The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year ..., Volume 92Edw. Cave, 1736-[1868], 1822 - English essays |
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... formed sprung up against hin , and threatened his whole kingdom with present anni- hilation . Anlaf ( who had been driven from Northumbria ) , assisted by Constan- tine King of Scotland , several of the Welsh princes , and the Anglo ...
... formed sprung up against hin , and threatened his whole kingdom with present anni- hilation . Anlaf ( who had been driven from Northumbria ) , assisted by Constan- tine King of Scotland , several of the Welsh princes , and the Anglo ...
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... formed one of these means , or not , the Primitive Christians would not stop it , for , in consequence of the Fall of Man , they denominated the Fair Sex , Gates of the Devil , resigners of the Tree of Life , and first deserters of the ...
... formed one of these means , or not , the Primitive Christians would not stop it , for , in consequence of the Fall of Man , they denominated the Fair Sex , Gates of the Devil , resigners of the Tree of Life , and first deserters of the ...
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... formed part of the boundaries of the Forest ; and in the same reign the inhabitants of Mitchel Dean united with those of the other parishes round the Forest , and the foresters , in a sort of petition to Henry Lord Herbert , Lord ...
... formed part of the boundaries of the Forest ; and in the same reign the inhabitants of Mitchel Dean united with those of the other parishes round the Forest , and the foresters , in a sort of petition to Henry Lord Herbert , Lord ...
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... formed of oak , handsomely carved and orna- mented with cherubim and angels , many of whom are represented play ing on musical instruments . One of the East windows contains many frag- ments of stained glass , and some whole figures of ...
... formed of oak , handsomely carved and orna- mented with cherubim and angels , many of whom are represented play ing on musical instruments . One of the East windows contains many frag- ments of stained glass , and some whole figures of ...
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... deserved . From this period the wrongs of the Prince formed the pivot upon which conti- nual conspiracies against Catharine re- volved . His just title to the crown , 1822. ] his long and cruel sufferings , his youth his 24 ...
... deserved . From this period the wrongs of the Prince formed the pivot upon which conti- nual conspiracies against Catharine re- volved . His just title to the crown , 1822. ] his long and cruel sufferings , his youth his 24 ...
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Page 58 - As one who, long in populous city pent, Where houses thick and sewers annoy the air, Forth issuing on a summer's morn to breathe Among the pleasant villages and farms Adjoin'd, from each thing met conceives delight ; The smell of grain, or tedded grass, or kine, Or dairy, each rural sight, each rural sound...
Page 223 - And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the x congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat : and Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins...
Page 497 - Well! It is now publique, and you wil stand for your priviledges wee know; -to read and censure. Do so, but buy it first.
Page 248 - tis his will : Let but the commons hear this testament, (Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read) And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds, And dip their napkins in his sacred blood ; Yea, beg a hair of him for memory, And, dying, mention it within their wills, Bequeathing it, as a rich legacy, Unto their issue.
Page 495 - A blank, my lord. She never told her love, But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on her damask cheek: she pined in thought, And with a green and yellow melancholy She sat like patience on a monument, Smiling at grief.
Page 348 - Establishment, and the means of exciting among its members a spirit of devotion, to which the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge and Church Union, in the diocese of St David's, adjudged a premium of £50 in December 1820 ; by Rev.
Page 200 - God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
Page 200 - Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase ; so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
Page 410 - THE power of the sword is more sensibly felt in an extensive monarchy than in a small community. It has been calculated by the ablest politicians that no state, without being soon exhausted, can maintain above the hundredth part of its members in arms and idleness.
Page 60 - Which kiss'd it like a wine-cup, rising o'er The waves as they arose, and prouder still The loftier they uplifted me ; and oft, In wantonness of spirit, plunging down Into their green and glassy gulfs, and making My way to shells and sea-weed, all unseen By those above, till they wax'd fearful ; then Returning with my grasp full of such tokens As show'd that I had search'd the deep : exulting, With a far-dashing stroke, and drawing...