The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year ..., Volume 215Edw. Cave, 1736-[1868], 1863 - English essays |
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Page 358 - My Lords and Gentlemen, WE are commanded by Her Majesty to release you from further attendance in Parliament, and at the same time to convey to you Her Majesty's acknowledgments for the zeal and assiduity with which you have applied yourselves to the performance of your duties during the session now brought to a close.
Page 346 - NOW there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead ; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD : and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen. And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
Page 308 - Exhibition of Works of Art on loan at the South Kensington Museum, under the title of
Page 84 - Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.
Page 346 - Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance : 12 When they were but a few men in number ; yea, very few, and strangers in it.
Page 168 - The Table, at the Communion-time having a fair white linen cloth upon it, shall stand in the Body of the Church, or in the Chancel, where Morning and Evening Prayer are appointed to be said.
Page 357 - Lyra Messianica ; Hymns and Verses on the Life of Christ, Ancient and Modern; with other Poems.
Page 346 - And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
Page 85 - Shakspeare, that, take him for all in all, we shall not look upon his like again.
Page 114 - There is no instance of a man before Gibbons who gave to wood the loose and airy lightness of flowers, and chained together the various productions of the elements with a free disorder natural to each species.