The Critical Review: Or, Annals of LiteratureW. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1796 - English literature |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 48
Page 2
... Such extreme ignorance of the most cominon facts would be difgraceful in the highest degree , could any thing difgrace fuch writers . It has been faid that our general method is , " amply and fa- vourably to detail the fentiments and ...
... Such extreme ignorance of the most cominon facts would be difgraceful in the highest degree , could any thing difgrace fuch writers . It has been faid that our general method is , " amply and fa- vourably to detail the fentiments and ...
Page 14
... Such a tranflation , therefore , propor- tionately executed , would be a compofition perfectly fingular and without a parallel : -neither Callimachus nor Theocritus can be brought with any femblance of propriety into compe- tition with ...
... Such a tranflation , therefore , propor- tionately executed , would be a compofition perfectly fingular and without a parallel : -neither Callimachus nor Theocritus can be brought with any femblance of propriety into compe- tition with ...
Page 15
... such a brief performance , before he ven- tured on the tribunal of the public . In the last claufe , μηλα κρόταλον δη νωχέλες είνα there occurs a very aukward ambiguity : for we might fuppofe that the sheep fulled the tinkling of the ...
... such a brief performance , before he ven- tured on the tribunal of the public . In the last claufe , μηλα κρόταλον δη νωχέλες είνα there occurs a very aukward ambiguity : for we might fuppofe that the sheep fulled the tinkling of the ...
Page 44
... such allegations ? If the clergy difcovered the ran- cour imputed to them , why ought not their conduct to be fpoken of as it was ? Surely , the language of John Baptist would have authorized their being addreffed as a generation of ...
... such allegations ? If the clergy difcovered the ran- cour imputed to them , why ought not their conduct to be fpoken of as it was ? Surely , the language of John Baptist would have authorized their being addreffed as a generation of ...
Page 75
... such as die of diseases , from their meals . This circumftance made feveral of our party very cautious of what they eat ; and as to their hashes and stews , many refufed their allowance of thefe difhes , from the apprehenfion of their ...
... such as die of diseases , from their meals . This circumftance made feveral of our party very cautious of what they eat ; and as to their hashes and stews , many refufed their allowance of thefe difhes , from the apprehenfion of their ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
addrefs æther afferted againſt alfo ancient appears becauſe cafe caufe character Chineſe Chrift Chriftian church circumftances confequence confiderable confidered confifts conftitution defcription defign defire difcourfe difpofition diſeaſe Dumouriez eſtabliſhed exifting expreffed faid fame fatire favour fays fcience fecond feems fenfe fentiments ferve feven feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fide fimilar fimple fince firft firſt fituation fociety fome foon fpecies fpiritual French ftate ftill fubject fuccefs fuch fufficient fuperior fuppofed fupport fure fyftem hiftory himſelf houfe houſe inftances intereft itſelf juft king laft laws lefs Lord manner meaſure minifter moft moſt muft muſt nation nature neceffary nitrous acid obfervations occafion opinion oppofite paffage paffed perfons philofopher pleaſure poffefs prefent propofed publiſhed purpoſe queftion readers reafon refpect religion remarks reprefented Richard Brothers ſhall ſtate thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion tranflation uſe verfe Weft whofe writers
Popular passages
Page 286 - If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: but thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
Page 158 - Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
Page 286 - Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Ghost.
Page 286 - And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial
Page 187 - I have found means to gain 5000/. a year, and to spend it. Now I defy the most able Englishman to go to Switzerland, and either to gain that income, or to spend it there.
Page 451 - ... sale had not the defect complained of, and will make the proof on his part much more difficult. The bargain is complete, and if it be fraudulent on the part of the seller, he will be liable to the buyer in damages, without either a return or notice.
Page 384 - Tis the last interview that Fate allows!" In vain he thus attempts her mind to move With tears and pray'rs, and late-repenting love. Disdainfully she look'd; then turning round, But fix'd her eyes unmov'd upon the ground, And, what he says and swears, regards no more, Than the deaf rocks, when the loud billows roar; But...
Page 169 - Have a care how you reverse my nature with a word. Woodville in my power ! Woodville at my mercy ! If there's a man on earth, that can inspire me with revenge, it is that treacherous, base, deceitful rival.
Page 238 - Mosaic Cosmogony, is true so far as it goes : and that the Bible, in virtue of its originality, is fitter to explain all the books in the world than they are to explain it: that much of the learning of the age was either unprofitable in itself, or dangerous in its effect; and that literature, so far as it was a fashion, was in general unfavourable to...
Page 228 - And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them : remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.