The Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany, Volume 77Archibald Constable and Company, 1815 - English literature |
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... tion is required , which can neither be increased nor diminished ; although some individuals , who may be desi- rous of making every exertion to sup- port themselves , may find it impos- sible regularly to advance so much , and others ...
... tion is required , which can neither be increased nor diminished ; although some individuals , who may be desi- rous of making every exertion to sup- port themselves , may find it impos- sible regularly to advance so much , and others ...
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... tion being open from a subaltern rank in a fencible corps , he entered the Roy- als , and for some time remained at home upon the recruiting service , and afterwards , in the years 1796-7 , was with his corps at Calvi , Porto Ferrajo ...
... tion being open from a subaltern rank in a fencible corps , he entered the Roy- als , and for some time remained at home upon the recruiting service , and afterwards , in the years 1796-7 , was with his corps at Calvi , Porto Ferrajo ...
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... tion to that most nefarious transac- tion . This is known to be the case by all who heard the evidence against you . That crime , I am sorry to say , is now become too frequent in this coun- try , where for ages it was unknown , and is ...
... tion to that most nefarious transac- tion . This is known to be the case by all who heard the evidence against you . That crime , I am sorry to say , is now become too frequent in this coun- try , where for ages it was unknown , and is ...
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... tion of which relieved him from feel- ing grateful . Some verses of Virgil gave birth to Les Jardins . Virgil , after having de- scribed the useful labours of agricul- ture , regrets that the limits of his poem do not permit him to ...
... tion of which relieved him from feel- ing grateful . Some verses of Virgil gave birth to Les Jardins . Virgil , after having de- scribed the useful labours of agricul- ture , regrets that the limits of his poem do not permit him to ...
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... tion seeks , as it were , refuge in Eng- land , and is there brought to perfec- tion , where the government does not afford any other protection to inven- tors than what is derived from the wisdom of the laws , seems to indicate that ...
... tion seeks , as it were , refuge in Eng- land , and is there brought to perfec- tion , where the government does not afford any other protection to inven- tors than what is derived from the wisdom of the laws , seems to indicate that ...
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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...