...a French opera without at least one of them. Lully, a great composer, to whom the English musicians at the end of the seventeenth, and commencement of the eighteenth, century, were not a little indebted, rarely composed an opera that had less than two or three of them. Rameau and...

...modern times, the German and Swiss reformers of the sixteenth century ; and in the Protestant church, at the end of the seventeenth, and commencement of the eighteenth century, Spener, and the first theologians of Halle, who were of his school. The state of theology, during particular...

...was more particularly favored by the Reformed theologians, especially by the disciples of Cocceius at the end of the seventeenth and commencement of the eighteenth century, eg by Witsius in his " Oeconomia foederum." They appeal to Hosea6:7, " They transgressed the covenant,...

...modern times, the German and Swiss reformers of the sixteenth century, and in the protestant church, at the end of the seventeenth and commencement of the eighteenth century, Spener, and the first theologians of Halle, who were of his school. " The state of theology during...

...evidence were less strong than it is, of the prevalence of latitudinarian sentiments and dislike of creeds at the end of the seventeenth and commencement of the eighteenth century ; for the sentiments were certainly disowned, and the creeds openly professed with an emphasis very...

...allowed to pursue a more unimpeded career. The literary reviews and miscellanies, which began to appear at the end of the seventeenth and commencement of the eighteenth century, gave not only accounts of books, but judgments upon them. They entered into free and intelligent criticism...

...long systematic lines of defensive works, besides the great expense, labour, and publicity attending their formation, have the serious defect of being...the eighteenth century, were invariably forced as ofteji as attacked, and it is difficult to conceive on what foundation their popularity so long sustained...

...ill, May they celestial joys rehearse, And thought to thought with me converse. Most prominently, too, at the end of the seventeenth and commencement of the eighteenth century stood forward the admirable author of 'Robinson Crusoe.' De Foe was as bold in the expression of the...

...ill. May they celestial joys rehearse, And thought to thought with me converse. Most prominently, too, at the end of the seventeenth and commencement of the eighteenth century stood forward the admirable author of ' Robinson Crusoe.' De Foe was as bold in the expression of the...

...exploration, properly so called, first began with Andr^ Briie, director of the " French Company in Senegal," at the end of the seventeenth and commencement of the eighteenth century. He penetrated into the region of the Upper Senegal above the confluence of the Faleme, and sent several...