The Edinburgh Magazine, Or, Literary Miscellany, Volume 7J. Sibbald, Parliament-Square, 1796 |
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... tion as might have been expected . His wishes had long been directed towards that univerfity of his country where he had laid the foundation of his greatness , and fuffered fo many vicillitudes in the fmiles and frowns of fortune . On ...
... tion as might have been expected . His wishes had long been directed towards that univerfity of his country where he had laid the foundation of his greatness , and fuffered fo many vicillitudes in the fmiles and frowns of fortune . On ...
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... tion of exerting himself to obtain what he really wanted . His lady prefented him with a young heir , on the 20th of January 1741 , who was baptized after his own name , and re- mained the only male offspring that furvived him . Having ...
... tion of exerting himself to obtain what he really wanted . His lady prefented him with a young heir , on the 20th of January 1741 , who was baptized after his own name , and re- mained the only male offspring that furvived him . Having ...
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... tion , The Lufitanian foldiers were brave and hardy , inured to all the hardships of war , fatigue , hunger , and thirst , which they bore with great patience in the hottest climates . In the field their courage bordered on rafhnefs ...
... tion , The Lufitanian foldiers were brave and hardy , inured to all the hardships of war , fatigue , hunger , and thirst , which they bore with great patience in the hottest climates . In the field their courage bordered on rafhnefs ...
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... tion as the grain diminished . " " ** This was partly the flate of Por- tugal when king Jofeph appointed Senhor Carvalho , afterward marquis de Pombal , his prime minifter . The administration of this great fatefman forms an epoch in ...
... tion as the grain diminished . " " ** This was partly the flate of Por- tugal when king Jofeph appointed Senhor Carvalho , afterward marquis de Pombal , his prime minifter . The administration of this great fatefman forms an epoch in ...
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... tion is another ; and by the joint operation of these two , the impor tation of grain and flour , uled chiefly in this county , is almost in- credible . The advance of wages , and the preference given to the ma- Manchester , being the ...
... tion is another ; and by the joint operation of these two , the impor tation of grain and flour , uled chiefly in this county , is almost in- credible . The advance of wages , and the preference given to the ma- Manchester , being the ...
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Page 85 - Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your Lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which, being very little accustomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your Lordship, I was overpowered, like the rest of mankind, by the enchantment of your address, and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself...
Page 85 - Is not a patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and when he has reached ground encumbers him with help...
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Page 85 - The Shepherd in Virgil grew at last acquainted with Love, and found him a Native of the Rocks. Is not a Patron, My Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a Man struggling for Life in the Water and when he has reached ground encumbers him with help.
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