The Critical Review, Or, Annals of LiteratureTobias Smollett W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1802 - English literature |
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... opinion ? It is a curious fact , that , within the very tract of country now alluded to , we have every name here specified , and almost with out the change of a letter ; for it furnishes us with ( Iameros ) , Iapetus , ( Ixoves ) ...
... opinion ? It is a curious fact , that , within the very tract of country now alluded to , we have every name here specified , and almost with out the change of a letter ; for it furnishes us with ( Iameros ) , Iapetus , ( Ixoves ) ...
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... opinion of many learned men , the Pelasgi are the descendants from Peleg : and there appears to be no argument of any great force to contradict this idea ; only it is probable , from the extensive colonies which they planted in various ...
... opinion of many learned men , the Pelasgi are the descendants from Peleg : and there appears to be no argument of any great force to contradict this idea ; only it is probable , from the extensive colonies which they planted in various ...
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... opinion of Mr. Allwood , that although they are not expressed by name , Manetho , in his account of the conquerors of Egypt , referred to the Cushite shepherds , who were certainly Uk - Chusai ( royal shepherds ) , and of the same ...
... opinion of Mr. Allwood , that although they are not expressed by name , Manetho , in his account of the conquerors of Egypt , referred to the Cushite shepherds , who were certainly Uk - Chusai ( royal shepherds ) , and of the same ...
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... opinion , to meet with general approbation . This assembly terminated its sittings very nobly ; for the last decrees which it passed were for the abolition of the punishment of death at the return of peace , and for granting a general ...
... opinion , to meet with general approbation . This assembly terminated its sittings very nobly ; for the last decrees which it passed were for the abolition of the punishment of death at the return of peace , and for granting a general ...
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... opinion of a work which is evidently written on the spur of the oc- casion and we may rather applaud the author for his dis- patch in a concern of such magnitude , than blame him for not obtaining ends which require much time , long ...
... opinion of a work which is evidently written on the spur of the oc- casion and we may rather applaud the author for his dis- patch in a concern of such magnitude , than blame him for not obtaining ends which require much time , long ...
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Page 390 - BEFORE the starry threshold of Jove's court /My mansion is, where those immortal shapes Of bright aerial spirits live insphered In regions mild of calm and serene air...
Page 268 - As they were wholly employed on something unexpected and surprising, they had no regard to that uniformity of sentiment which enables us to conceive and to excite the pains and the pleasure of other minds...
Page 30 - Of law there can be no less acknowledged than that her seat is the bosom of God ; her voice the harmony of the world. All things in heaven and earth do her homage ; the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power.
Page 20 - Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
Page 446 - A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel : for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.
Page 13 - By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
Page 258 - ... gradually rising, perhaps, from small beginnings, till its foundation rests in the centre, and its turrets sparkle in the skies ; to trace back the structure through all its varieties, to the simplicity of its first plan ; to find what was first projected, whence the scheme was taken, how it was improved, by what assistance it was executed, and from what stores the materials were collected ; whether its founder dug them from the quarries of Nature, or demolished other buildings to embellish his...
Page 20 - And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.
Page 56 - ... the Book of Common Prayer, and administration of the Sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the Church according to the use of the Church of England, together with the Psalter, or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches, and the form or manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of bishops priests, and deacons.
Page 57 - Faith is this : that we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity, neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing the substance. For there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Ghost. But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, is all one ; the glory equal, the majesty coeternal.