The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 72Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths R. Griffiths, 1785 - Books A monthly book announcement and review journal. Considered to be the first periodical in England to offer reviews. In each issue the longer reviews are in the front section followed by short reviews of lesser works. It featured the novelist and poet Oliver Goldsmith as an early contributor. Griffiths himself, and likely his wife Isabella Griffiths, contributed review articles to the periodical. Later contributors included Dr. Charles Burney, John Cleland, Theophilus Cibber, James Grainger, Anna Letitia Barbauld, Elizabeth Moody, and Tobias Smollet. |
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Page 62
... Such , however , is the pride of individuals , that they always endeavour to depreciate what they have not attained . Such is the indolence fometimes inherent even in bodies of men , that few will attempt to reform , what none prefume ...
... Such , however , is the pride of individuals , that they always endeavour to depreciate what they have not attained . Such is the indolence fometimes inherent even in bodies of men , that few will attempt to reform , what none prefume ...
Page 239
... such a work , however it might gratify the Etymologift , by pointing out the origin of words , or amufe the Philofopher , by enabling him to trace the different fignifications which have been affixed to the fame words in different ages ...
... such a work , however it might gratify the Etymologift , by pointing out the origin of words , or amufe the Philofopher , by enabling him to trace the different fignifications which have been affixed to the fame words in different ages ...
Page 402
... such English and Scotch names as are known to be affixed to any particular plants by writers of credit ; and farther , which deferve particular notice , Indexes of the generic and trivial names , accented as they ought to be pronounced ...
... such English and Scotch names as are known to be affixed to any particular plants by writers of credit ; and farther , which deferve particular notice , Indexes of the generic and trivial names , accented as they ought to be pronounced ...
Contents
FOTHERGILLs Works in Quarto | 6 |
SMYTHS Tour in the United States | 12 |
Aderne | 41 |
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