The Bee, Or Literary Intelligencer, Band 9James Anderson Mundell and Son, Parliament Stairs, 1792 |
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... present day . His motion was forced through the House of Commons , which was in- stantly blockaded by the citizens of London . The partizans of the minister were loaded with insults , and Walpole himself was burnt in effigy . He fore ...
... present day . His motion was forced through the House of Commons , which was in- stantly blockaded by the citizens of London . The partizans of the minister were loaded with insults , and Walpole himself was burnt in effigy . He fore ...
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... those of the proprietors of our West India islands at present by the prospect of the proposed abolition of the slave trade . The VOL . ix . E May 9 . evil appeared to be of such magnitude 792 . 33 on literature in Denmark .
... those of the proprietors of our West India islands at present by the prospect of the proposed abolition of the slave trade . The VOL . ix . E May 9 . evil appeared to be of such magnitude 792 . 33 on literature in Denmark .
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... present , relative to every knowledge useful to scociety . Psalms , hymns , prayers , sermons , are no where found in a greater plenty than in Iceland ; and yet the people grow not a bit the wiser . How ? the trade brisk , and the ...
... present , relative to every knowledge useful to scociety . Psalms , hymns , prayers , sermons , are no where found in a greater plenty than in Iceland ; and yet the people grow not a bit the wiser . How ? the trade brisk , and the ...
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... present state of Spain , of Palestine , of Egypt , of Greece , and of Turkey , are so much inferior to what they once were , as to afford the clearest proof that political mismanagement can produce ef- fects equally pernicious as those ...
... present state of Spain , of Palestine , of Egypt , of Greece , and of Turkey , are so much inferior to what they once were , as to afford the clearest proof that political mismanagement can produce ef- fects equally pernicious as those ...
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... . If this be true , the Swedes enjoy the same , or , perhaps , su- perior advantages to our fishers for the present ; but from time immemorial herrings have abounded on our British coasts 52 a voyage to the Hebrides . : May 16 ,
... . If this be true , the Swedes enjoy the same , or , perhaps , su- perior advantages to our fishers for the present ; but from time immemorial herrings have abounded on our British coasts 52 a voyage to the Hebrides . : May 16 ,
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Seite 324 - I rather take this quality to spring from a very common infirmity of human nature, inclining us to be most curious and conceited in matters where we have least concern, and for which we are least adapted by study or nature.
Seite 231 - For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth, Action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech, To stir men's blood: I only speak right on; I tell you that which you yourselves do know...
Seite 189 - GOD, HAVING made man such a creature that in his own judgment it was not good for him to be alone, put him under strong obligations of necessity, convenience, and inclination to drive him into society, as well as fitted him with understanding and language to continue and enjoy it.
Seite 202 - If she had looked up to that man with any degree of the respect she professes, she would have supposed his ability to judge of fit and right, at least equal to that of a raw wench just out of her primer.
Seite 22 - ... to destroy or corrupt it in .all. With such a minister, and such a parliament, let us suppose a case which I hope will never happen : a prince upon the throne, uninformed, ignorant, and unacquainted with the inclinations and true interest of his people, weak, capricious, transported with unbounded ambition, and possessed with insatiable avarice.
Seite 96 - All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens. Teach thy necessity to reason thus ; There is no virtue like necessity.
Seite 43 - English language in eloquence, propriety, and masculine expressions ; so he was the best judge of, and fittest to prescribe rules to Poetry and Poets, of any man who had lived with, or before him, or since : if Mr. Cowley had not made a flight beyond all men, with that modesty yet, to ascribe much of this, to the example and learning of Ben. Johnson.
Seite 199 - This young lady was argued with by the divines, and threatened by her guardian in vain. She persisted in resigning her splendid expectations for what appeared to her the path of duty. Her father, on being made acquainted with her...
Seite 135 - O YEZ ! This is, that all may learn, Whom it may happen to concern, To any lady, not a wife, Upon a lease, to last for life, By auction will be let this day, And entered on some time in May, A vacant heart ; not ornamented On plans by Chesterfield invented, A plain, old-fashioned habitation, Substantial without decoration, Large, and with room for friends to spare ; Well-situate, and in good repair.
Seite 43 - Johnson's name can never be forgotten, having by his very good learning, and the severity of his nature and manners, very much reformed the stage; and indeed the English poetry itself. His natural advantages were, judgment to order and govern fancy, rather than excess of fancy, his productions being slow and upon deliberation, yet then abounding with great wit and fancy, and will live accordingly...