Monthly Review; Or New Literary JournalRalph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths R. Griffiths., 1816 Editors: May 1749-Sept. 1803, Ralph Griffiths; Oct. 1803-Apr. 1825, G. E. Griffiths. |
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... considered in reference to the Chronology of Sir Isaac Newton , " written in Mr. G.'s 20th year , and in French also . This essay consists of a comparison of the Newtonian chrono- logy with that of other writers , concerning such points ...
... considered in reference to the Chronology of Sir Isaac Newton , " written in Mr. G.'s 20th year , and in French also . This essay consists of a comparison of the Newtonian chrono- logy with that of other writers , concerning such points ...
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... considered himself as possessing the happy medium ; being inclined to think that it would not have been his lot to become an historian had he been either richer or poorer . From the year 1772 , he lived in London , and increased his ...
... considered himself as possessing the happy medium ; being inclined to think that it would not have been his lot to become an historian had he been either richer or poorer . From the year 1772 , he lived in London , and increased his ...
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... considered by you as a want of attention , and I was very ready to pay what others gave me reason to expect would be received as a mark of civility . I do not mean here to refer to Mr. Batt . My determination was the result of a ...
... considered by you as a want of attention , and I was very ready to pay what others gave me reason to expect would be received as a mark of civility . I do not mean here to refer to Mr. Batt . My determination was the result of a ...
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... considered by Gibbon as the most acute and accurate piece of criticism since the days of Bentley . A very general sentiment prevailed with the public that these two volumes were inferior to the first ; an impression ascribed in the ...
... considered by Gibbon as the most acute and accurate piece of criticism since the days of Bentley . A very general sentiment prevailed with the public that these two volumes were inferior to the first ; an impression ascribed in the ...
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... considered the manner of disposing of his materials , he determined " to group his picture by nations ; " the seeming neglect of chronological order being compensated by the superior interest and per- spicuity : but it is to be ...
... considered the manner of disposing of his materials , he determined " to group his picture by nations ; " the seeming neglect of chronological order being compensated by the superior interest and per- spicuity : but it is to be ...
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Página 221 - tis He alone Decidedly can try us, He knows each chord its various tone, Each spring its various bias : Then at the balance let's be mute, We never can adjust it; What's done we partly may compute, But know not what's resisted.
Página 269 - Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.
Página 139 - tis a morn of May Round old Ravenna's clear-shewn towers and bay, A morn, the loveliest which the year has seen, Last of the spring, yet fresh with all its green ; For a warm eve, and gentle rains at night, Have left a sparkling welcome for the light...
Página 375 - She likewise insisted upon a security that the crowns of France and Spain should never be united on the same head. Her majesty no longer insisted upon Philip's being expelled from the throne of Spain by the arms of his own grandfather.
Página 257 - To wake the soul by tender strokes of art, To raise the genius, and to mend the heart, To make mankind, in conscious virtue bold, Live o'er each scene, and be what they behold...
Página 181 - But that the sea, mounting to the welkin's cheek, Dashes the fire out. O ! I have suffer'd With those that I saw suffer: a brave vessel, Who had no doubt some noble creature in her, Dash'd all to pieces. O ! the cry did knock Against my very heart. Poor souls, they perish'd.
Página 20 - Were I ambitious of any other Patron than the Public, I would inscribe this work to a Statesman, who, in a long, a stormy, and at length an unfortunate administration, had many political opponents, x PREFACE almost without a personal enemy: who has retained, in his fall from power, many faithful and disinterested friends; and who, under the pressure of severe infirmity, enjoys the lively vigour of his mind, and the felicity of his incomparable temper.
Página 144 - But the proper language of poetry is in fact nothing different from that of real life, and depends for its dignity upon the strength and sentiment of what it speaks. It is only adding musical modulation to what a fine understanding might actually utter in the midst of its griefs or enjoyments.
Página 139 - Fade in the warmth of that great charity ; And hard it is, she thinks, to have no will; But not to bless these thousands, harder still : With that, a keen and quivering glance of tears Scarce moves her patient mouth, and disappears ; A smile is underneath, and breaks away, And round she looks and breathes, as best befits the day. What need I tell of lovely lips and eyes, A clipsome waist, and bosom's balmy rise...
Página 161 - I should have expected a lodging with them; or though they may be the first, as being more eminent than I, I must expect to follow their example in suffering, as I have been their companion in acting.