The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 78A. Constable, 1843 |
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... river , or by conges- tions of blood to the head from over exertion in walking , in running , jun.p- ing , & c . & c . He hugged himself upon the perusal of such accounts , and congratulated himself that such accidents could not happen ...
... river , or by conges- tions of blood to the head from over exertion in walking , in running , jun.p- ing , & c . & c . He hugged himself upon the perusal of such accounts , and congratulated himself that such accidents could not happen ...
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... rivers of Southern Russia , as along those of America , he may observe a fertile de- sert crying aloud for more inhabitants ; harvests without hands to gather them in ; the accumulated stores of favourable seasons rotting for lack of ...
... rivers of Southern Russia , as along those of America , he may observe a fertile de- sert crying aloud for more inhabitants ; harvests without hands to gather them in ; the accumulated stores of favourable seasons rotting for lack of ...
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... river flows not to the sight : the voice of the boatman is not heard , and his oar plies not . Some solitary chime indicates the hour . The moon descending in her course , leaves some tower in the shade . All contributes to heighten the ...
... river flows not to the sight : the voice of the boatman is not heard , and his oar plies not . Some solitary chime indicates the hour . The moon descending in her course , leaves some tower in the shade . All contributes to heighten the ...
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... river to the church , there blessed and consecrated , and then restored to the parent stream . This was good homeopathic practice , and much suffering and mischief were thus avoided . But no persuasion , no arguments , would prevail ...
... river to the church , there blessed and consecrated , and then restored to the parent stream . This was good homeopathic practice , and much suffering and mischief were thus avoided . But no persuasion , no arguments , would prevail ...
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... river Thames on the 25th April , Lerwick on the 10th May , and crossed the Arctic circle on the 14th ; on the 18th reached the parallel of 72 ° 36 ' , and on the 24th saw Cherie Island , in latitude 74 ° 33 ' , nearly midway between Nor ...
... river Thames on the 25th April , Lerwick on the 10th May , and crossed the Arctic circle on the 14th ; on the 18th reached the parallel of 72 ° 36 ' , and on the 24th saw Cherie Island , in latitude 74 ° 33 ' , nearly midway between Nor ...
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Page 199 - The world generally gives its admiration, not to the man who does what nobody else even attempts to do, but to the man who does best what multitudes do well.
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Page 251 - Oh! if sometimes thy spotless form descend, To me, thy aid, thou guardian genius, lend! When rage misguides me, or when fear alarms, When pain distresses, or when pleasure charms, In silent whisperings purer thoughts impart, And turn from ill a frail and feeble heart, Lead through the paths thy virtue trod before, Till bliss shall join, nor death can part us more.
Page 229 - The mere choice and arrangement of his words would have sufficed to make his essays classical. For never, not even by Dryden, not even by Temple, had the English language been written with such sweetness, grace, and facility.
Page 455 - Thebes's streets three thousand years ago, When the Memnonium was in all its glory, And time had not begun to overthrow Those temples, palaces, and piles stupendous Of which the very ruins are tremendous.
Page 251 - Or dost thou warn poor mortals left behind, A task well suited to thy gentle mind ? Oh! if sometimes thy spotless form descend, To me thy aid, thou guardian genius, lend! When rage misguides me, or when fear alarms, When pain distresses, or when pleasure charms, In silent whisperings purer thoughts impart, And turn from ill a frail and feeble heart; Lead through the paths thy virtue trod before, Till bliss shall join, nor death can...
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