A Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine, Band 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1814 |
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... taken by particular persons , and dis- persed about the city , or sent to their friends in the pro- vinces , that no Roman might be ignorant even of the minu test event which happened in the metropolis of the world . We may find some ...
... taken by particular persons , and dis- persed about the city , or sent to their friends in the pro- vinces , that no Roman might be ignorant even of the minu test event which happened in the metropolis of the world . We may find some ...
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... taken off , if we consider that a numerous , grave , and regular body , like the Roman senate , could not possibly carry on the variety of business with dispatch or convenience , unless some registers of their proceedings were taken ...
... taken off , if we consider that a numerous , grave , and regular body , like the Roman senate , could not possibly carry on the variety of business with dispatch or convenience , unless some registers of their proceedings were taken ...
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John Walker. damaged . Demiphon , the famous pirate , who was taken by Licinius Nerva , a provincial lieutenant , was crucified . The red standard was displayed at the capitol , and the consuls obliged the youth who were enlisted for the ...
John Walker. damaged . Demiphon , the famous pirate , who was taken by Licinius Nerva , a provincial lieutenant , was crucified . The red standard was displayed at the capitol , and the consuls obliged the youth who were enlisted for the ...
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... taken from Cosma , the Egyptian's Christianorum Opinio de Mundo , sive Topographia Christiana ; allowed to be at least as old as the 12th century . It is said in a note written on a spare leaf at the end of this MS . that it formerly ...
... taken from Cosma , the Egyptian's Christianorum Opinio de Mundo , sive Topographia Christiana ; allowed to be at least as old as the 12th century . It is said in a note written on a spare leaf at the end of this MS . that it formerly ...
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... taken amounted to 365 , that is , 365 days , in which the sun finish- ed his annual course . The Greek word Nuos , the river Nile , in like manner expresses the number 365 , as is particularly taken notice of by the admirable author ...
... taken amounted to 365 , that is , 365 days , in which the sun finish- ed his annual course . The Greek word Nuos , the river Nile , in like manner expresses the number 365 , as is particularly taken notice of by the admirable author ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
12th century Acta Diurna Æneid amongst ancient animals appears beautiful Bible Bishop bones called cause century church Cicero common copy Crasis curious earth Eclogue edition Eloisa to Abelard English expression feet fire French give gizzard gospels Greek hand hath heaven Homer imagine Imitation inches instance Johnson Julius Cæsar kind King language Latin learned letters likewise lines Lord Magazine manner means Mediterranean mentioned Milton months Mopsus nature never night nopal observed occasion opinion original Ovid painted parish particular passage PAUL GEMSEGE Pelias perhaps person Plautus poem poet Pope printed probably quæ quantity quid quod reader reason remarkable Roman Saxon says seems sense Shakespeare shew signifies Silius Italicus Statius suppose thing thou thought tion Toy's Hill translation trees URBAN verse Virgil whence whole winds word writers written
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 320 - I'll kneel down, And ask of thee forgiveness : so we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh At gilded butterflies ; and hear poor rogues Talk of...
Seite 497 - As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come 'into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.
Seite 248 - Now if nature should intermit her course, and leave altogether, though it were but for a while, the observation of her own laws; if those principal and mother elements of the world, whereof all things in this lower world are made, should lose the qualities which now they have; if the frame of that heavenly arch erected over our heads should loosen and dissolve itself; if celestial spheres should forget their wonted motions, and by irregular volubility turn themselves any way as it might happen; if...
Seite 302 - YET once more, O ye laurels, and once more, Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere, I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude, And with forced fingers rude Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year.
Seite 277 - O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all the skies; The conscious swains, rejoicing in the sight. Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light.
Seite 305 - And when the sun begins to fling His flaring beams, me, Goddess, bring To arched walks of twilight groves, And shadows brown that Sylvan loves Of pine, or monumental oak, Where the rude axe with heaved stroke Was never heard the Nymphs to daunt, Or fright them from their hallowed haunt.
Seite 321 - Glittering in golden coats, like images ; As full of spirit as the month of May, And gorgeous as the sun at midsummer ; Wanton as youthful goats, wild as young bulls.
Seite 363 - Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake ; The centre moved, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads ; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace; His country next, and next all human race...
Seite 360 - They looking back, all th' eastern side beheld Of paradise, so late their happy seat, Wav'd over by that flaming brand, the gate With dreadful faces throng'd, and fiery arms : Some natural tears they dropt ; but wip'd them soon. The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide: They hand in hand, with wand'ring steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way.
Seite 138 - And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.