Monthly Review; Or New Literary JournalR. Griffiths., 1791 Editors: May 1749-Sept. 1803, Ralph Griffiths; Oct. 1803-Apr. 1825, G. E. Griffiths. |
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... kind . If I might prefume to hope that the de- fcription which I have given of the manners and inftitutions of the people of India could contribute in the fmallest degree , and with the most remote influence , to render their character ...
... kind . If I might prefume to hope that the de- fcription which I have given of the manners and inftitutions of the people of India could contribute in the fmallest degree , and with the most remote influence , to render their character ...
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... kind that has ever been obferved , was born at Calcutta , of In- dian parents , in 1783. The child lived during two years , and was killed by the accidental bite of a cobra de capelo . One of the heads was in the natural fituation ; the ...
... kind that has ever been obferved , was born at Calcutta , of In- dian parents , in 1783. The child lived during two years , and was killed by the accidental bite of a cobra de capelo . One of the heads was in the natural fituation ; the ...
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... kind ; viz . immediately grubbing up all thofe trees or plants which afford fuch fhel- ter , as lime - fence , cane - ftools , & c .; and , inftead of fuffering the canes to rattoon for feveral years fucceffively , to replant them every ...
... kind ; viz . immediately grubbing up all thofe trees or plants which afford fuch fhel- ter , as lime - fence , cane - ftools , & c .; and , inftead of fuffering the canes to rattoon for feveral years fucceffively , to replant them every ...
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... kind of humour , ' better fuited to local defcription and annals , than when he attempts argu- mentative fubjects , which claim more depth and gravity . His manner of writing , indeed , as we have before had occafion to remark , is ...
... kind of humour , ' better fuited to local defcription and annals , than when he attempts argu- mentative fubjects , which claim more depth and gravity . His manner of writing , indeed , as we have before had occafion to remark , is ...
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... kind , that the general current of cuftom , with refpect to the found of words , may be collected from them with almost as much certainty as the general fenfe of words from John- fon . An exhibition of the opinions of Orthöepifts about ...
... kind , that the general current of cuftom , with refpect to the found of words , may be collected from them with almost as much certainty as the general fenfe of words from John- fon . An exhibition of the opinions of Orthöepifts about ...
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Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal, Volumen 6 Ralph Griffiths,George Edward Griffiths Vista completa - 1752 |
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Página 306 - Neither the few nor the many have a right to act merely by their will, in any matter connected with duty, trust, engagement, or obligation. The constitution of a country being once settled upon some compact, tacit or expressed, there is no power existing of force to alter it, without the breach of the covenant, or the consent of all the parties.
Página 232 - Peace as is aforesaid, for setting to work the Children of all such whose Parents shall not by the said Churchwardens and Overseers, or the greater Part of them, be thought able to keep and maintain their Children...
Página 422 - The composition being thus made, care must be taken to prepare the tree properly for its application, by cutting away all the dead, decayed, and injured part, till you come to the...
Página 402 - I sucked, seemed to favour my mother's dream ; for, as she has often told me, I threw away my rattle before I was two months old, and would not make use of my coral till they had taken away the bells from it. As for the rest of my infancy, there being nothing in it remarkable, I shall pass it over in silence.
Página 22 - Sweet drop of pure and pearly light! In thee the rays of Virtue shine ; More calmly clear, more mildly bright, Than any gem that gilds the mine.
Página 36 - acknowledged them ; nor will a multitude of common speakers authorise any pronunciation which is reprobated by the learned and polite. As those sounds, therefore, which are the most generally received among the learned and polite, as well as the bulk of speakers, are the most legitimate...
Página 1 - Hiftory of America, into the knowledge which the Ancients had of India, and of confidering what is certain, what is obfcure, and what is fabulous, in the accounts of that country which they have handed down to us.
Página 77 - ¡a each powder-mill, wherein ufually only twenty are ufed, and he beats only ten pounds of powder with each mortar. The expence of copper mortars is very confidcTabJe, « each mortar cons twenty pounds ; but then the mills are certainly lefs liable to accident ; and if blown up, the mortars are recovered.
Página 185 - The first settler in the woods is generally a man who has outlived his credit or fortune in the cultivated parts of the State.
Página 23 - Nor avarice sends him forth in quest Of climes beneath the sun. Short is our span ; then why engage In schemes for which man's transient...