The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 45Philological Society of London, 1804 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 89
Page 13
... Officer and Guard arrived with lights . " Who's there ? " faid the first fenti- nel , as they stood on each fide the iron gate . " Two pieces of ice , " returned Vaughan . " What ! " faid the Corporal , " you have come to life again ...
... Officer and Guard arrived with lights . " Who's there ? " faid the first fenti- nel , as they stood on each fide the iron gate . " Two pieces of ice , " returned Vaughan . " What ! " faid the Corporal , " you have come to life again ...
Page 14
... Officer , " as the Corporal fays , that you have been at your tricks . Take them into cuftody ; this affair must be more particularly inquired into . " Upon the inquiry , as I have under- ftood , there appeared fo much neglect in the ...
... Officer , " as the Corporal fays , that you have been at your tricks . Take them into cuftody ; this affair must be more particularly inquired into . " Upon the inquiry , as I have under- ftood , there appeared fo much neglect in the ...
Page 33
... Officer , and had a baftard child . But , added he , though he died in a short time , and very re- pentant , both myfelf , my wife , and our neighbours , have often feen the devil , fince the was buried , walk in the church- yard ...
... Officer , and had a baftard child . But , added he , though he died in a short time , and very re- pentant , both myfelf , my wife , and our neighbours , have often feen the devil , fince the was buried , walk in the church- yard ...
Page 66
... Officers of the Crown was fufficient to folve all doubts on the fubject . The Lord Chancellor concurred in this opinion , and the Bill passed . TUESDAY , DEC . 20 . Accounts were prelented of the Bounties paid for Fifh brought to Lon ...
... Officers of the Crown was fufficient to folve all doubts on the fubject . The Lord Chancellor concurred in this opinion , and the Bill passed . TUESDAY , DEC . 20 . Accounts were prelented of the Bounties paid for Fifh brought to Lon ...
Page 67
... Officers could be put in prac- tice . Mr. Windham repeated his objec- tions to the Volunteer force , with the additional remarks , that he confidered it as an armed democracy , from which great mifchief might be apprehended , and that ...
... Officers could be put in prac- tice . Mr. Windham repeated his objec- tions to the Volunteer force , with the additional remarks , that he confidered it as an armed democracy , from which great mifchief might be apprehended , and that ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
alfo appears Army Author becauſe Bill cafe Captain caufe character Chaucer circumftance clofe Colonel command confequence confiderable confidered courfe defcription deferve defire Ditto enemy England English faid fame favour fcene fecond fecurity feems feen fent fentiments ferve fervice feven feveral fhall fhew fhip fhould fide fimilar fince fion firft fituation fmall fociety fome foon fpecies fpirit France French ftate ftill fubject fuccefs fuch fuffered fufficient fuperior fuppofed fupport fure Geoffrey Chaucer hiftory himſelf honour horfe Houfe Houſe inftance intereft Ireland Irish John John of Gaunt King Lady laft late lefs letter Lieutenant London Lord meaſure ment Mifs mind Minifters moft molt moſt muft neceffary obferved occafion Officers paffed paffions Paris perfons Pichegru pleaſure prefent prifoner propofed purpoſe racter reafon refpect thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou tion veffels Volunteer Weft whofe whole
Popular passages
Page 444 - ... wisdom and virtue, which ripened into full maturity in the character of a most accomplished man: directing him to the acquisition of knowledge, as the best instrument of action; teaching him by the cultivation of his reason, to strengthen and establish in his heart those principles of moral rectitude which were congenial to it; and, above all, exhorting him to regulate the whole conduct of his life by the predominant influence of gratitude, and obedience to God, as the only sure groundwork of...
Page 465 - Gordon composed the reserve, and was formed between the second and third brigades. As many of the field-pieces as could be brought up with the gallopers attached to the cavalry, formed four different batteries. A"t the expiration of the time which I had allowed the enemy to decide, I ordered the infantry to advance; as soon as they became exposed to the enemy's guns, the four batteries commenced their fire, and continued to advance, though opposed by a great superiority, both in number and weight...
Page 322 - ... he was thus enjoying an old age, happy in some respects beyond the usual lot of humanity, his domestic comfort suffered a deep and incurable wound by the death of Mrs. Reid. He had had the misfortune too of surviving, for many years, a numerous family of promising children ; four of whom (two sons and two daughters) died after they had attained to maturity. One only was left to him, Mrs. Carmichael, then the wife, now the widow, of Patrick Carmichael, MD His situation at this period cannot be...
Page 166 - ... at him, he caught him in his arms, fell back with him into the water, got upon him, and kept him down till he was drowned. This adventure, as well as...
Page 322 - Logic, which forms an Appendix to the third volume of Lord Kames's Sketches, comprehend the whole of Dr Reid's publications. The interval between the dates of the first and last of these amounts to no less than forty years, although he had attained to the age of thirty-eight before he ventured to appear as an author. With the Essays on the Active Powers of Man...
Page 262 - He then repeated over again, nearly word for word, what he had before said, and when it was transcribed, and read over to him, he said, ' That is right, I have now done.
Page 383 - In a Committee of Ways and Means the Chancellor of the Exchequer...
Page 22 - Wherein his wealth and ornaments consist, And how he may be form'd, and how improv'd, What fit, what not, what excellent or ill. Sound judgment is the ground of writing well ; And when...
Page 262 - On Monday morning, the 9th of February, on being asked how he did, he answered in a faint voice, that he had no pain, but appeared fainting away gradually. About eight o'clock, he desired to have three pamphlets which had been looked out by his directions the evening before. He then dictated as clearly and distinctly as he had ever done in his life, the additions and alterations which he wished to have made in each. M took down the substance of what he said, which was read to him. He observed, '...
Page 119 - Life of Geoffrey Chaucer, the Early English Poet: including Memoirs of his Near Friend and Kinsman, John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster: with Sketches' of the Manners, Opinions, Arts and Literature of England in the Fourteenth Century.