Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the Arts, Sciences, Literature, &c. Intended to Supersede the Use of Other Books of Reference, Volumen7John Brown, 1816 |
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... hour of recent forrow , Dr Carlyle erected to the memory of his great and good friend . Befides the works above enume- rated , Lord Hailes publifhed the following : i . Me- morials and letters relating to the hiftory of Great Britain ...
... hour of recent forrow , Dr Carlyle erected to the memory of his great and good friend . Befides the works above enume- rated , Lord Hailes publifhed the following : i . Me- morials and letters relating to the hiftory of Great Britain ...
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... hour fixed , for his execution Diony fius was fo ftruck with the fidelity of those two friends , that he remitted the punishment , and in treated them to permit him to fhare their friend- thip and enjoy their confidence . See an elegant ...
... hour fixed , for his execution Diony fius was fo ftruck with the fidelity of those two friends , that he remitted the punishment , and in treated them to permit him to fhare their friend- thip and enjoy their confidence . See an elegant ...
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... hour , which is a length of time fufficient for various purposes ; befides , if longer time is required to be fpent in thefe places , a perfon may have two or more bladders of dephlogifticated air along with him , and may fhift as foon ...
... hour , which is a length of time fufficient for various purposes ; befides , if longer time is required to be fpent in thefe places , a perfon may have two or more bladders of dephlogifticated air along with him , and may fhift as foon ...
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... hour of the diftrefs of the company , for a joint poffeffion of the fettlement , or adopted the union of the kingdoms , which the fovereign of both proposed to them , that poffeffion could cer- tainly have been obtained . Had fhe ...
... hour of the diftrefs of the company , for a joint poffeffion of the fettlement , or adopted the union of the kingdoms , which the fovereign of both proposed to them , that poffeffion could cer- tainly have been obtained . Had fhe ...
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... hour . Shak . While we converfe with her , we mark No want of day , nor think it dark . Waller , 2. Not of a showy or vivid colour . - If the plague be fomewhat dark , and the plague spread not in the fkin , the priest fhall pronounce ...
... hour . Shak . While we converfe with her , we mark No want of day , nor think it dark . Waller , 2. Not of a showy or vivid colour . - If the plague be fomewhat dark , and the plague spread not in the fkin , the priest fhall pronounce ...
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Página 197 - That dogs bark at me as I halt by them; Why, I, in this weak piping time of peace, Have no delight to pass away the time...
Página 398 - WHEN a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her : then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
Página 388 - At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame ; The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred store, Enlarged the former narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With nature's mother- wit, and arts unknown before.
Página 221 - Italian band, a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
Página 111 - Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie : to be laid in the balance, they are altogether tighter than vanity.
Página 221 - ... peace. He had a particular reverence for the person of the king, and the more extraordinary devotion for that of the prince, as he had had the honour to be trusted with his education as his governor ; for which office, as he excelled in some, so he wanted other qualifications.
Página 337 - The discreet man finds out the talents of those he converses with, and knows how to apply them to proper uses. Accordingly, if we look into particular communities and divisions of men, we may observe that it is the discreet man, not the witty, nor the learned, nor the brave, who guides the conversation, and gives measures to the society. A man with great talents, but void of discretion, is like Polyphemus in the fable, strong and blind, endued with an irresistible force, which, for want of sight,...
Página 273 - Talk not of life, or ransom (he replies): Patroclus dead, whoever meets me, dies: In vain a single Trojan sues for grace; But least, the sons of Priam's hateful race. Die then, my friend! what boots it to deplore? The great, the good Patroclus is no more! He, far thy better, was foredoom'd to die, And thou, dost thou bewail mortality?
Página 226 - Wrapt in a pleasing fit of melancholy, To meditate my rural minstrelsy, Till Fancy had her fill. But ere a close The wonted roar was up amidst the woods...
Página 104 - I, that am curtail'd of this fair proportion, Cheated of feature by dissembling nature, Deform'd, unfinish'd, sent before my time Into this breathing world, scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable That dogs bark at me as I halt by them...