The British Magazine and Review: Or, Universaal Miscellany of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Biography, Entertainment, Poetry, Politics, Manners, Amusements and Intelligence Foreign and Domestic, Volume 3Harrison & Company, 1783 |
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... feveral of the fublimeft ftudies , the Duke of Marl- borough has diftinguished reputation . The elevating fcience of aftronomy in him finds a munificent patron , and an able judge . His Grace has erected and fitted up an elegant ...
... feveral of the fublimeft ftudies , the Duke of Marl- borough has diftinguished reputation . The elevating fcience of aftronomy in him finds a munificent patron , and an able judge . His Grace has erected and fitted up an elegant ...
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... feveral years ; but finding it difficult to fupport the ap- pearance which his fituation required , and at the fame time make a proper provifion for his children , ( though the fon was already provided for by a genteel legacy from his ...
... feveral years ; but finding it difficult to fupport the ap- pearance which his fituation required , and at the fame time make a proper provifion for his children , ( though the fon was already provided for by a genteel legacy from his ...
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... feveral perfons of diftinction . ' : . Lady Ifabella Finch , in particular , first Lady of the Bedchamber to the Princess Amelia , took Mifs Charlotte under her protection ; declaring her intention of placing the young lady about the ...
... feveral perfons of diftinction . ' : . Lady Ifabella Finch , in particular , first Lady of the Bedchamber to the Princess Amelia , took Mifs Charlotte under her protection ; declaring her intention of placing the young lady about the ...
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... feveral pieces in this work , which are pointed out and ac- knowledged in an advertisement pre- fixed ; and that bright ftar of litera- ture , Dr. Samuel Johnson , fuffered his great name to appear to a tranfla tion of one of the ...
... feveral pieces in this work , which are pointed out and ac- knowledged in an advertisement pre- fixed ; and that bright ftar of litera- ture , Dr. Samuel Johnson , fuffered his great name to appear to a tranfla tion of one of the ...
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... feveral kings of England , at various periods , till the reign of Charles I. when the fucceeding in- terval of civil diffenfion and anar- chy laid it almost wholly in ruins . It was not , however , entirely de- molished , till after the ...
... feveral kings of England , at various periods , till the reign of Charles I. when the fucceeding in- terval of civil diffenfion and anar- chy laid it almost wholly in ruins . It was not , however , entirely de- molished , till after the ...
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Page 137 - The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by; His frame was firm — his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way.
Page 153 - ... the favorable moment to give such a tone to our federal government as will enable it to answer the ends of its institution, or this may be the ill-fated moment for relaxing the powers of the Union, annihilating the cement of the confederation and exposing us to become the sport of European politics, which may play one State against another to prevent their growing importance, and to serve their own interested purposes.
Page 133 - Labour's fair child, that languishes with wealth? Go then! and see them rising with the sun, Through a long course of daily toil to run; See them beneath the dog-star's raging heat, When the knees tremble and the temples beat ; Behold them, leaning on their scythes, look o'er The labour past, and toils to come explore; See them alternate suns and showers engage, And hoard up aches and anguish for their age...
Page 153 - ... and their collected wisdom may be happily applied in the establishment of our forms of government. The free cultivation of letters, the unbounded extension of commerce, the progressive refinement of manners, the growing liberality of sentiment, and, above all, the pure and benign light of Revelation, have had a meliorating influence on mankind and increased the blessings of society.
Page 219 - VIII. All the countries and territories, which may have been, or which may be conquered in any part of the world whatfoever, by the arms of his Britannic Majefty...
Page 222 - George the Third, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg, ArchTreasurer and Prince Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, &c., and of the United States of America, to forget all past misunderstandings...
Page 217 - Holy and Undivided Trinity. It having pleased the Divine Providence to dispose the hearts of the Most Serene and Most Potent Prince, George the Third, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg, ArchTreasurer and Prince Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, &c...
Page 133 - Such is that room which one rude beam divides, And naked rafters form the sloping sides; Where the vile bands that bind the thatch are seen, And lath and mud are all that lie between; Save one dull pane, that, coarsely...
Page 133 - Thus groan the old, till by disease oppress'd, They taste a final woe, and then they rest. Theirs is yon House, that holds the parish poor, Whose walls of mud scarce bear the broken door; There, where the putrid vapours, flagging, play, And the dull wheel hums doleful through the day ;— There children dwell who know no parents' care; Parents, who know no children's love, dwell there!
Page 134 - And far unlike him, feeds this little flock : A jovial youth, who thinks his Sunday's task As much as God or man can fairly ask; The rest he gives to loves and labours light, To fields the morning, and to feasts the night; None better...