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... considerable expence ; but so little of the early life of this extraordinary man is known , that we have not the ... considerably more to the westward . To this island , which is as large as England , the English carry on a trade ...
... considerable expence ; but so little of the early life of this extraordinary man is known , that we have not the ... considerably more to the westward . To this island , which is as large as England , the English carry on a trade ...
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... considerable than that of the Greeks , of the Rʊ- Their military education , and the spirit of their laws , mans . concurred to estrange them from commerce and naval affairs . It was the necessity of opposing a formidable rival , not ...
... considerable than that of the Greeks , of the Rʊ- Their military education , and the spirit of their laws , mans . concurred to estrange them from commerce and naval affairs . It was the necessity of opposing a formidable rival , not ...
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... considerable political power . The possession of the trade to India , by way of Egypt , has been accounted by many the main spring of that grandeur , of which the origin should be sought in a more comprehensive cause . Genoa and Pisa ...
... considerable political power . The possession of the trade to India , by way of Egypt , has been accounted by many the main spring of that grandeur , of which the origin should be sought in a more comprehensive cause . Genoa and Pisa ...
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... considerable improvement took place . The recommencement of war damped it to a certain degree ; but on the whole , the increase during the latter half of last century was very great , as we perceive from the subjoined Table . The first ...
... considerable improvement took place . The recommencement of war damped it to a certain degree ; but on the whole , the increase during the latter half of last century was very great , as we perceive from the subjoined Table . The first ...
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... considerable la- bour , reduced them all into one notation , by the inter- vals marked Σ , ƒ , and m , as shewn in part in Plate V. in vol . xxviii . of the Philosophical Magazine , and in our 30th Plate in Vol . II . He then quickly ...
... considerable la- bour , reduced them all into one notation , by the inter- vals marked Σ , ƒ , and m , as shewn in part in Plate V. in vol . xxviii . of the Philosophical Magazine , and in our 30th Plate in Vol . II . He then quickly ...
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Page 131 - Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chillness to my trembling heart. Give me thy hand, and let me hear thy voice; Nay, quickly speak to me, and let me hear Thy voice — my own affrights me with its echoes.
Page 118 - God of God, Light of Light, Very God of Very God, Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the Father, By whom all things were made; Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary And was made man; And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.
Page 304 - Scripture, or the sermons of some faithful preacher of those holy mysteries ; at eleven we attend divine service, which is performed here twice every day ; and from twelve to three we separate and amuse ourselves as we please. During that interval I either read in my own apartment, or walk, or ride, or work in the garden. We seldom sit an hour after dinner, but, if the weather permits, adjourn to the garden, where with Mrs. Unwin and her son I have generally the pleasure of religious conversation...
Page 356 - And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
Page 337 - It is a melancholy truth, that, among the variety of actions which men are daily liable to commit, no less than a hundred and sixty have been declared, by act of parliament, to be felonies without benefit of clergy ; or, in other words, to be worthy of instant death.
Page 304 - I hope, are the best and most musical performers. After tea we sally forth to walk in good earnest. Mrs Unwin is a good walker, and we have generally travelled about four miles before we see home again.' When the days are short, we make this excursion in the former, part of the day, between church-time and dinner.
Page 118 - Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and the sea and all things that are in them ; and in one Christ Jesus the Son of God, who became incarnate for our salvation ; and in the Holy Spirit who...
Page 256 - He, whom the mind alone can perceive, whose essence eludes the external organs, who has no visible parts, who exists from eternity, even he, the soul of all beings, whom no being can comprehend, shone forth in person.
Page 49 - The same is the case in the West Indies. Long, in his history of Jamaica, expressly affirms ' that the children born in England have not, in general, lovelier or more transparent skins than the offspring of white parents in Jamaica.' But it may be urged that this is not the case with respect to the other nations of the Caucasian variety, who have been settled in warm climates from time immemorial, and that the question ought to be decided by the Moors, Arabians, &c. Their children, however, are also...
Page 184 - Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things ; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.