The Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany, Volumen 77Archibald Constable and Company, 1815 |
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... considerable talent , but of such an idle and dissipated life , they could not trust him in any active situation , but he held a place where the otium cum dignitate reigned paramount . A friend of this gentleman's came forward , and in ...
... considerable talent , but of such an idle and dissipated life , they could not trust him in any active situation , but he held a place where the otium cum dignitate reigned paramount . A friend of this gentleman's came forward , and in ...
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... considerable height , especially one , which was much higher than the highest jet of water . On the rising of the jets , they heaved up the water of the bason which lay nearest the orifice of the pipe , to the height of a foot , or a ...
... considerable height , especially one , which was much higher than the highest jet of water . On the rising of the jets , they heaved up the water of the bason which lay nearest the orifice of the pipe , to the height of a foot , or a ...
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... considerable uneasiness , as his pulse was at 164 . On his second attempt he remained water , and twenty - four minutes under traversed three fourths of the space between the Pont Royal and the bridge of Louis XVI . It is supposed that ...
... considerable uneasiness , as his pulse was at 164 . On his second attempt he remained water , and twenty - four minutes under traversed three fourths of the space between the Pont Royal and the bridge of Louis XVI . It is supposed that ...
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... considerable deduction ( I should conceive one - third of the whole ) must be made in order to ob- tain the medium thickness ; so that we may state , in round numbers , that this formation , at the present rate of waste , will supply ...
... considerable deduction ( I should conceive one - third of the whole ) must be made in order to ob- tain the medium thickness ; so that we may state , in round numbers , that this formation , at the present rate of waste , will supply ...
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... considerable severity of the in- terference of Sir James . Three hundred peasants had , in like manner , been surrender- ed ; and in these acts the British Governor made no distinction between acknowledged crimes and alledged political ...
... considerable severity of the in- terference of Sir James . Three hundred peasants had , in like manner , been surrender- ed ; and in these acts the British Governor made no distinction between acknowledged crimes and alledged political ...
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Página 341 - My dear friend Mr. Anderson and likewise Mr. Scott are both dead; but though all the Europeans who are with me should die, and though I were myself half dead, I would still persevere; and if I could not succeed in the object of my journey, I would at last die on the Niger.
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Página 44 - But here, — above, around, below, On mountain or in glen, Nor tree, nor shrub, nor plant, nor flower, Nor aught of vegetative power, The weary eye may ken. For all is rocks at random thrown, Black waves, bare crags, and banks of stone...
Página 471 - And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
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Página 223 - ... after the signing of this treaty excepting only the islands hereinafter mentioned, shall be restored without delay, and without causing any destruction or carrying away any of the artillery or other public property originally captured in the said forts or places and 'which shall remain therein upon the exchange of the ratifications of this treaty, or any slaves or other private property.
Página 404 - The troops of the 5th division and those of the Brunswick corps were long and severely engaged, and conducted themselves with the utmost gallantry. I must particularly mention the 28th, 42d, 79th, and 92d regiments, and the battalion of Hanoverians.
Página 405 - These attacks were repeated till about seven in the evening, when the enemy made a desperate effort with cavalry and infantry, supported by the fire of artillery, to force our left centre, near the farm of La Haye Sainte, which, after a severe contest, was defeated...