The British Review, and London Critical Journal, Volumen 5Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1813 |
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... respect , of the other parts of the united kingdoms , cannot be computed with equal precision ; but there are very ... respects , better provided than an hundred years ago ; and therefore this part of our intrinsic wealth has much more ...
... respect , of the other parts of the united kingdoms , cannot be computed with equal precision ; but there are very ... respects , better provided than an hundred years ago ; and therefore this part of our intrinsic wealth has much more ...
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... respect to the degree in which the money prices have increased since 1714 , the general opinion that on a medium they are three times as great as formerly , is probably very near the truth . Various causes have been assigned for this ...
... respect to the degree in which the money prices have increased since 1714 , the general opinion that on a medium they are three times as great as formerly , is probably very near the truth . Various causes have been assigned for this ...
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... respect , which took place in consequence of the political ascendency that we acquired during the latter part of the seven years war , may be visibly con- nected a very rapid change from superabundance of agricultural produce to an ...
... respect , which took place in consequence of the political ascendency that we acquired during the latter part of the seven years war , may be visibly con- nected a very rapid change from superabundance of agricultural produce to an ...
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... respect to the perpetual annuities , only differing from an absolute sale of rent charges , by retaining a right to repur- chase them at a stipulated price , which price differs from that obtained by their sale , according to the ...
... respect to the perpetual annuities , only differing from an absolute sale of rent charges , by retaining a right to repur- chase them at a stipulated price , which price differs from that obtained by their sale , according to the ...
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... respecting our funding system is , by what possible means do private persons provide the vast sums which they annually ... respect , though , without doubt , assisted by foreign trade , has arisen much more from the great increase of ...
... respecting our funding system is , by what possible means do private persons provide the vast sums which they annually ... respect , though , without doubt , assisted by foreign trade , has arisen much more from the great increase of ...
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Página 137 - He who hath bent him o'er the dead Ere the first day of death is fled, The first dark day of nothingness, The last of danger and distress...
Página 442 - He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This amicable conflict with difficulty obliges us to an intimate acquaintance with our object, and compels us to consider it in all its relations. It will not suffer us to be superficial.
Página 139 - The sting she nourish'd for her foes, Whose venom never yet was vain, Gives but one pang, and cures all pain, And darts into her desperate brain...
Página 153 - God do to us, who hath made us, not to devour and destroy one another, but to live soberly and kindly together in the world.
Página 87 - For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. for there are no bands in their death : but their strength is firm. They are not in trouble as other men , neither are they plagued like other men.
Página 140 - Can this with faded pinion soar From rose to tulip as before? Or Beauty, blighted in an hour, Find joy within her broken bower ? No: gayer insects fluttering by !Ne'er droop the wing o'er those that die, And lovelier things have mercy shown To every failing but their own, And every woe a tear can claim Except an erring sister's shame.
Página 195 - ... with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his strength ; and, therefore, they loved him as truly and as fervently as he loved England.
Página 138 - As if to him it could impart The doom he dreads, yet dwells upon ; Yes, but for these and these alone, Some moments, ay, one treacherous hour, He still might doubt the tyrant's power ; So fair, so calm, so softly sealed, The first, last look, by death revealed ! Such is the aspect of this shore ; 'Tis Greece, but living Greece no more ! So coldly sweet, so deadly fair, We start, for soul is wanting there.
Página 94 - But though the ancients thus their rules invade, (As kings dispense with laws themselves have made,) Moderns, beware! or if you must offend Against the precept, ne'er transgress its end; Let it be seldom, and compelled by need; And have, at least, their precedent to plead.
Página 138 - Appals the gazing mourner's heart, As if to him it could impart The doom he dreads, yet dwells upon ; Yes, but for these, and these alone, Some moments, ay, one treacherous hour, He still might doubt the tyrant's power; So fair, so calm, so softly sealed, The first, last look by death revealed...