The Analectic Magazine...: Comprising Original Reviews, Biography, Analytical Abstracts of New Publications, Volume 2Published and sold by Moses Thomas, 1820 |
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... called upon to gain the ear of listening senates or sway the rod of empires . Had Dr. Smith lived at the time of the re- formation , or at any critical and interesting period in the history of the church , when great interests were at ...
... called upon to gain the ear of listening senates or sway the rod of empires . Had Dr. Smith lived at the time of the re- formation , or at any critical and interesting period in the history of the church , when great interests were at ...
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... called castle crag , and sheltering myself from the wind under a ledge of rocks , contemplated for some time the scene around ; and the impressions which it has left upon my mind can never be erased . The clouds which had previously ...
... called castle crag , and sheltering myself from the wind under a ledge of rocks , contemplated for some time the scene around ; and the impressions which it has left upon my mind can never be erased . The clouds which had previously ...
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... called : a tract , however , which little deserves the appellation . I was rather pleased than otherwise with the first view of Carlisle . Several large public buildings , which have recently been erected , contribute to modernise ...
... called : a tract , however , which little deserves the appellation . I was rather pleased than otherwise with the first view of Carlisle . Several large public buildings , which have recently been erected , contribute to modernise ...
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... called the Scots Dyke ; leaving Gretna Green , of hymeneal memory , at a little distance on our left . The stage to Langholm was delightful ; -the road lead- ing along the romantic windings of Eskdale , and crossing its pretty river ...
... called the Scots Dyke ; leaving Gretna Green , of hymeneal memory , at a little distance on our left . The stage to Langholm was delightful ; -the road lead- ing along the romantic windings of Eskdale , and crossing its pretty river ...
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... , towards the vale of the Ohio , there are many re- markable hills . The first of these called Reynick , and the high Ballentines , eight miles west of Greenbrier , appears to me as lofty , though not so broad , Volney's View , & c . 43.
... , towards the vale of the Ohio , there are many re- markable hills . The first of these called Reynick , and the high Ballentines , eight miles west of Greenbrier , appears to me as lofty , though not so broad , Volney's View , & c . 43.
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