Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, Etc, Volume 11William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin, Frederick Arnold H. Colburn, 1827 |
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... containing deposits or incrustations of D. proposes two methods , " equally good ; " if possible , to spare our rags , and try if they carbonate of lime . I have myself employed the the one is to mix the hydrochloric acid with cannot ...
... containing deposits or incrustations of D. proposes two methods , " equally good ; " if possible , to spare our rags , and try if they carbonate of lime . I have myself employed the the one is to mix the hydrochloric acid with cannot ...
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... containing the Explanation and Use of the Tables , illustrated by numerous Problems and Examples . By WILLIAM GALBRAITH , A.M. Teacher of Mathematies in Edinburgh . Printed for Oliver and Boyd , Edinburgh ; and G. B. Whittaker ; and ...
... containing the Explanation and Use of the Tables , illustrated by numerous Problems and Examples . By WILLIAM GALBRAITH , A.M. Teacher of Mathematies in Edinburgh . Printed for Oliver and Boyd , Edinburgh ; and G. B. Whittaker ; and ...
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... containing im - rably adapted as an introduction to the science of Chemistry ; portant original matter , and exhibiting general views of the pro- and from their precision , fulness , and accuracy on those points GENTLEMAN who has ...
... containing im - rably adapted as an introduction to the science of Chemistry ; portant original matter , and exhibiting general views of the pro- and from their precision , fulness , and accuracy on those points GENTLEMAN who has ...
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... containing the expenses of the privy purse of King Henry VIII . from 1529 to 1533 , in the possession of Mr. Pickering , of Chancery Lane , and containing very cu - containing Algebra , Practical Geometry , Trigonometry , Mensu rious ...
... containing the expenses of the privy purse of King Henry VIII . from 1529 to 1533 , in the possession of Mr. Pickering , of Chancery Lane , and containing very cu - containing Algebra , Practical Geometry , Trigonometry , Mensu rious ...
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... containing the Printed for John Murray , Albemarle Street . On the 15th , post 8vo . on CHEMISTRY will commence on Tuesday the 13th February , and will be delivered by Mr. Aikin , Dr. Bostock , and Mr. Barry : Mr. Allen will give the ...
... containing the Printed for John Murray , Albemarle Street . On the 15th , post 8vo . on CHEMISTRY will commence on Tuesday the 13th February , and will be delivered by Mr. Aikin , Dr. Bostock , and Mr. Barry : Mr. Allen will give the ...
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Page 128 - Johnson, in some volume lying on the table, which I ventured (for I was then young) to deem incorrect; and pointed it out to him. I could not help thinking that he was somewhat of my opinion ; but he was cautious and reserved. But, Sir, said I— willing to overcome his scruples — Dr. Johnson himself (a fact which Mr. Bryant well knew) admitted that he was not a good Greek scholar.
Page 53 - ... size, found myself beside my fair one in a wood of grass-stalks. The joy of meeting after this short yet most strange separation, or, if you will, of this reunion without separation, exceeds all conception. I fell on her neck; she replied to my caresses, and the little pair was as happy as the large one. " With some difficulty, we now mounted a hill : I say difficulty, because the sward had become for us an almost impenetrable forest. Yet at length we reached a bare space; and how surprised was...
Page 171 - Let Vanity adorn the marble tomb With trophies, rhymes, and scutcheons of renown, In the deep dungeon of some Gothic dome, Where night and desolation ever frown. Mine be the breezy hill that skirts the down ; Where a green grassy turf is all I crave, With here and there a violet bestrown, Fast by a brook, or fountain's murmuring wave. And many an evening sun shine sweetly on my grave.
Page 54 - ... philosophers might mean by their Ideal, which they say so plagues the mind of man. I had an Ideal of myself; and often in dreams I appeared as a giant. In short, my wife, my ring, my dwarf figure, and so many other bonds and restrictions, made me utterly unhappy; so that I began to think seriously about obtaining my deliverance. " Being persuaded that the whole magic lay in the ring, I resolved on filing this asunder. From the court-jeweller, accordingly, I borrowed some files.
Page 185 - scape by headlong haste. In vain ; the spoiler on his prize Hides proudly, tearing as he flies. For life the victim's utmost speed Is mustered in this hour of need For life. For life his giant might He strains, and pours his soul in flight ; And mad with terror, thirst, and pain, Spurns with wild hoof the thundering plain.
Page 197 - To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in Heaven. As some tall cliff, that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.
Page 159 - To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labour tends, and of which every desire prompts the prosecution.
Page 25 - ... and extravagance. The private soldiers equally engaged the attention of his Royal Highness. In the course of his superintendence of the army, a military dress, the most absurd in Europe, was altered for one easy and comfortable for the men, and suitable to the hardships they are exposed to in actual service.
Page 107 - An INTRODUCTION to the THEORY and PRACTICE of PLANE and SPHERICAL TRIGONOMETRY, and the Stereographic Projection of the Sphere, including the Theory of Navigation ; comprehending a variety of Rules, Formulae, &c.
Page 25 - Dundas, and which obtained the sanction and countenance of his Royal Highness. This one circumstance, of giving a uniform principle and mode of working to the different bodies, which are after all but parts of the same great machine, was in itself one of the most distinguished services which could be rendered to a national army ; and it is only surprising that, before it was introduced, the British army was able to execute any combined movements at all. We...