The Analectic Magazine ...: Comprising Original Reviews, Biography, Analytical Abstracts of New Publications, Translations from French Journals, and Selections from the Most Esteemed British Reviews : V. 1-14, 1813-19 : New Ser., V. 1-2, 1820, Volume 3M. Thomas, 1814 |
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... cause it to swell , but never to slacken its current . It is asserted that no more than one twenty - seventh part of the Delta is susceptible of cultivation . The country , both here near the outlet , and to a great extent on each side ...
... cause it to swell , but never to slacken its current . It is asserted that no more than one twenty - seventh part of the Delta is susceptible of cultivation . The country , both here near the outlet , and to a great extent on each side ...
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... caused by the issue of the French revolution , suicide was one of the favourite themes of paradox and declamation ; and Madame de Staël , it seems , had formerly written on it , not so much with the temper of philosophy , as with that ...
... caused by the issue of the French revolution , suicide was one of the favourite themes of paradox and declamation ; and Madame de Staël , it seems , had formerly written on it , not so much with the temper of philosophy , as with that ...
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... cause which they themselves espouse . On the question of suicide , it is perhaps possible to state the whole truth more plainly and dispassionately than has been hitherto done . It must be admitted , that every act by which a man ...
... cause which they themselves espouse . On the question of suicide , it is perhaps possible to state the whole truth more plainly and dispassionately than has been hitherto done . It must be admitted , that every act by which a man ...
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... causes of disease , which give value to his writings , and have added important benefits to the science of medicine . The same mode of acquiring knowledge which was recommended by Mr. Locke , and the very manner of his commonplace book ...
... causes of disease , which give value to his writings , and have added important benefits to the science of medicine . The same mode of acquiring knowledge which was recommended by Mr. Locke , and the very manner of his commonplace book ...
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... causes of disease , and the improvements they have intro- duced into the practice of medicine , recommend them to your attentive perusal and study , while the perspicuity and elegance For an ample and minute account of the writings of ...
... causes of disease , and the improvements they have intro- duced into the practice of medicine , recommend them to your attentive perusal and study , while the perspicuity and elegance For an ample and minute account of the writings of ...
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Page 244 - O pale, pale now, those rosy lips, I aft hae kiss'd sae fondly ! And closed for aye the sparkling glance That dwelt on me sae kindly : And mouldering now in silent dust That heart that lo'ed me dearly ! But still within my bosom's core Shall live my Highland Mary.
Page 243 - O' my sweet Highland Mary. How sweetly bloom'd the gay green birk , How rich the hawthorn's blossom , As underneath their fragrant shade I clasp'd her to my bosom ! The golden hours, on angel wings, Flew o'er me and my dearie; For dear to me , as light and life , Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wi' monie a vow , and lock'd embrace , Our parting was fu' tender; And , pledging aft to meet again , We tore oursels asunder; But oh!
Page 358 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, Shall mortal man be more just than God?
Page 346 - To BLOSSOMS FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree. Why do ye fall so fast? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhile To blush and gently smile, And go at last.
Page 358 - And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud ; so that all the people that were in the camp trembled.
Page 4 - Artaxerxes' throne; To sage Philosophy next lend thine ear, From heaven descended to the low-roofed house Of Socrates, see there his tenement, Whom well inspired the oracle pronounced Wisest of men; from whose mouth issued forth Mellifluous streams that watered all the schools Of Academics old and new, with those Surnamed Peripatetics, and the sect Epicurean, and the Stoic severe...
Page 254 - Gul in her bloom; Where the citron and olive are fairest of fruit, And the voice of the nightingale never is mute; Where the tints of the earth, and the hues of the sky, In...
Page 466 - THE poesy of this young lord belongs to the class which neither gods nor men are said to permit. Indeed, we do not recollect to have seen a quantity of verse with so few deviations in either direction from that exact standard. His «cffusions are spread over a dead flat, and can no more get (above or below the level, than if they were so much stagnant 'water.
Page 336 - Who hath not proved how feebly words essay To fix one spark of Beauty's heavenly ray ? Who doth not feel, until his failing sight Faints into dimness with its own delight, His changing cheek, his sinking heart confess The might — the majesty of Loveliness...
Page 356 - I saw her in my dream, adorn'd With what all Earth or Heaven could bestow To make her amiable : on she came , Led by her Heav'nly Maker , though unseen , And guided by his voice; nor uninform'd Of nuptial sanctity , and marriage rites : Grace was in all her steps, Heav'n in her eye, In every gesture dignity and love.