The Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany, Volume 77Archibald Constable and Company, 1815 - English literature |
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... ( Continued from page 902. ) Felt much indebted to the propric- tor for the great attention he had shewn to me ; I thought the only way I could return the obligation was , to bespeak some of his machinery . I was rather at a loss what to ...
... ( Continued from page 902. ) Felt much indebted to the propric- tor for the great attention he had shewn to me ; I thought the only way I could return the obligation was , to bespeak some of his machinery . I was rather at a loss what to ...
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... continued rains , which some- times prove destructive to hemp ; and it equally withstands the severest droughts , which are often exceedingly injurious to flax . A week after the crop is cut , the stems may be handled freely , the hairs ...
... continued rains , which some- times prove destructive to hemp ; and it equally withstands the severest droughts , which are often exceedingly injurious to flax . A week after the crop is cut , the stems may be handled freely , the hairs ...
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... continued in this business for the long period of forty - four years , and has been concerned in all the princi- pal publications during that time . He was frequently in the Magis- tracy of this city , and was solicited , in the year ...
... continued in this business for the long period of forty - four years , and has been concerned in all the princi- pal publications during that time . He was frequently in the Magis- tracy of this city , and was solicited , in the year ...
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... feet . During the sprouting , which lasted 44 minutes , immense clouds of steam made their escape , which continued to surface , I could not hold my hand in it 3 Description of an Eruption of the Geysers of Iceland . 17.
... feet . During the sprouting , which lasted 44 minutes , immense clouds of steam made their escape , which continued to surface , I could not hold my hand in it 3 Description of an Eruption of the Geysers of Iceland . 17.
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... continued to admire and pro- tect . But when the poem of Les Jardins appeared , they then elevated the translation , that they might de- preciate the original work . If they acknowledge in the author the talent of imitation , they would ...
... continued to admire and pro- tect . But when the poem of Les Jardins appeared , they then elevated the translation , that they might de- preciate the original work . If they acknowledge in the author the talent of imitation , they would ...
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Page 262 - And whereas the Senate of the United States have approved of the said arrangement and recommended that it should be carried into effect, the same having also received the sanction of His Royal Highness, the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of His...
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Page 341 - My dear friend Mr. Anderson and likewise Mr. Scott are both dead; but though all the Europeans who are with me should die, and though I were myself half dead, I would still persevere; and if I could not succeed in the object of my journey, I would at last die on the Niger.
Page 310 - The powers consequently declare, that Napoleon Buonaparte has placed himself without the pale of civil and social relations, and that, as an enemy and disturber of the tranquillity of the world, he has rendered himself liable to public vengeance.
Page 44 - But here, — above, around, below, On mountain or in glen, Nor tree, nor shrub, nor plant, nor flower, Nor aught of vegetative power, The weary eye may ken. For all is rocks at random thrown, Black waves, bare crags, and banks of stone...
Page 471 - And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
Page 454 - It is the hour when lovers' vows Seem sweet in every whisper'd word; And gentle winds, and waters near, Make music to the lonely ear. Each flower the dews have lightly wet, And in the sky the Stars are met, And on the wave is deeper blue, And on the leaf a browner hue, And in the heaven that clear obscure, So softly dark, and darkly pure, Which follows the decline of day, As twilight melts beneath the moon away.
Page 223 - ... after the signing of this treaty excepting only the islands hereinafter mentioned, shall be restored without delay, and without causing any destruction or carrying away any of the artillery or other public property originally captured in the said forts or places and 'which shall remain therein upon the exchange of the ratifications of this treaty, or any slaves or other private property.
Page 404 - The troops of the 5th division and those of the Brunswick corps were long and severely engaged, and conducted themselves with the utmost gallantry. I must particularly mention the 28th, 42d, 79th, and 92d regiments, and the battalion of Hanoverians.
Page 405 - These attacks were repeated till about seven in the evening, when the enemy made a desperate effort with cavalry and infantry, supported by the fire of artillery, to force our left centre, near the farm of La Haye Sainte, which, after a severe contest, was defeated...