The History of Civilisation in Scotland, Volumen 4A. Gardner, 1896 - 495 páginas |
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... Edinburgh Review - His Writings ..... 234-236 Lord Brougham , his early Career - His Writing - Robert Mudie- George Combe , Characteristics of his Works ....... 236-238 Patrick E. Dove's Theory of Human Progression ...... Hugh Miller ...
... Edinburgh Review - His Writings ..... 234-236 Lord Brougham , his early Career - His Writing - Robert Mudie- George Combe , Characteristics of his Works ....... 236-238 Patrick E. Dove's Theory of Human Progression ...... Hugh Miller ...
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... Edinburgh Medical School - The College of Physi- cians and College of Surgeons - The first Professor of Anatomy Recognition of other Chairs by the University - John Monro ; Alexander Monro ...... Alexander Monro , Professor of Anatomy ...
... Edinburgh Medical School - The College of Physi- cians and College of Surgeons - The first Professor of Anatomy Recognition of other Chairs by the University - John Monro ; Alexander Monro ...... Alexander Monro , Professor of Anatomy ...
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... Edinburgh - A Lectureship on Music founded in Anderson's College ....... SECTION II . Painting . Conditions favourable to the Culture of Art -- Aikman - Ramsay- His success in London - Runciman , his early efforts - Paintings from ...
... Edinburgh - A Lectureship on Music founded in Anderson's College ....... SECTION II . Painting . Conditions favourable to the Culture of Art -- Aikman - Ramsay- His success in London - Runciman , his early efforts - Paintings from ...
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... Edinburgh to study for the Church in 1742. Thus he became one of the literary coterie consisting of Robertson , Blair , Home , Carlyle , Hume , and others , who were then students in the University , or living in Edinburgh . In 1745 ...
... Edinburgh to study for the Church in 1742. Thus he became one of the literary coterie consisting of Robertson , Blair , Home , Carlyle , Hume , and others , who were then students in the University , or living in Edinburgh . In 1745 ...
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... Edinburgh , he was appointed to succeed Hume as Librarian of the Advocates ' Library in 1757 ; but after a few years , he resigned this post , and became tutor to the sons of Lord Bute . In July , 1759 , he was appointed to the chair of ...
... Edinburgh , he was appointed to succeed Hume as Librarian of the Advocates ' Library in 1757 ; but after a few years , he resigned this post , and became tutor to the sons of Lord Bute . In July , 1759 , he was appointed to the chair of ...
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Página 185 - Oh, bloodiest picture in the book of Time, Sarmatia fell, unwept, without a crime; Found not a generous friend, a pitying foe, Strength in her arms, nor mercy in her woe!
Página 188 - While many a broken band, Disorder'd, through her currents dash, To gain the Scottish land ; To town and tower, to down and dale, To tell red Flodden's dismal tale, And raise the universal wail. Tradition, legend, tune, and song, Shall many an age that wail prolong : Still from the sire the son shall hear Of the stern strife, and carnage drear, Of Flodden's fatal field. Where shiver'd was fair Scotland's spear, And broken was her shield ! XXXV.
Página 279 - It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal before it — draw out, without breaking, a thread as fine as gossamer, and lift a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin and forge anchors — cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves.
Página 58 - He naturally loses, therefore, the habit of such exertion, and generally becomes as stupid and ignorant as it is possible for a human creature to become.
Página 233 - Who is it that rears up the shade of those lofty forests, and blasts them with the quick lightning at his pleasure ? — The same Being who gave to you a country on the other side of the waters, and gave ours to us ; and by this title we will defend it,' said the warrior, throwing down his tomahawk upon the ground, and raising the war-sound of his nation.
Página 186 - The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with age was wan, The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man ! Some had expired in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands; In plague and famine some...
Página 158 - Sorrow,' for thee and all the wretched ! Thy path of thorns is nigh ended. One long last look at the Tuileries, where thy step was once so light, — where thy children shall not dwell. The head is on the block; the axe rushes — Dumb lies the World ; that wild-yelling World, and all its madness, is behind thee.
Página 31 - Let us fix our attention out of ourselves as much as possible, let us chase our imagination to the heavens or to the utmost limits of the universe: we never really advance a step beyond ourselves, nor can conceive any kind of existence but those perceptions which have appeared in that narrow compass.
Página 51 - As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed, and demand a rent even for its natural produce.
Página 458 - A Government in every country should be just like a Corporation,* and in this country it is made up of the landed interest which alone has a right to be represented.