The British Critic, and Quarterly Theological Review, Volume 29F. and C. Rivington, 1807 |
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... various meanings , its proper meaning , if ftill in ufe , muft be its ra- dical meaning , or that which it was originally intended to exprefs ; and there cannot be a doubt , but that words , which are now fignificant of both bodily and ...
... various meanings , its proper meaning , if ftill in ufe , muft be its ra- dical meaning , or that which it was originally intended to exprefs ; and there cannot be a doubt , but that words , which are now fignificant of both bodily and ...
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... various modulations of tone , by which birds and quadrupeds inftinctively exprefs their parental and fexual affections , as well as their fentiments of anger , refentment , or defiance . Thefe are , indeed , as per- fectly understood by ...
... various modulations of tone , by which birds and quadrupeds inftinctively exprefs their parental and fexual affections , as well as their fentiments of anger , refentment , or defiance . Thefe are , indeed , as per- fectly understood by ...
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... various and complicated harmony , which difplays the skill of the compofer , and the dexterity of the performer , without ei- ther pleafing the fenfe , or touching the heart ; yet , the mafs of mankind , I believe , never find any ...
... various and complicated harmony , which difplays the skill of the compofer , and the dexterity of the performer , without ei- ther pleafing the fenfe , or touching the heart ; yet , the mafs of mankind , I believe , never find any ...
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... various reflected rays , which one leaf cafts upon another , according to their different degrees of opacity and expofure . " When many forts and varieties of these rich and splendid productions of nature are fkilfully arranged and ...
... various reflected rays , which one leaf cafts upon another , according to their different degrees of opacity and expofure . " When many forts and varieties of these rich and splendid productions of nature are fkilfully arranged and ...
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... various fpecies of ani- mals , with which we are familiar , we make a comparison as we do of the individuals of the fame fpecies , and judge of their beauty on nearly the fame principles . Thus the borfe is probably deemed the moft ...
... various fpecies of ani- mals , with which we are familiar , we make a comparison as we do of the individuals of the fame fpecies , and judge of their beauty on nearly the fame principles . Thus the borfe is probably deemed the moft ...
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addreffed affertion againſt alfo almoft appears beauty becauſe Belfham cafe caufe cauſe Chap Chriftian Church circumftances confequence confiderable confidered confifts conftitution courfe defcription defign defire difplayed diftance English eſtabliſhed exift expreffed expreffion faid Fair Annie fame fays fecond feems feen fenfe fentiments feparate feveral fhall fhould fhow fimilar fince firft firſt fituation fmall fome fometimes foon fpecimen fpeech fpirit ftate ftill fubject fublime fuch fufficient fuppofed fupport furely fyftem hiftory himſelf honour Houfe illuftrated increaſe inftances inftruction intereft itſelf juft labours laft language lefs Lord Lucretius meaſure minifters moft moſt mufic muft Muretus muſt nature neceffary obfervations object occafion opinion paffage paffed perfons philofophical pleaſure poem poffible prefent principles propofed publiſhed purpoſe racter reader reafon refpect refult Ruffia Seigneux ſhall ſtate thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion tranflation ufually uſed variolous verb verfe verfion volume whofe words writer
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