The British Magazine, Or, Monthly Repository for Gentlemen & LadiesJames Rivington & James Fletcher ... & H. Payne - English literature |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 21
Page 23
... present Duke , father of the hereditary Prince . Frederick George of Bevern , canon of Lubeck ; and Prince Frederick Charles of Bevern , in the Pruffian and Danish fervice , are coufins to the reigning Duke . The houfe of Brunswick is ...
... present Duke , father of the hereditary Prince . Frederick George of Bevern , canon of Lubeck ; and Prince Frederick Charles of Bevern , in the Pruffian and Danish fervice , are coufins to the reigning Duke . The houfe of Brunswick is ...
Page 42
... present not worth advertising . The maft ff , who had feen the play , And mak'd cach word and act of Tray , Fir fnor.'d to hew his indignation , And hen addrefs'd this fage cration : Your parts , fiie d Tray , ' t's very true , May ...
... present not worth advertising . The maft ff , who had feen the play , And mak'd cach word and act of Tray , Fir fnor.'d to hew his indignation , And hen addrefs'd this fage cration : Your parts , fiie d Tray , ' t's very true , May ...
Page 51
... present and 7th Ear of Cork and Oriery The Lady of the Right Hon . Lord Lif burne . M. Luth , apothecary to the court of Swe- den , and a celebrated chymist , at Gotten . 51 bourg , in the 84th year of his age . He was furpaffed that of ...
... present and 7th Ear of Cork and Oriery The Lady of the Right Hon . Lord Lif burne . M. Luth , apothecary to the court of Swe- den , and a celebrated chymist , at Gotten . 51 bourg , in the 84th year of his age . He was furpaffed that of ...
Page 55
... present time be the fame as that mentioned in the above de- feription , I cannot pretend to deter mine , but it is probable there has been a fucceffion of them ; for Pliny , defcribing the Fortunate Islands , fays , " In the mountains ...
... present time be the fame as that mentioned in the above de- feription , I cannot pretend to deter mine , but it is probable there has been a fucceffion of them ; for Pliny , defcribing the Fortunate Islands , fays , " In the mountains ...
Page 58
... present state of man : it was bestowed upon him in a man- ner unexpected , fo exquifite was its enchantment , that it feemed to an- nihilate duration , and the greatness of the good feemed counterbalanced by the fhortness of poffeffion ...
... present state of man : it was bestowed upon him in a man- ner unexpected , fo exquifite was its enchantment , that it feemed to an- nihilate duration , and the greatness of the good feemed counterbalanced by the fhortness of poffeffion ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
againſt alfo almoft anfwer caufe confequence confiderable count of Anjou count of Champagne count of Flanders court daugh daughter defign defire duke earl Eudocius faid fame father fatire fecond feemed feen fenfe fent fervants ferved fervice feven feveral fhall fhew fhip fhould fide fince firft fituation fmall fome fometimes foon fortune fpirit France French ftand ftate ftill fubjects fucceeded fuch fuffered fufficient fuppofed fupport fure gentlemen happy Henry himſelf honour houfe houſe iffue intereft John juftice king lady laft late lefs lord mafter majefty majefty's marriage married ment Mifs moft moſt muft muſt neceffary night obferved occafion paffed paffion perfon Philip pleafed pleaſed pleaſure poffeffed prefent prifoners prince purpoſe racter raiſed reafon refolved reign royal ſhe thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe Thomas thoſe thou tion uſe Weft whofe wife William
Popular passages
Page 270 - But what of that, his friends may say, He had those honours in his day. True to his profit and his pride, He made them weep before he dy'd.
Page 136 - ... elevated above the common rank of mankind. It is faid of him, that there never was a fcholar more humble, a wit more devout, or a man more amiable in fociety.
Page 336 - While we see multitudes passing before us, of whom perhaps not one appears to deserve our notice or excite our sympathy, we should remember, that we likewise are lost in the same throng, that the eye which happens to glance upon us is turned in a moment on him that follows us, and that the utmost which we can reasonably hope or fear, is to fill a vacant hour with prattle and be forgotten.
Page 13 - I have been bullied by an usurper ; I have been neglected by a court ; but I will not be dictated to by a subject : your man shan't stand. " ANNE Dorset, Pembroke and Montgomery.
Page 151 - Honours that he could any where enjoy under any other Establishment. You see, Sir, the Doctrines that are lately come into the World, and how far the Phrase has obtained of calling your Royal Father God's Vicegerent, which ill Men have turned both to the Dishonour of God, and the Impeachment of his Majesty's Goodness.
Page 559 - Boyse, reduced to the last extremity of human wretchedness, had not a shirt, a coat, or any kind of apparel, to put on ; the sheets in which he lay were carried to the pawn-broker's, and he was obliged to be confined to his bed with no other covering than a blanket. He had little...
Page 144 - Gules, on a bend between six cross crosslets fitchy, argent, an escutcheon or, charged with a demi-lion rampant pierced through the mouth with an arrow, within a double tressure, flory...
Page 74 - Nothing is so effectual to this purpose as the liberty of the press, by which all the learning, wit, and genius of the nation, may be employed on the side of freedom ; and every one be animated to its defence.
Page 152 - ... from slavery; from a condition as much below that of brutes, as to act without reason is less miserable than to act against it. Preserve to your future subjects the divine right of being free agents, and to your own royal house the divine right of being their benefactors. Believe me, my Prince, there is no other right can flow from God.
Page 537 - In the month of May it buries itself in the earth and begins to vegetate. By the latter end of July, the tree is arrived at its full growth, and resembles a coral branch, and is about three inches high, and bears several little pods, which, dropping off, become worms, and from thence flies, like the English caterpillar.