The Quarterly Review, Volume 2John Murray, 1809 - English literature |
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Page 294
... interesting and curious . All diffi- culties connected with their business , are overcome by human exertions alone . What in England would be easily performed by one horse , with a little mechanical aid , is here atchieved by the united ...
... interesting and curious . All diffi- culties connected with their business , are overcome by human exertions alone . What in England would be easily performed by one horse , with a little mechanical aid , is here atchieved by the united ...
Page 348
... interesting . Love , Friendship , and Heroism are his themes , and he commonly descants upon them with that ge- nuine warmth which results from the combination of sensibility with genius . Though he never reaches that full power of ...
... interesting . Love , Friendship , and Heroism are his themes , and he commonly descants upon them with that ge- nuine warmth which results from the combination of sensibility with genius . Though he never reaches that full power of ...
Page 450
... interesting but melancholy picture of blunders , mismanagement and neglect , arising from total igno- rance of the language and manners of the country , a total disregard in England of all but parliamentary objects , and a total ...
... interesting but melancholy picture of blunders , mismanagement and neglect , arising from total igno- rance of the language and manners of the country , a total disregard in England of all but parliamentary objects , and a total ...
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Outlines of Mineralogy By J Kidd M D Professor | 61 |
Sermons on several Subjects by the late Rev William | 75 |
Voyages and Travels to India Ceylon the Red Sea | 88 |
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