The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 45A. Constable, 1827 |
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... considered with respect to its influ- ence on Society , in a Sermon preached at the Baptist Meeting , Cambridge . By Robert Hall , M. A. VI . Remarks upon the Wine and Brandy Trade VII . Anti - Slavery Monthly Reporter VIII . The ...
... considered with respect to its influ- ence on Society , in a Sermon preached at the Baptist Meeting , Cambridge . By Robert Hall , M. A. VI . Remarks upon the Wine and Brandy Trade VII . Anti - Slavery Monthly Reporter VIII . The ...
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... considered as ultimately fixed among the Immortals , and the public opinion as finally made up on the character and merit of his productions . There are three things chiefly re- markable in their history . First , the author's great ...
... considered as ultimately fixed among the Immortals , and the public opinion as finally made up on the character and merit of his productions . There are three things chiefly re- markable in their history . First , the author's great ...
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... considered abstractedly , that such a union of parties , when the public good requires it , is to be justified on the same grounds on which party itself is vindicated . But the more we feel inclined to acknowledge the utility of party ...
... considered abstractedly , that such a union of parties , when the public good requires it , is to be justified on the same grounds on which party itself is vindicated . But the more we feel inclined to acknowledge the utility of party ...
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... considered as models of that style of political satire , whose lightness and vivacity give it the appearance of proceeding rather from the wan- tonness of wit than of ill - nature , and whose very malice , from the fancy with which it ...
... considered as models of that style of political satire , whose lightness and vivacity give it the appearance of proceeding rather from the wan- tonness of wit than of ill - nature , and whose very malice , from the fancy with which it ...
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... considered , it fills me with so much pain and horror , that I have frequently prayed to God , if it " were his will , rather to take me out of life than to leave me to witness such evils . ' ( Report , p . 208 ) . 6 . " " A thousand ...
... considered , it fills me with so much pain and horror , that I have frequently prayed to God , if it " were his will , rather to take me out of life than to leave me to witness such evils . ' ( Report , p . 208 ) . 6 . " " A thousand ...
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Page 262 - During the gloomy and disastrous centuries which followed the downfall of the Roman Empire, Italy had preserved, in a far greater degree than any other part of Western Europe, the traces of ancient civilization.
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Page 31 - ... in direct opposition to the declared sense of a great majority of the nation, and they should be put in force with all their rigorous provisions, if his opinion were asked by the people as to their obedience, he should tell them, that it was no longer a question of moral obligation and duty, but of prudence.
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Page 267 - Ridotta tutta in somma pace e tranquillita, coltivata non meno ne' luoghi piu montuosi e piu sterili che nelle pianure e region! piu fertili, ne sottoposta ad altro imperio che de' suoi medesimi, non solo era abbondantissima d'abitatori e di ricchezze ; ma illustrata sommamente dalla magnificenza di molti principi, dallo splendore di molte nobilissime e bellissime citta, dalla sedia e maesta della religione, fioriva d...