Edinburgh Magazine: Or Literary Miscellany, Volumen10;Volumen12J. Sibbald, Parliament-Square, 1799 |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 54
Página 3
... confe- quence ; as this is far from being the cafe , the difficulty is only to be folv- ed , by allowing that fimilar fenfations produce different effects , according to the conftitution of mind . Helve . tius rejects the idea that any ...
... confe- quence ; as this is far from being the cafe , the difficulty is only to be folv- ed , by allowing that fimilar fenfations produce different effects , according to the conftitution of mind . Helve . tius rejects the idea that any ...
Página 13
... confequence was attached even among the favages of New Holland . Another acceptation of the word Be - anna , however , foon became evi- dent ; for we obferved it to be fre- quently applied by children to men who we knew had not any ...
... confequence was attached even among the favages of New Holland . Another acceptation of the word Be - anna , however , foon became evi- dent ; for we obferved it to be fre- quently applied by children to men who we knew had not any ...
Página 20
... confequence , obtained an order , by which it was forbidden to fuffer the works of the Queen and princeffes to be fent out of the Tower . There were fome of the municipal officers , who never spoke of any of the royal family , without ...
... confequence , obtained an order , by which it was forbidden to fuffer the works of the Queen and princeffes to be fent out of the Tower . There were fome of the municipal officers , who never spoke of any of the royal family , without ...
Página 35
... confequence of these freaks and fome others , was appoint- ed conful at Lisbon , where he conti- nued fome years ; but as he was almoft without any fupport , he came home , at very near thirty years of age , with out fortune , or little ...
... confequence of these freaks and fome others , was appoint- ed conful at Lisbon , where he conti- nued fome years ; but as he was almoft without any fupport , he came home , at very near thirty years of age , with out fortune , or little ...
Página 37
... confequence of that vigour and quicknefs of ap . prehenfion which nature had beftow ed upon him with so profufe a hand : for , though it is true that the idlenefs and inattention excufeable " at that early age prevented him often from ...
... confequence of that vigour and quicknefs of ap . prehenfion which nature had beftow ed upon him with so profufe a hand : for , though it is true that the idlenefs and inattention excufeable " at that early age prevented him often from ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
affiftance alfo appeared becauſe Bill Briffot cafe Capt Captain caufe coaft command confequence confiderable confifting daugh daughter defire Edinburgh eſtabliſhment Evan Nepean expreffed faid fame fecond feemed feen fenfe fent ferved fervice feven feveral fhall fhip fhore fhort fhould fide fince firft fituation fmall fociety fome foon fpirit French friends frigates ftate ftill ftones ftudy fubject fuccefs fuch fuffered fufficient fuppofed fupport fure guns hiftory himſelf honour Horace Walpole houfe houſe inftant intereft iſland John juft killed Lady laft lake Belle late leaft lefs letter Lieutenant loft Lord mafter Majefty Majefty's meaſure ment Mifs minifter moft moſt muft neceffary never obferved occafion officers paffed paffion perfons pleaſure poffeffed poffeffion prefent profeffion purpoſe reafon refpect Scotland Sublime Porte thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion uſe veffels vifit Weft whofe wounded
Pasajes populares
Página 281 - I have been at one opera, Mr. Wesley's. They have boys and girls with charming voices, that sing hymns, in parts, to Scotch ballad tunes; but indeed so long, that one would think they were already in eternity, and knew how much time they had before them.
Página 6 - The extraordinary circumstances attending her case made me resolve to have her opened ; when it was found that the whole art of medicine could not have prolonged her days, as all the noble parts were attacked, and any one of four internal maladies must have proved mortal. If the news of this event has not yet reached Dublin, break it to my sister as gently as you can. I set out' from this in a few days for St.
Página 9 - ... of depositing their eggs, and next to this on the side and back part of the shoulder, and less frequently on the extreme ends of the hairs of the mane. But it is a fact worthy of attention, that the fly does not place them promiscuously about the body, but constantly on those parts which are most liable to be licked with the tongue ; and the ova therefore are always scrupulously placed within its reach. Whether this be an act of reason or of instinct, it is certainly a very remarkable one.
Página 274 - One scrambles over a huge terrace, on which mountain ashes and various trees spring out of the very rocks ; and at the brow is the den, but not spacious enough for such an inmate. However, I am persuaded it furnished Pope with this line, so exactly it answers to the picture : " On rifted rocks, the dragon's late abodes.
Página 308 - Island in their van; but nothing could withstand the squadron your Lordship did me the honour to place under my command. Their high state of discipline is well known to you, and with the judgment of the captains, together with their valour and that of the officers and men of every description, it was absolutely irresistible.
Página 4 - I had relied upon receiving about fifty pounds from Sheen, for the books, and a year's rent of a certain farm at Quilca.
Página 134 - The care of this important beacon is committed to four men ; two of whom take the charge of it by turns, and are relieved every six weeks. But as it often happens, especially in stormy weather, that boats cannot touch at the Eddystone for many months, a proper quantity of salt provision is always laid up, as in a ship victualled for a long voyage. In high winds, such a briny atmosphere surrounds this gloomy...
Página 104 - They (fays he) wrote in figns and fpoke in pa<( rabies: all their fables carry a double meaning: " the ftory is one and entire ; the characters the " fame throughout ; not broken or changed, and " always conformable to the nature of the crea
Página 9 - ... ripe, after which time the slightest application of warmth and moisture is sufficient to bring forth, in an instant, the latent larva. At this time, if the tongue of the horse touches the egg, its operculum is thrown open, and a small active worm is produced, which readily adheres to the moist surface of the tongue, and is from thence conveyed with the food to the stomach.
Página 23 - King began to speak again. It was plain, from their gestures, that they received from himself the first intelligence of his condemnation. At a quarter past ten, the King rose first; they all followed. I opened the door. The Queen held the King by his right arm : their Majesties gave each a hand to the Dauphin. Madame Royale, on the King's left, had her arms round his body and, behind her, Madame Elizabeth, on the same side, had taken his arm.