etc. etc. etc. |
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... means admit ; we have read his volume with bitter and painful disappointment : bitter , because the work falls so far short of the expectation which his fame had ex- cited ; painful , because it is an ungra- cious and unwelcome office ...
... means admit ; we have read his volume with bitter and painful disappointment : bitter , because the work falls so far short of the expectation which his fame had ex- cited ; painful , because it is an ungra- cious and unwelcome office ...
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... means fails in comprehensiveness ; but is so perplexed with digressions , and encum- bered by intermingling the ... mean not but blunder round about a meaning ; ' if the language may disdain not merely purity and precision , but even ...
... means fails in comprehensiveness ; but is so perplexed with digressions , and encum- bered by intermingling the ... mean not but blunder round about a meaning ; ' if the language may disdain not merely purity and precision , but even ...
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... means neglected in his new situation . Admiral Cornwallis had provided for the improvement of the younger members of the provision , and especially for those on board of his own ship . The Rev. William Morgan ( afterwards Chaplain of ...
... means neglected in his new situation . Admiral Cornwallis had provided for the improvement of the younger members of the provision , and especially for those on board of his own ship . The Rev. William Morgan ( afterwards Chaplain of ...
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... means so liberal to Monsieur de Voltaire , " Alas ! " ( said Voltaire with an air of philosophic indulgence ) " I dare to say we are both of us very much mis- taken ! " THE CUSTOMS . The Annual produce of the Customs in the year 1268 ...
... means so liberal to Monsieur de Voltaire , " Alas ! " ( said Voltaire with an air of philosophic indulgence ) " I dare to say we are both of us very much mis- taken ! " THE CUSTOMS . The Annual produce of the Customs in the year 1268 ...
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... means of doing good and charitable offices to such as ye find proper objects of com- passion , will , I hope , excuse my impor- tunity in endeavouring to approve myself not absolutely unworthy of that mercy and favour your Excellency ...
... means of doing good and charitable offices to such as ye find proper objects of com- passion , will , I hope , excuse my impor- tunity in endeavouring to approve myself not absolutely unworthy of that mercy and favour your Excellency ...
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Strona 343 - The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece ! Where burning Sappho loved and sung, Where grew the arts of war and peace, Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung ! Eternal summer gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is set.
Strona 343 - The mountains look on Marathon, And Marathon looks on the sea. And musing there an hour alone, I dreamed that Greece might still be free, For standing on the Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave.
Strona 138 - And hitting and splitting, And shining and twining, And rattling and battling, And shaking and quaking, And pouring and roaring, And waving and raving...
Strona 373 - The man, whose eye Is ever on himself, doth look on one, The least of nature's works, one who might move The wise man to that scorn which wisdom holds Unlawful, ever.
Strona 228 - May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet! For myself individually, I commit my life to Him that made me; and may His blessing alight on my endeavours for serving my country faithfully!
Strona 118 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Strona 343 - Place me on Sunium's marbled steep, Where nothing, save the waves and I, May hear our mutual murmurs sweep; There, swan-like, let me sing and die: A land of slaves shall ne'er be mine— Dash down yon cup of Samian wine!
Strona 343 - And where are they? and where art thou, My country? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now, The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine?
Strona 116 - Enter not into judgment with thy servant, O LORD; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
Strona 340 - The whole distance, from the place whence we started to our landing on the other side, including the length we were carried by the current, was computed by those on board the frigate at upwards of four English miles ; though the actual breadth is barely one.