The Scots Magazine, Band 50Sands, Brymer, Murray and Cochran, 1788 |
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... object which drew forth the exertions of this friend to mankind , was the wretched ftate of the county - bride- well , within the city of Gloucefter , which being a part of the county - gaol , the perfons committed by the magistrate out ...
... object which drew forth the exertions of this friend to mankind , was the wretched ftate of the county - bride- well , within the city of Gloucefter , which being a part of the county - gaol , the perfons committed by the magistrate out ...
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... object which he had in view ; and to place them under the care of proper perfons , to inftruct them in their Chriftian duty , was the prevailing object of his wishes . how to effect this , and whence the re- But fources were to arife ...
... object which he had in view ; and to place them under the care of proper perfons , to inftruct them in their Chriftian duty , was the prevailing object of his wishes . how to effect this , and whence the re- But fources were to arife ...
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... object of Gen. Mathews's campaign . Those who ferved under him acted like men , who while they were doing their duty , forgot not the calls of humanity , but lamented , that the horrors of war fhould have involved the innocent with the ...
... object of Gen. Mathews's campaign . Those who ferved under him acted like men , who while they were doing their duty , forgot not the calls of humanity , but lamented , that the horrors of war fhould have involved the innocent with the ...
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... object for the College to poffels a microscope of great powers , to afflt her conftituents , men of learning and abili- ties , to investigate pature in her minuter works . Several contagious difcafes are fup pofed with probability to ...
... object for the College to poffels a microscope of great powers , to afflt her conftituents , men of learning and abili- ties , to investigate pature in her minuter works . Several contagious difcafes are fup pofed with probability to ...
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... object ; and highly muft it ever be lamented by the learned , that the other two tracts were not permitted to come into exiftence , when it is con- fidered how admirably in the one that did appear , the author has selected from the ...
... object ; and highly muft it ever be lamented by the learned , that the other two tracts were not permitted to come into exiftence , when it is con- fidered how admirably in the one that did appear , the author has selected from the ...
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Seite 148 - For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged by better information or fuller consideration to change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. It is therefore that the older I grow, the more apt I am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others.
Seite 355 - As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
Seite 381 - Be sure to keep some great man thy friend, but trouble him not for trifles. Compliment him often with many, yet small gifts, and of little charge. And if thou hast cause to bestow any great gratuity, let it be something which may be daily in sight.
Seite 381 - Otherwise thou shalt eclipse thy credit, lose thy freedom, and yet pay as dear as to another. But in borrowing of money be precious of thy word : for he that hath care of keeping days of payment is lord of another man's purse.
Seite 281 - By this obfcure Scotfman a project was formed to fettle, on this neglected fpot, a great and powerful colony, not as other colonies have for the moft part been fettled, by chance, and unprotected by the country from whence they went, but by fyftem, upon forefight, and to receive the ample protection of thofe governments to whom he was to offer his project. And certainly no greater idea has been formed iince the time of Columbus.
Seite 381 - ... band of nature, as thou shalt find them so many advocates to plead an apology for thee behind thy back. But shake off those glow-worms...
Seite 400 - Sweden, had chofen to depart from it in the moment when ftie was engaged in a war fo ferious as that in which the Ottoman Porte had involved her. In the mean time, the emprefs, attentive to every thing which...
Seite 210 - I own," added Helve"tius to me, "• although I knew the danger to be greater of harbouring him at Paris than at London ; and although I thought the family of Hanover not only the lawful sovereigns in England, but the only lawful sovereigns in Europe, as having the...
Seite 148 - Romish church is infallible, and the Church of England is never in the wrong. But though many private persons think almost as highly of their own infallibility, as...
Seite 148 - I doubt, too, whether any other convention we can obtain, may be able to make a better constitution ; for, when you assemble a number of men, to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views.