THE EDINBURGH REVIEW OR CRITICAL JOURNAL FOR JULY, 1844....OCTOBER, 1844 |
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... truth of the maxima jest's prosperity lies in the ear of him who hears it . ' He was the acknowledged wit of Charles the First's court ; but was voted a dead bore when he attempted to resume his wonted place at Whitehall after the ...
... truth of the maxima jest's prosperity lies in the ear of him who hears it . ' He was the acknowledged wit of Charles the First's court ; but was voted a dead bore when he attempted to resume his wonted place at Whitehall after the ...
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... truth to say , that our public men have contracted no reserve beyond that which the voluntary enlargement of their circle has entailed upon them . It would be difficult to contend that they have impaired their social powers by mixing ...
... truth to say , that our public men have contracted no reserve beyond that which the voluntary enlargement of their circle has entailed upon them . It would be difficult to contend that they have impaired their social powers by mixing ...
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... documents before Parliament , founded on a computation such as we have supposed . The truth is , that at the time the General Registry of births , marriages , and deaths , was introduced , the limits 1844 . 78 The late Census .
... documents before Parliament , founded on a computation such as we have supposed . The truth is , that at the time the General Registry of births , marriages , and deaths , was introduced , the limits 1844 . 78 The late Census .
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... truth . Time was that the landed proprietors were deemed worthy of being entrusted with the power of regulating the amount of wages ; time was that they were considered too liberal , too anxious for their own character , or too much ...
... truth . Time was that the landed proprietors were deemed worthy of being entrusted with the power of regulating the amount of wages ; time was that they were considered too liberal , too anxious for their own character , or too much ...
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... truth of this supposition , let us take as examples two towns , Liverpool and Brighton ; in the former of which , according to the last report of the Registrar- General , the number of births and deaths to the population are much above ...
... truth of this supposition , let us take as examples two towns , Liverpool and Brighton ; in the former of which , according to the last report of the Registrar- General , the number of births and deaths to the population are much above ...
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Seite 191 - If you forgive me, I rejoice ; if you are angry, I can bear it. The die is cast, the book is written, to be read either now or by posterity, I care not which. It may well wait a century for a reader, as God has waited six thousand years for an observer.
Seite 333 - The body of Christ is given, taken, and eaten in the Supper, only after an heavenly and spiritual manner. And the mean whereby the body of Christ is received and eaten in the Supper, is faith.
Seite 95 - Ah, no. To distant climes, a dreary scene, Where half the convex world intrudes between, Through torrid tracts with fainting steps they go, Where wild Altama murmurs to their woe.
Seite 380 - For time at last sets all things even — And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.
Seite 315 - When I mention religion, I mean the Christian religion ; and not only the Christian religion, but the Protestant religion ; and not only the Protestant religion, but the Church of England.
Seite 320 - A little onward lend thy guiding hand To these dark steps, a little further on; For yonder bank hath choice of sun or shade; There I am wont to sit, when any chance Relieves me from my task of servile toil, Daily in the common prison else enjoin'd me, Where I, a prisoner chain'd, scarce freely draw The air imprison'd also, close and damp, Unwholesome draught.
Seite 137 - The Glacier's cold and restless mass Moves onward day by day ; But I am he who bids it pass, Or with its ice delay.
Seite 16 - The first time I was in company with Foote was at Fitzherbert's. Having no good opinion of the fellow, I was resolved not to be pleased ; and it is very difficult to please a man against his will. I went on eating my dinner pretty sullenly, affecting not to mind him. But the dog was so very comical, that I was obliged to lay down my knife and fork, throw myself back upon my chair, and fairly laugh it out. No, sir, he was irresistible.
Seite 372 - Tertullian or Lactantius had been suddenly raised from the dead, to assist at the festival of some popular saint or martyr, they would have gazed with astonishment and indignation on the profane spectacle, which had succeeded to the pure and spiritual worship of a Christian congregation.
Seite 518 - Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for Antiquity, it offers no redress for the Present, and makes no preparation for the Future.