Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal EnlargedRalph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths R. Griffiths., 1800 Editors: May 1749-Sept. 1803, Ralph Griffiths; Oct. 1803-Apr. 1825, G. E. Griffiths. |
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... contains little that is extraordinary , interesting , or brilliant ; and , if variegated , only by trivial events , and by the common griefs and pleasures which daily happen to thou- sands . When is biography interesting ? -when it ...
... contains little that is extraordinary , interesting , or brilliant ; and , if variegated , only by trivial events , and by the common griefs and pleasures which daily happen to thou- sands . When is biography interesting ? -when it ...
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... contains . By Thomas Charles Hope , M. D. F. R.S. Edinburgh . Pro- fessor of Medicine , Glasgow . The substance of this paper having been printed in the 3d volume of the Society , and reported in our account of it , ( see Rev. vol . xix ...
... contains . By Thomas Charles Hope , M. D. F. R.S. Edinburgh . Pro- fessor of Medicine , Glasgow . The substance of this paper having been printed in the 3d volume of the Society , and reported in our account of it , ( see Rev. vol . xix ...
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... contains the rules for constructing their tables : Their rules for constructing their tables of sines , may be reduced to two , viz . the one for finding the sine of the least arch in the table , that that of 3 ° . 45 ' , and the ...
... contains the rules for constructing their tables : Their rules for constructing their tables of sines , may be reduced to two , viz . the one for finding the sine of the least arch in the table , that that of 3 ° . 45 ' , and the ...
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... containing a given angle , and if the angle in the segment be bisected by a straight line produced till it meet the circumference ; the straight lines , which contain the given angle , shall both of them together have a given ratio to ...
... containing a given angle , and if the angle in the segment be bisected by a straight line produced till it meet the circumference ; the straight lines , which contain the given angle , shall both of them together have a given ratio to ...
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... contains a short view of the Rise and Pro- gress of Painting in Scotland ; -we wish that it had been con- sistent with the author's plan to have enlarged on this part of his subject , as it is of an interesting and amusing nature.- It ...
... contains a short view of the Rise and Pro- gress of Painting in Scotland ; -we wish that it had been con- sistent with the author's plan to have enlarged on this part of his subject , as it is of an interesting and amusing nature.- It ...
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Page 184 - A WOMAN'S face with Nature's own hand painted Hast thou, the master-mistress of my passion; A woman's gentle heart, but not acquainted With shifting change, as is false women's fashion; An eye more bright than theirs, less false in rolling, Gilding the object whereupon it gazeth; A man in hue all hues in his controlling, Which steals men's eyes and women's souls amazeth.
Page 351 - And should my youth, as youth is apt I know, Some harshness show, All vain asperities I day by day Would wear away, Till the smooth temper of my age should be Like the high leaves upon the Holly Tree.
Page 350 - Below, a circling fence, its leaves are seen Wrinkled and keen; No grazing cattle through their prickly round Can reach to wound ; But as they grow where nothing is to fear, Smooth and unarm'd the pointless leaves appear.
Page 249 - But it is a miracle that a dead man should come to life, because that has never been observed in any age or country.
Page 257 - ... as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or a tower of state, for a proud mind to raise itself upon; or a fort or commanding ground, for strife and contention; or a shop, for profit or sale; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate.
Page 184 - hues" in his controlling, Which steals men's eyes and women's souls amazeth. And for a woman wert thou first created, Till Nature as she wrought thee fell a-doting And by addition me of thee defeated, By adding one thing to my purpose nothing. But since she prick'd thee out for women's pleasure, Mine be thy love, and thy love's use their treasure.
Page 191 - Being has this peculiar property; that, as it admits of no substitute, so, from the first moment it is formed, it is capable of continual growth and enlargement. God himself is immutable; but our conception of his character is continually receiving fresh accessions, is continually growing more extended and refulgent, by having transferred to it new elements of...
Page 425 - Ireland have severally agreed and resolved, that, in order to promote and secure the essential interests of Great Britain and Ireland, and to consolidate the strength, power, and resources of the British Empire, it will be advisable to concur in such measures as may best tend to unite the two kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland...
Page 351 - So serious should my youth appear among The thoughtless throng, So would I seem among the young and gay More grave than they, That in my age as cheerful I might be As the green winter of the Holly Tree, III LORD WILLIAM.
Page 350 - twas a famous victory.' The Holly Tree. 0 reader ! hast thou ever stood to see The holly tree ? The eye that contemplates it, well perceives Its glossy leaves Ordered by an intelligence so wise As might confound the atheist's sophistries. Below, a circling fence, its leaves are seen Wrinkled and keen ; No grazing cattle through their prickly round Can reach to wound ; But as they grow where nothing is to fear, Smooth and...