The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and sciences, Volumen 1 |
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... appear not improbable , that he was a Scotchman . " If , " fays he , " the He- brides , or Western Isles of Scotland , were the Hyperboreans of Diodorus , then the celebrated Abaris was of that country , and likewife a Druid , having ...
... appear not improbable , that he was a Scotchman . " If , " fays he , " the He- brides , or Western Isles of Scotland , were the Hyperboreans of Diodorus , then the celebrated Abaris was of that country , and likewife a Druid , having ...
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... appear to be as old as any ceremonies , or even external worship itfelf . Mofes enjoined them ; the heathens adopted them ; and Mahomet and his followers have continued them : thus they have got footing among most nations , and make a ...
... appear to be as old as any ceremonies , or even external worship itfelf . Mofes enjoined them ; the heathens adopted them ; and Mahomet and his followers have continued them : thus they have got footing among most nations , and make a ...
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... appear to have uted the abolla : Caligula was affronted at king Ptole- my for appearing at the fhews in a purple abolia , and , by the eclat thereof , turning the eyes of the fpectators from the emperor to himself . ABOMASIUM , ABOMASUM ...
... appear to have uted the abolla : Caligula was affronted at king Ptole- my for appearing at the fhews in a purple abolia , and , by the eclat thereof , turning the eyes of the fpectators from the emperor to himself . ABOMASIUM , ABOMASUM ...
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... appear to move , in the circumference of a circle , in whose centre the earth is placed . It is mani- feft , that , if the fun moves uniformly in this cir- ele , it must appear to move uniformly to a spec- tator on the earth , and in ...
... appear to move , in the circumference of a circle , in whose centre the earth is placed . It is mani- feft , that , if the fun moves uniformly in this cir- ele , it must appear to move uniformly to a spec- tator on the earth , and in ...
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... appear at pleasure , and has no teeth . Its tail is long and forked ; its scales are all of a fil- very hue . On the back it has a fine golden glofs , fhining in the whiteness ; and on the fides five or fix large blue fpots . Its back ...
... appear at pleasure , and has no teeth . Its tail is long and forked ; its scales are all of a fil- very hue . On the back it has a fine golden glofs , fhining in the whiteness ; and on the fides five or fix large blue fpots . Its back ...
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Página 78 - But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
Página 191 - This they said, tempting Him, that they might have to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down, and with His finger wrote on the ground, as though He heard them not.
Página 270 - The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils ; The motions of his spirit are dull as night, And his affections dark as Erebus. Let no such man be trusted.
Página 180 - With all his verdure spoil'd, and trees adrift, Down the great river to the opening gulf, And there take root, an island salt and bare, The haunt of seals, and ores, and sea-mews...
Página 151 - This, says Pope *, had been tried for the first time in favour of the Distrest Mother; and was now, with more efficacy, practised for Cato. The danger was soon over. The whole nation was at that time on fire with faction. The Whigs applauded every line in which liberty was mentioned, as a satire on the Tories ; and the Tories echoed every clap, to show that the satire was unfelt.
Página 327 - Surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream. Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand.
Página 327 - But safe repose, without an air of breath, Dwells here, and a dumb quiet next to death. An arm of Lethe, with a gentle flow, Arising upwards from the rock below, The palace moats, and o'er the pebbles creeps, And with soft murmurs calls the coming Sleeps...
Página 38 - Brutes find out where their talents lie: A bear will not attempt to fly; A founder'd horse will oft debate, Before he tries a five-barr'd gate; A dog by instinct turns aside, Who sees the ditch too deep and wide. But man we find the only creature Who, led by Folly, combats Nature; Who, when she loudly cries, Forbear, With obstinacy fixes there; And, where his genius least inclines, Absurdly bends his whole designs.
Página 109 - He that is nourished by the acorns he picked up under an oak, or the apples he gathered from the trees in the wood, has certainly appropriated them to himself.
Página 78 - Hell is murky. Fie, my lord, fie ! a soldier, and afeard? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account?