The Republic of Letters: A Weekly Republication of Standard Literature, Volumen 5Published for the proprietors, 1836 |
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... land , to have been for a long time covered with water : but how comes it to pass , that the waves , which , according to the supposition , formed the Alps , the Pyrenees , and Mount Taurus , did not likewise form some eminence or hill ...
... land , to have been for a long time covered with water : but how comes it to pass , that the waves , which , according to the supposition , formed the Alps , the Pyrenees , and Mount Taurus , did not likewise form some eminence or hill ...
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... land to this sea - port , which is inaccessible indeed during seven months in the year ; but , nevertheless this ... lands less northerly , where the conveniencies of life were to be had in greater plenty ? How comes it that they differ ...
... land to this sea - port , which is inaccessible indeed during seven months in the year ; but , nevertheless this ... lands less northerly , where the conveniencies of life were to be had in greater plenty ? How comes it that they differ ...
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... land covered with pasture , legumi- nous plants , cherry and almond trees , and large flocks of wild sheep , who fed in these solitary places , and whose flesh was excellent . The in- habitants of these countries must be conquered and ...
... land covered with pasture , legumi- nous plants , cherry and almond trees , and large flocks of wild sheep , who fed in these solitary places , and whose flesh was excellent . The in- habitants of these countries must be conquered and ...
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... Lands , to the country extending from the Baltic Sea , to the con- fines of China ; as that of Terræ Australes , or ... land race with that of the Samojedes . There are * Memoirs sent from Petersburg . † Ibid many more different species ...
... Lands , to the country extending from the Baltic Sea , to the con- fines of China ; as that of Terræ Australes , or ... land race with that of the Samojedes . There are * Memoirs sent from Petersburg . † Ibid many more different species ...
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... land from Si- beria to Kamtshatka in 1701 , by order of Peter the Great , who , notwithstanding his misfortune at ... lands , and returned without having discovered the passage . In 1741 , Bering cruised all over this sea , in com- pany ...
... land from Si- beria to Kamtshatka in 1701 , by order of Peter the Great , who , notwithstanding his misfortune at ... lands , and returned without having discovered the passage . In 1741 , Bering cruised all over this sea , in com- pany ...
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Página 411 - Hampton takes its name. Here Britain's statesmen oft the fall foredoom Of foreign tyrants, and of nymphs at home : Here thou, great Anna! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take — and sometimes tea.
Página 411 - Who gave the ball or paid the visit last; One speaks the glory of the British Queen, And one describes a charming Indian screen; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes: At every word a reputation dies.
Página 405 - What the unsearchable dispose Of Highest Wisdom brings about, And ever best found in the close. Oft He seems to hide His face, But unexpectedly returns...
Página 412 - The berries crackle, and the mill turns round; On shining altars of Japan they raise The silver lamp; the fiery spirits blaze: From silver spouts the grateful liquors glide, While China's earth receives the smoking tide: At once they gratify their scent and taste, And frequent cups prolong the rich repast.
Página 410 - Now awful Beauty puts on all its arms; The fair each moment rises in her charms, Repairs her smiles, awakens ev'ry grace, And calls forth all the wonders of her face: Sees by degrees a purer blush arise, And keener lightnings quicken in her eyes.
Página 412 - Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine, (The victor cried) the glorious prize is mine ! While fish in streams, or birds delight in air, Or in a coach and six the British fair, As long as Atalantis shall be read...
Página 410 - Favours to none, to all she smiles extends; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike, And, like the sun, they shine on all alike.
Página 390 - Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree ? The sun to me is dark And silent as the moon, When she deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave.
Página 411 - Lock ; Ariel himself shall be the guard of Shock. " To fifty chosen sylphs, of special note, We trust th...
Página 390 - To daily fraud, contempt, abuse and wrong, Within doors, or without, still as a fool, In power of others, never in my own ; Scarce half I seem to live, dead more than half. O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse Without all hope of day! O first created beam, and thou great Word, Let there be light, and light was over all; Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree?