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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... produced till it meet the circumference ; the straight lines , which contain the given angle , shall both of them together have a given ratio to the straight line which bisects the angle . " This is not precisely the same with the ...
... produced till it meet the circumference ; the straight lines , which contain the given angle , shall both of them together have a given ratio to the straight line which bisects the angle . " This is not precisely the same with the ...
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... produced by the argillaceous earth , in its composition , having been moistened by rain and baked by the sun . ' Description of a Thermometer , which marks the greatest De- gree of Heat and Cold , from one Time of Observation to an ...
... produced by the argillaceous earth , in its composition , having been moistened by rain and baked by the sun . ' Description of a Thermometer , which marks the greatest De- gree of Heat and Cold , from one Time of Observation to an ...
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... produced a very substantial roof , under which a person can walk with ease † . This little structure exhibits , in miniature , all the characteristic features of the Gothic style . It is in the form of a Cross , with a Nave , a Choir ...
... produced a very substantial roof , under which a person can walk with ease † . This little structure exhibits , in miniature , all the characteristic features of the Gothic style . It is in the form of a Cross , with a Nave , a Choir ...
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... produced even after the seeds had been roasted , and ground like coffee : Further , I subjected vegetable seeds to the most intense heat , the heat of burning coals , and the flame from a blowpipe . I ex- posed the seeds in an iron ...
... produced even after the seeds had been roasted , and ground like coffee : Further , I subjected vegetable seeds to the most intense heat , the heat of burning coals , and the flame from a blowpipe . I ex- posed the seeds in an iron ...
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... produced by impure air , without any reference to the present theory of respiration . He speaks of atmospheric air as a homogeneous fluid ; and he only inquires whether its elas- neity be impaired by the respiration of animals confined ...
... produced by impure air , without any reference to the present theory of respiration . He speaks of atmospheric air as a homogeneous fluid ; and he only inquires whether its elas- neity be impaired by the respiration of animals confined ...
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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...