The Edinburgh Magazine, Or, Literary Miscellany, Volume 9J. Sibbald, Parliament-Square, 1797 - Books and bookselling |
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... eye , and yet we can only efteem one of them to be the fineft ; let us declare for which we will , it must be to the difparagement of the rest . This in general difpleafed me , that from no part can one fee any thing like a continued ...
... eye , and yet we can only efteem one of them to be the fineft ; let us declare for which we will , it must be to the difparagement of the rest . This in general difpleafed me , that from no part can one fee any thing like a continued ...
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... eye to his feet , and beware of indulging himself in any pleafing meditation . In all the fquares , and even on the very brid ges , ftand little booths , for the fale of trifling commodities and articles of frippery . These booths or ...
... eye to his feet , and beware of indulging himself in any pleafing meditation . In all the fquares , and even on the very brid ges , ftand little booths , for the fale of trifling commodities and articles of frippery . These booths or ...
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... . The inte- rior were not vifible to every eye ; and a thousand accidents might have prevented the operation of what the moft As to our commerce , the imports and exports of 24 Burke's Obfervations on Monarchies . Burke's Obfervations.
... . The inte- rior were not vifible to every eye ; and a thousand accidents might have prevented the operation of what the moft As to our commerce , the imports and exports of 24 Burke's Obfervations on Monarchies . Burke's Obfervations.
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... eyes of that fide of the tent at which they happen to be fitting ; for at thofe times they are not permitted to go in or out through the door . This cuftom is fo generally prevalent among the women , that I have fre- quently known fome ...
... eyes of that fide of the tent at which they happen to be fitting ; for at thofe times they are not permitted to go in or out through the door . This cuftom is fo generally prevalent among the women , that I have fre- quently known fome ...
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... eyes , though perfectly ftill , was gazing at the poor animal . The agony of the bird was terrible ; but fear had de- prived it of ftrength , and , as if tied by the leg , it seemed to have loft the power of flight . One of the compa ...
... eyes , though perfectly ftill , was gazing at the poor animal . The agony of the bird was terrible ; but fear had de- prived it of ftrength , and , as if tied by the leg , it seemed to have loft the power of flight . One of the compa ...
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Page 143 - O happy age ! when Hope's unclouded ray Lights their green path, and prompts their simple mirth; Ere yet they feel the thorns that lurking lay To wound the wretched pilgrims of the earth, Making them rue the hour that gave them birth And threw them on a world so full of pain, Where prosperous folly treads on patient worth, And to deaf pride misfortune pleads in vain ! Ah! for their future fate how many fears Oppress my heart and fill mine eyes with tears ! CHARLOTTE SMITH : Happiness of Childhood.
Page 145 - Behind a wide column, half breathless with fear, She crept to conceal herself there : That instant the moon o'er a dark cloud shone clear, And she saw in the moonlight two ruffians appear, And between them a corpse did they bear.
Page 248 - Old and young, high and low, grave and gay, learned or ignorant, all were alike delighted, agitated, transported. I was at that time...
Page 124 - For my own part, I used to think myself in company as much above me, when I was with Mr. Addison and Mr. Pope, as if I had been with all the Princes in Europe.
Page 454 - I walk in spirit, and disport in its beloved gloom. This country I am in, is not very entertaining ; no variety but that of woods, and them we have in abundance ; but where is the living stream ? the airy mountain ? and the hanging rock ? with twenty other things that elegantly please the lover of nature.
Page 145 - O'er the path so well known still proceeded the maid, Where the abbey rose dim on the sight ; Through the gateway she entered, she...
Page 298 - Unbroken by the plough, undelv'd by hand Of patient rustic ; where for lowing herds, And for the music of the bleating flocks, Alone is heard the kangaroo's sad note Deepening in distance. Welcome ye rude climes, The realm of Nature ! for as yet unknown The crimes and comforts of luxurious life, Nature benignly gives to all enough, Denies to all a superfluity. What tho' the garb of infamy I wear, Tho...
Page 397 - Sir, — I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that...
Page 283 - I at first took this to be a regulation of the police ; but, on further inquiry, find it is a religious rite preparatory to the Sabbath ; and is, I believe, the only religious rite, in which the numerous sectaries of this city perfectly agree. The ceremony begins about sunset, and continues till about ten or eleven at night. It is very difficult for a stranger to walk the streets...
Page 145 - I'll warrant she'd fancy a ghost by her side, And faint if she saw a white cow.