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A human being , as he comes originally from the hand of nature , is every where
the same ; the capacity of improvement , the talents and virtues which the mind is
capable of acquiring and exercising , are to every state of society alike inherent .
A human being , as he comes originally from the hand of nature , is every where
the same ; the capacity of improvement , the talents and virtues which the mind is
capable of acquiring and exercising , are to every state of society alike inherent .
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But I have very little pleasure in viewing the works of art ; and indeed , human
ingenuity of any kind or description , excites rather my admiration than my love :
as far as they have contributed to soften the manners of mankind , it is well ; but ...
But I have very little pleasure in viewing the works of art ; and indeed , human
ingenuity of any kind or description , excites rather my admiration than my love :
as far as they have contributed to soften the manners of mankind , it is well ; but ...
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... rivetted in superstition and ignorance , and so intimately blended with the
political governments of those times , that it appeared capable of triumphing over
that invisible mutation to which all human establishments are liable , and of
opposing ...
... rivetted in superstition and ignorance , and so intimately blended with the
political governments of those times , that it appeared capable of triumphing over
that invisible mutation to which all human establishments are liable , and of
opposing ...
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stained with the blood of their captives ; and it was usual for them to augur
according as the blood of the human victim followed the facred knife that had
inflicted the wound . ” · Anglesea ( though it is called the granary of Wales )
appeared to us ...
stained with the blood of their captives ; and it was usual for them to augur
according as the blood of the human victim followed the facred knife that had
inflicted the wound . ” · Anglesea ( though it is called the granary of Wales )
appeared to us ...
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Thank heaven , these fabricks of despotism are at length either levelled with the
ground , or present a memorable lesson to mankind of the futility of human
ambition . This castle was erected in order to secure the passage into the Isle of ...
Thank heaven , these fabricks of despotism are at length either levelled with the
ground , or present a memorable lesson to mankind of the futility of human
ambition . This castle was erected in order to secure the passage into the Isle of ...
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afford almoſt alſo amongſt Angleſea annum appearance arrived attention beautiful became becauſe beſt called caſtle cauſe character clouds conſequently continually courſe dear diſtance effect enjoy expected extremely fall ferry firſt five fome give half hand happineſs hills hope houſe human hundred inhabitants intereſting Italy land laſt late leave length letter manner means ments miles mind morning moſt mountains muſt myſelf nature night North Wales object obliged obſervations occaſion once ourſelves pleaſing pleaſure poverty preſent reached remains reſpect riſing river road rock ruins ſame ſcarcely ſcene ſcenery ſea ſee ſeemed ſhall ſhort ſhould ſide ſituation ſmall ſome ſoon ſtands ſtate ſtill ſuch tain theſe thing thoſe thought tion took town traveller turn vale valleys venerable walk walls Welſh whole whoſe wiſhes wood young
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Page 7 - Oh. how can'st thou renounce the boundless store Of charms which Nature to her vot'ry yields? The warbling woodland, the resounding shore, The pomp of groves, and garniture of fields ; All that the genial ray of morning gilds, And all that echoes to the song of even ; All that the mountain's sheltering bosom shields, And all the dread magnificence of heaven — Oh, how can'st thou renounce, and hope to be forgiven...
Page 134 - BUT poverty, though it does not prevent the generation, is extremely unfavourable to the rearing of children. The tender plant is produced, but in fo cold a foil, and fo fevere a climate, foon withers and dies. It is not uncommon, I have been frequently told, in the Highlands of Scotland for a mother who has borne twenty children not to have two alive.
Page 134 - In some places, one half the children born die before they are four years of age, in many places before they are seven, and in almost all places before they are nine or ten. This great mortality, however, will...
Page 38 - ... a very high hill, when the vale of Clwyd, in all its beauty, unfolded upon the sight: it appeared like a moving picture, upon which nature had been prodigal of its colours. Hamlets, villages, towns, and castles, rose like enchantment upon this rich carpet, that seemed covered with wood and enclosures; in the midst of it, at the...
Page 127 - ... threatening foe. Strange ferocious manners were blended with the hofpitality of thofe days ; but, happily for mankind, fuch barbarous features of uncivilized ages are at length every where humanized into more refined and focial enjoyments. Whether fociety has not arrived at an excefs of refinement; whether a great degree of refinement is not the parent of vice and corruption ; and if fo, whether an age of barbarity, with honefty and virtue, or an age of refinement, with effeminacy, vice, and...
Page 12 - ... we can discern no quality which marks any distinction or superiority. The capacity of improvement seems to be the same ; and the talents he may afterwards acquire...
Page 127 - Jpoils of a vanquifhed enemy ; the conch does not found to war, nor is the bolfy (hield itruck as the fignal to meet the threatening foe. Strange ferocious manners were blended with the hofpitality of thofe days ; but, happily for mankind, fuch barbarous features of uncivilized ages are at length every where humanized into more refined and focial enjoyments. Whether fociety has not arrived at an excefs of refinement ; whether a great degree of refinement is not the parent of vice and corruption ;...
Page 1 - With gold and gems if Chilian mountains glow ; If bleak and barren Scotia's hills arise ; There plague and poison, lust and rapine grow ; Here peaceful are the vales, and pure the skies, And freedom fires the soul, and sparkles in the eyes. Then grieve not, thou, to whom th...
Page 16 - neath this roof thy wine cheer'd moments pafs, Fill to the good man's name one grateful glafs, To higher zeft mall mem'ry wake thy foul, And virtue mingle in the ennobled bowl. But if like me thro...
Page 16 - Viiions fair, His eyes dance rapture, and his bofom glows ! Friend to the friendlefs, to the fick man Health ; With generous Joy he views th...
Bibliographic information
| Title | A pedestrian tour through North Wales, letters |
| Author | Joseph Hucks |
| Published | 1795 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 26 Apr 2007 |
| Length | 120 pages |
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