Select Reviews, and Spirit of the Foreign Magazines, Band 4Enos Bronson Hopkins and Earle, 1810 |
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... miles from the places whence they are supposed to emanate , and contain accounts of battles and sieges , capitulations and defeats , halts and marches , known to the fabricators only ; who , in whatever relates to invention , con ...
... miles from the places whence they are supposed to emanate , and contain accounts of battles and sieges , capitulations and defeats , halts and marches , known to the fabricators only ; who , in whatever relates to invention , con ...
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... miles , and generally from two to four miles in breadth . The rice extends its stalk ( which draws out , like a pocket telescope ) as the water increases , so that in twenty four hours , it will have lengthened itself six feet , in ...
... miles , and generally from two to four miles in breadth . The rice extends its stalk ( which draws out , like a pocket telescope ) as the water increases , so that in twenty four hours , it will have lengthened itself six feet , in ...
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... miles distant , nor has Antioch any sea prospect ; but in lieu of this , a lake in front , of many miles extent , which , in summer , is now almost as noxious as the stagnated waters in the plain of Scanderoon . " " In every part of ...
... miles distant , nor has Antioch any sea prospect ; but in lieu of this , a lake in front , of many miles extent , which , in summer , is now almost as noxious as the stagnated waters in the plain of Scanderoon . " " In every part of ...
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... miles . He arrived in the latter city on the 7th of May , a season in which the waters of the Tigris are nearly at their height ; and he was greatly surprised at their rapidity , which brought to his recollection the ebb through London ...
... miles . He arrived in the latter city on the 7th of May , a season in which the waters of the Tigris are nearly at their height ; and he was greatly surprised at their rapidity , which brought to his recollection the ebb through London ...
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... miles from the ruins of Babylon , contains thirty thousand inhabitants , and is an entrepót of considerable traffick , chiefly with the great city of Bus sora , which is situated two hundred leagues farther down the river . The ...
... miles from the ruins of Babylon , contains thirty thousand inhabitants , and is an entrepót of considerable traffick , chiefly with the great city of Bus sora , which is situated two hundred leagues farther down the river . The ...
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Seite 276 - Haste thee, Nymph, and bring with thee Jest, and youthful Jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek ; Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides.
Seite 277 - When, in one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail hath threshed the corn That ten day-labourers could not end ;Then lies him down the lubber fiend. And, stretch'd out all the chimney's length, Basks at the fire his hairy strength ; And, crop-full, out of doors he flings, Ere the first cock his matin rings.
Seite 65 - On the whole it appears, and my argument shows, With a reasoning the court will never condemn, That the spectacles plainly were made for the Nose, And the Nose was as plainly intended for them." Then shifting his side, as a lawyer knows how, He pleaded again in behalf of the Eyes : But what were his arguments few people know, For the court did not think they were equally wise. So his lordship decreed with a grave solemn tone, Decisive and clear, without one if or but — That, whenever the Nose put...
Seite 320 - Midst furs and silks and jewels sheen He stood, in simple Lincoln green, The centre of the glittering ring, — And Snowdoun's Knight is Scotland's King!
Seite 65 - And your lordship, he said, will undoubtedly find That the Nose has had spectacles always in wear, Which amounts to possession time out of mind. Then holding the spectacles up to the court — Your lordship observes they are made with a straddle As wide as the ridge of the Nose is ; in short, Designed to sit close to it, just like a saddle.
Seite 276 - While the cock with lively din Scatters the rear of darkness thin, And to the stack, or the...
Seite 277 - With store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace whom all commend.
Seite 102 - Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson has been commanded to spare Denmark, when she no longer resists. The line of defence which covered her shores has struck to the British flag: but if the firing is continued on the part of Denmark, he must...
Seite 278 - ... voice through mazes running, Untwisting all the chains that tie The hidden soul of harmony; That Orpheus...
Seite 64 - Tongue was the lawyer and argued the cause With a great deal of skill, and a wig full of learning, While chief baron Ear sat to balance the laws, So famed for his talent in nicely discerning. In behalf of the Nose, it will quickly appear, And your lordship...