The Scots Magazine, Band 50Sands, Brymer, Murray and Cochran, 1788 |
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... whole of the Appendix . As I never commented upon it myself , it is impoffible that I can be accountable for what the printer chose to publish without my knowledge or confent . " - The cir- cumftances attending the fiege of Annan- pour ...
... whole of the Appendix . As I never commented upon it myself , it is impoffible that I can be accountable for what the printer chose to publish without my knowledge or confent . " - The cir- cumftances attending the fiege of Annan- pour ...
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... whole family . The fame remark may be applied to the nation , Whatever sum of money is ow- ing , by the community at large , to a part of the fame community , cannot , in any degree , increase or diminish the na- tional capital . On the ...
... whole family . The fame remark may be applied to the nation , Whatever sum of money is ow- ing , by the community at large , to a part of the fame community , cannot , in any degree , increase or diminish the na- tional capital . On the ...
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... whole , without the leaft hefitation or defect , into another key than that in which the had firft played it . Her father told me , that he had often heard her do the fame by many other tunes when she has been left alone at the ...
... whole , without the leaft hefitation or defect , into another key than that in which the had firft played it . Her father told me , that he had often heard her do the fame by many other tunes when she has been left alone at the ...
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... whole company , instead of enjoying the focial pleasures of the table with chearfulness , pleading fome excufe or other , took an carly leave and departed . I was once told an anecdote of a cap . tain of a man of war , who is an honour ...
... whole company , instead of enjoying the focial pleasures of the table with chearfulness , pleading fome excufe or other , took an carly leave and departed . I was once told an anecdote of a cap . tain of a man of war , who is an honour ...
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... whole body under Maj . Gen. Jelagin had only one fieutenant and 34 foldiers killed , and two fecond lieutenants and 105 foldiers wounded . The booty taken confifts of a great number of cattle , which they diftributed amongst the troops ...
... whole body under Maj . Gen. Jelagin had only one fieutenant and 34 foldiers killed , and two fecond lieutenants and 105 foldiers wounded . The booty taken confifts of a great number of cattle , which they diftributed amongst the troops ...
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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.