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... these writers find their conclufion , are fome vague and depreciating ex- Pons , which , it appears from Suetonius , had been made ufe .b . of by Antony in his manifeftoes against Octavius ; and 8 Langhorne's Tranflation of Plutarch's ...
... these writers find their conclufion , are fome vague and depreciating ex- Pons , which , it appears from Suetonius , had been made ufe .b . of by Antony in his manifeftoes against Octavius ; and 8 Langhorne's Tranflation of Plutarch's ...
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... these remains have come down to us , they ftill poffefs fo much ex- cellence , as to excite the deepest regret for the rich treasure which has perished . The most eminent among the ancients in this walk of Ge- nius was Apollonius , who ...
... these remains have come down to us , they ftill poffefs fo much ex- cellence , as to excite the deepest regret for the rich treasure which has perished . The most eminent among the ancients in this walk of Ge- nius was Apollonius , who ...
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... these theorems that moft ingenious geometer , Mr. Stewart of Edinburgh , has given abundant proof ; and , by the ufe of the fame , our Author might have rendered his folution in feveral instances , particularly in Probl . III . much ...
... these theorems that moft ingenious geometer , Mr. Stewart of Edinburgh , has given abundant proof ; and , by the ufe of the fame , our Author might have rendered his folution in feveral instances , particularly in Probl . III . much ...
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... these flowery paths of truth muft firft learn to doubt . Unbiaffed by the prejudices of any fyftem , he should let his mind be opened unto every one , but thould judge of them all by the unvariable touch - ftone of nature and her works ...
... these flowery paths of truth muft firft learn to doubt . Unbiaffed by the prejudices of any fyftem , he should let his mind be opened unto every one , but thould judge of them all by the unvariable touch - ftone of nature and her works ...
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... These were the first sketches of the Dialogues which are now offered to the public . If it fhould be faid that fome Names , refpectable in the world of letters , are treated with too much freedom , he would reply , that in preparing these ...
... These were the first sketches of the Dialogues which are now offered to the public . If it fhould be faid that fome Names , refpectable in the world of letters , are treated with too much freedom , he would reply , that in preparing these ...
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Page 294 - And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
Page 374 - It is not in the Hercules, nor in the Gladiator, nor in the Apollo ; but in that form which is taken from all, and which partakes equally of the activity of the Gladiator, of the delicacy of the Apollo, and of the muscular strength of the Hercules.
Page 268 - But who the melodies of morn can tell ? — The wild brook babbling down the mountain side ; The lowing herd ; the sheepfold's simple bell ; The pipe of early shepherd dim descried In the lone valley ; echoing far and wide, The clamorous horn along the cliffs above ; The hollow murmur of the ocean-tide ; The hum of bees ; the linnet's lay of love ; And the full choir that wakes the universal grove.
Page 190 - ... policy. Sad experience and a large mind taught that great man, the President De Thou, this doctrine. Let any man read the many admirable things which, though a Papist, he hath...
Page 265 - Supremely blest, if to their portion fall Health, competence, and peace. Nor higher aim Had he whose simple tale these artless lines proclaim.
Page 329 - Of style and sentiment they take no cognizance. They admire him for virtues like their own, for contempt of order and violence of outrage, for rage of defamation and audacity of falsehood.
Page 313 - From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Page 372 - Phidias (the favourite artist of antiquity), to illustrate their assertions. As if they could not sufficiently express their admiration of his genius by what they knew, they have recourse to poetical enthusiasm. They call it inspiration ; a gift from heaven. The...
Page 338 - The discretion of a judge is the law of tyrants: it is always unknown ; it is different in different men; it is casual, and depends upon constitution, temper, and passion. In the best, it is oftentimes caprice ; in the worst, it is every vice, folly, and passion to which human nature is liable.
Page 265 - AH ! who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar ; Ah ! who can tell how many a soul sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with Fortune an eternal war ; Check'd by the scoff of Pride, by Envy's frown, And Poverty's unconquerable bar, In life's low vale remote has pined alone, Then dropt into the grave, unpitied and unknown...