Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal EnlargedR. Griffiths., 1803 Editors: May 1749-Sept. 1803, Ralph Griffiths; Oct. 1803-Apr. 1825, G. E. Griffiths. |
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... give an account of its internal structure in his journal . This animal has not any claim to swiftness of foot , as most men could run it down . Its pace is hobbling or shuffling , something like the awkward gait of a bear . In ...
... give an account of its internal structure in his journal . This animal has not any claim to swiftness of foot , as most men could run it down . Its pace is hobbling or shuffling , something like the awkward gait of a bear . In ...
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... give the plant a thorny appearance . differs in the smaller size of all its parts , and in its frond being not more than nine inches long . The list of references subjoined to the specific character of this Fucus sufficiently ...
... give the plant a thorny appearance . differs in the smaller size of all its parts , and in its frond being not more than nine inches long . The list of references subjoined to the specific character of this Fucus sufficiently ...
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... give the necessary explanation of provincial terms . Gare , swapped , loun , & c . will be unintelligible to most English readers , and should therefore have been translated in the margin . It is seldom , however , that our patience is ...
... give the necessary explanation of provincial terms . Gare , swapped , loun , & c . will be unintelligible to most English readers , and should therefore have been translated in the margin . It is seldom , however , that our patience is ...
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... give the lecturer an opportunity of pointing out to them any provincial peculiarities he might discover in their pronunci- ation ; and on which , or such occasions , this ci - devant prêtre took the opportunity of treading upon the ...
... give the lecturer an opportunity of pointing out to them any provincial peculiarities he might discover in their pronunci- ation ; and on which , or such occasions , this ci - devant prêtre took the opportunity of treading upon the ...
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... give in his answers , he for a long time refused so to do ; alledging , that he ought to be permitted to speak generally in his defence , before he replied to the false imputations of his adversaries . This indulgence was however denied ...
... give in his answers , he for a long time refused so to do ; alledging , that he ought to be permitted to speak generally in his defence , before he replied to the false imputations of his adversaries . This indulgence was however denied ...
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Page 356 - ... great army of destruction; and often finish the dreadful work themselves. But should they fail in this war of extermination, sickly seasons, epidemics, pestilence, and plague, advance in terrific array, and sweep off their thousands and ten thousands. Should success be still incomplete, gigantic inevitable famine stalks in the rear, and with one mighty blow, levels the population with the food of the world.
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Page 264 - I knew to the contrary, it had lain there for ever: nor would it perhaps be very easy to show the absurdity of this answer. But suppose I had found a watch upon the ground, and it should be inquired how the watch happened to be in that place ; I should hardly think of the answer which I had before given, that, for any thing I knew, the watch might have always been there.
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