The Life of Joseph Priestley1804 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 11
Page 29
... several other individuals were pillaged or burnt , and the whole of Saturday the shops in Birmingham were mostly shut , and bu sines was at a stand ; while such was the auda- city of the rioters , that small parties of three 29.
... several other individuals were pillaged or burnt , and the whole of Saturday the shops in Birmingham were mostly shut , and bu sines was at a stand ; while such was the auda- city of the rioters , that small parties of three 29.
Page 38
... whole of it in three months ; so that he has left it ready for the press . During this period , he wrote in one day , his second Reply to Doctor Linn . ' Towards the end of January , his indiges- tion became more alarming , his legs ...
... whole of it in three months ; so that he has left it ready for the press . During this period , he wrote in one day , his second Reply to Doctor Linn . ' Towards the end of January , his indiges- tion became more alarming , his legs ...
Page 43
... - ligence , and his whole countenance was ex- pressive of the benignity of his heart . He often smiled , but seldom laughed . He was extremely active and agile in his motions , he walked fast and very erect , and his deportment was 43.
... - ligence , and his whole countenance was ex- pressive of the benignity of his heart . He often smiled , but seldom laughed . He was extremely active and agile in his motions , he walked fast and very erect , and his deportment was 43.
Page 44
... whole of his dress was remarkably clean , and this purity of person , and simple dignity of manners , evinced that philosophic propriety which prevailed throughout his conduct as a private individual . He commonly walked with a long ...
... whole of his dress was remarkably clean , and this purity of person , and simple dignity of manners , evinced that philosophic propriety which prevailed throughout his conduct as a private individual . He commonly walked with a long ...
Page 45
... whole of the morning to original composition , and sometimes divided his time be- tween the study and the laboratory . His hand - writing was indifferent , for like other men of genius , ideas , not characters , were the objects of his ...
... whole of the morning to original composition , and sometimes divided his time be- tween the study and the laboratory . His hand - writing was indifferent , for like other men of genius , ideas , not characters , were the objects of his ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
admirable afterwards animal Arian attention biographical Birming Board of Admiralty Calne candour celebrated character christian Church of England church party consequence continued controversy coun death discovery dissenters Divine Providence Doctor doctrine Edward Burn Electricity established church excellent Fair-Hill favour fixed air French Revolution friends happiness honour illustrative important inculcate ingenious Jesus Joseph Priestley Kinds of Air late lative Leeds letter liberty live Lord Lord Bolingbroke mankind Marquis of Lansdown meeting ment mind mingham minister morals Nantwich nature never object observations opinions oxygen gas Papists pastor persecution persons philosophical experiments phlogistic pleasing polite Priest Priestley's principles published pure air pursuits racter religion render repeal residence respect respiration rience riot rioters says sentiments sion Sir George Savile society Socinian soul spirit Test Act things tice tion truth virtue virtuous volume walk Warrington Academy wrote young
Popular passages
Page 66 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Page 83 - Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth ; yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
Page 89 - The man resolv'd, and steady to his trust, Inflexible to ill, and obstinately just, May the rude rabble's insolence despise, Their senseless clamours and tumultuous cries : The tyrant's fierceness he beguiles. And the stern brow, and the harsh voice defies, And with superior greatness smiles.
Page 58 - The feeling of it to my lungs was not sensibly different from that of common air, but I fancied that my breast felt peculiarly light and easy for some time afterwards. Who can tell but that, in time, this pure air may become a fashionable article in luxury ? Hitherto, only two mice and myself have had the privilege of breathing it.
Page 36 - I am going (added he) to sleep as well as you, for death is only a good long sound sleep in the grave, and we shall meet again.
Page 55 - ... to the atmosphere by the respiration of such a number of animals, and the putrefaction of such masses of both vegetable and animal matter, is in part at least repaired by the vegetable creation. And notwithstanding the prodigious mass of air that is corrupted daily by the abovementioned causes; yet, if we consider the immense profusion of vegetables upon the face of the earth, growing in places suited to their nature, and consequently at full liberty to exert all their powers, both inhaling and...
Page 38 - The chamber where the good man meets his fate, Is privileg'd beyond the common walk Of virtuous life, quite in the verge of heaven.
Page 89 - Not the red arm of angry Jove, That flings the thunder from the sky, And gives it rage to roar, and strength to fly. Should the whole frame of nature round him break, In ruin, and confusion hurl'd, He, unconcern'd would hear the mighty crack, And stand secure, amidst a falling world.
Page 35 - We shall all meet finally: we only require different degrees of discipline, suited to our different tempers, to prepare us for final happiness.
Page 57 - But perhaps we may also infer from these experiments that though pure dephlogisticated air might be very useful as a medicine, it might not be so proper for us in the usual healthy state of the body: for as a candle burns out much faster in dephlogisticated...