The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Volumen 3J. S. Redfield, Clinton Hall, 1834 |
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... stands ten feet high , is five feet wide , and weighs half a ton . It strikes the hours and quarters , and has a perpetual almanac , which has an exclusive movement for leap year , requiring to be regulated once in 100 years , and the ...
... stands ten feet high , is five feet wide , and weighs half a ton . It strikes the hours and quarters , and has a perpetual almanac , which has an exclusive movement for leap year , requiring to be regulated once in 100 years , and the ...
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... stand against this impost , a citizen of London , a merchant of the name of William Chambers , allowed himself to be ... stands immediately behind the New Post - Office . The style is what is called the Italian ; and the front of the ...
... stand against this impost , a citizen of London , a merchant of the name of William Chambers , allowed himself to be ... stands immediately behind the New Post - Office . The style is what is called the Italian ; and the front of the ...
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... stand stripped of all their leaves , as in the midst of winter . After de- vouring the fruits , the herbage , and the leaves of trees , they attack the buds and the bark , and do not even spare the thatch of the houses . The most ...
... stand stripped of all their leaves , as in the midst of winter . After de- vouring the fruits , the herbage , and the leaves of trees , they attack the buds and the bark , and do not even spare the thatch of the houses . The most ...
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... stand unrebuked ; and a cool tenacity of temper and purpose which never for- sook him under the most discouraging circumstances , and was no doubt exceedingly provoking to his oppo- nents . Indeed his sturdiness , however useful to his ...
... stand unrebuked ; and a cool tenacity of temper and purpose which never for- sook him under the most discouraging circumstances , and was no doubt exceedingly provoking to his oppo- nents . Indeed his sturdiness , however useful to his ...
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... Stand still ; how fearful And dizzy ' tis to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows and choughs that wing the midway air Show scarce so gross as beetles : half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks , he seems ...
... Stand still ; how fearful And dizzy ' tis to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows and choughs that wing the midway air Show scarce so gross as beetles : half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire ; dreadful trade ! Methinks , he seems ...
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Página 238 - Dragon's teeth ; and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men. And yet on the other hand unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a Man as kill a good Book ; who kills a Man kills a reasonable creature, God's Image ; but he who destroys a good Book, kills reason itself, kills the Image of God, as it were in the eye.
Página 238 - ... sitting by their studious lamps, musing, searching, revolving new notions and ideas wherewith to present, as with their homage and their fealty, the approaching reformation ! others as fast reading, trying all things, assenting to the force of reason and convincement...
Página 343 - I have always observed that the visitors to the abbey remained longest about them. A kinder and fonder feeling takes place of that cold curiosity or vague admiration with which they gaze on the splendid monuments of the great and the heroic. They linger about these as about the tombs of friends and companions ; for indeed there is something of companionship between the author and the reader.
Página 238 - ... truth, than there be pens and heads there, sitting by their studious lamps, musing, searching, revolving new notions and ideas wherewith to present as with their homage and their fealty the approaching Reformation, others as fast reading, trying all things, assenting to the force of reason and convincement.
Página 26 - For then, and not till then, he felt himself, And found the blessedness of being little: And, to add greater honours to his age Than man could give him, he died, fearing God.
Página 238 - Where there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing, much writing, many opinions; for opinion in good men is but knowledge in the making.
Página 60 - ... let me careless and unthoughtful lying, Hear the soft winds above me flying With all their wanton boughs dispute, And the more tuneful birds to both replying, Nor be myself too mute. A silver stream shall roll his waters near, Gilt with the sunbeams here and there, On whose enamelled bank I 'll walk, And see how prettily they smile, and hear How prettily they talk.
Página 380 - In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half-hung, The floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alas!
Página 159 - There is a glorious city in the sea; The sea is in the broad, the narrow streets, Ebbing and flowing; and the salt sea-weed Clings to the marble of her palaces. No track of men, no footsteps to and fro, Lead to her gates! The path lies o'er the sea, Invisible: and from the land we went, As to a floating city — steering in, And gliding up her streets, as in a dream...
Página 112 - ... hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, and of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin: and thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.