Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Band 15,Teil 1Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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... several languages ; the most approved Dictionaries , as well of general fcience as of its parti culer branches ; the Iranjactions , Journals , and Memoirs , of learned Societies , both at home and abroad : the MS . Lectures of Eminent ...
... several languages ; the most approved Dictionaries , as well of general fcience as of its parti culer branches ; the Iranjactions , Journals , and Memoirs , of learned Societies , both at home and abroad : the MS . Lectures of Eminent ...
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... Several years ago ( fays he ) , whilft engaged in a course of experiments to afcertain the influence of fixed air on vegetation , the following fact repeatedly occurred to me A fprig of mint , fufpended by the root , with the head ...
... Several years ago ( fays he ) , whilft engaged in a course of experiments to afcertain the influence of fixed air on vegetation , the following fact repeatedly occurred to me A fprig of mint , fufpended by the root , with the head ...
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... several diftin & fpecies , and fome varieties ; but as they are rare- ly cultivated in gardens , we fhall not enumerate them here , and fhall only mention fuch of them as grow na- turally in Britain . Of the plantain there are the fol ...
... several diftin & fpecies , and fome varieties ; but as they are rare- ly cultivated in gardens , we fhall not enumerate them here , and fhall only mention fuch of them as grow na- turally in Britain . Of the plantain there are the fol ...
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... several cargoes brought from thence to Philadelphia have been used without effect . It is probable this was taken from the top of the ground , and by the influence of the fun and atmosphere difpoffeffed of the qualities neceffary for ...
... several cargoes brought from thence to Philadelphia have been used without effect . It is probable this was taken from the top of the ground , and by the influence of the fun and atmosphere difpoffeffed of the qualities neceffary for ...
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... Several stripes were left in the different fields with- out plafter ; these were in a measure unproductive , be- ing fcarce worth mowing . In April 1788 , I covered a piece of grafs land upwards of two inches thick with barn manure ; in ...
... Several stripes were left in the different fields with- out plafter ; these were in a measure unproductive , be- ing fcarce worth mowing . In April 1788 , I covered a piece of grafs land upwards of two inches thick with barn manure ; in ...
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Seite 231 - Yet shall he mount, and keep his distant way Beyond the limits of a vulgar fate ; Beneath the good how far — but far above the great ! ODE VI.
Seite 224 - In flower of youth and beauty's pride : — Happy, happy, happy pair ! None but the brave None but the brave None but the brave deserves the fair...
Seite 231 - This pencil take (she said) whose colours clear Richly paint the vernal year : Thine, too, these golden keys, immortal Boy ! This can unlock the gates of Joy ; Of Horror that, and thrilling Fears, Or ope the sacred source of sympathetic Tears.
Seite 231 - On Thracia's hills the Lord of War Has curb'd the fury of his car, And dropp'd his thirsty lance at thy command. Perching on the sceptred hand Of Jove, thy magic lulls the feather'd king With ruffled plumes, and flagging wing : Quench'd in dark clouds of slumber lie The terror of his beak, and lightnings of his eye.
Seite 192 - And, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks I should know you and know this man; Yet I am doubtful; for I am mainly ignorant What place this is, and all the skill I have Remembers not these garments; nor I know not Where I did lodge last night. Do not laugh at me; For, as I am a man, I think this lady To be my child Cordelia.
Seite 221 - And Miriam, the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Seite 230 - Love framed with Mirth a gay fantastic round : Loose were her tresses seen, her zone unbound; And he, amidst his frolic play, As if he would the charming air repay, Shook thousand odours from his dewy wings.
Seite 224 - On his imperial throne: His valiant peers were plac'd around; Their brows with roses and with myrtles bound : (So should desert in arms be crown'd.) The lovely Thais, by his side, Sate like a blooming Eastern bride In flow'r of youth and beauty's pride.
Seite 172 - I care not, Fortune, what you me deny : You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace ; You cannot shut the windows of the sky, Through which Aurora shows her brightening face; You cannot bar my constant feet to trace The woods and lawns, by living stream, at eve...
Seite 230 - He threw his blood-stained sword in thunder down, And with a withering look The war-denouncing trumpet took, And blew a blast so loud and dread, Were ne'er prophetic sounds so full of woe.