The Saturday Magazine, Volume 6J. W. Parker, 1835 |
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... the French succeeded in forcing their way into the street called the Cozo , in the very centre of the city ; and before evening , they were in After # tons . Deduct one - third for loss by THE SATURDAY MAGAZINE . [ JANUARY 3 ,
... the French succeeded in forcing their way into the street called the Cozo , in the very centre of the city ; and before evening , they were in After # tons . Deduct one - third for loss by THE SATURDAY MAGAZINE . [ JANUARY 3 ,
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... called 12,000 . In the works on the river Wear there are 9,000 men and boys employed ; which , with the 12,000 employed in the works on the Tyne , make the number engaged in digging and raising coal , and delivering it to the ships on ...
... called 12,000 . In the works on the river Wear there are 9,000 men and boys employed ; which , with the 12,000 employed in the works on the Tyne , make the number engaged in digging and raising coal , and delivering it to the ships on ...
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... called the inert power of resistance of the larger body , which is always in proportion to its weight , whether at rest or in motion . It is , then , by the application of these laws , so as to produce the contingency of the last ...
... called the inert power of resistance of the larger body , which is always in proportion to its weight , whether at rest or in motion . It is , then , by the application of these laws , so as to produce the contingency of the last ...
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... called forth by their search after natural sustenance . dowed with cunning , and daring ; and we accordingly In like manner are they en- find animals of such size and bulk as the lion and tiger , endowed with powers sufficient to ...
... called forth by their search after natural sustenance . dowed with cunning , and daring ; and we accordingly In like manner are they en- find animals of such size and bulk as the lion and tiger , endowed with powers sufficient to ...
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... called the body . The materials of which the body is formed , are rabbits ' down , lambs ' wool , and a small quantity of camels ' hair . The camels ' hair , which is a much longer fibre than either of the other two materials , assists ...
... called the body . The materials of which the body is formed , are rabbits ' down , lambs ' wool , and a small quantity of camels ' hair . The camels ' hair , which is a much longer fibre than either of the other two materials , assists ...
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Page 6 - I were to pray for a taste which should stand me in stead under every variety of circumstances, and be a source of happiness and cheerfulness to me through life, and a shield against its ills, however things might go amiss and the world frown upon me, it would be a taste for reading.
Page 177 - The schoolboy, wandering through the wood To pull the primrose gay, Starts, the new voice of spring to hear, And imitates thy lay. What time the pea puts on the bloom, Thou fliest thy vocal vale, An annual guest in other lands, Another spring to hail. Sweet bird ! thy bower is ever green, Thy sky is ever clear ; Thou hast no sorrow in thy song, No winter in thy year...
Page 14 - Key is always bright, as Poor Richard says. But dost thou love Life, then do not squander Time, for that' s the Stuff Life is made of, as Poor Richard says. -How much more than is necessary do we spend in Sleep ! forgetting that The sleeping Fox catches no Poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the Grave, as Poor Richard says.
Page 14 - He that riseth late must trot all Day, and shall scarce overtake his Business at Night; while Laziness travels so slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes him...
Page 93 - ... till the whole firmament was in a glow. The blueness of the ether was exceedingly heightened and enlivened by the season of the year, and by the rays of all those luminaries that passed through it. The galaxy appeared in its most beautiful white. To complete the scene, the full moon rose at length in that clouded majesty...
Page 14 - What though you have found no treasure, nor has any rich relation left you a legacy, Diligence is the mother of good luck, as Poor Richard says, and God gives all things to industry. Then plough deep while sluggards sleep, And you shall have corn to sell and to keep, says Poor Dick.
Page 14 - He that hath a trade, hath an estate ; and he that hath a calling, hath an office of profit and honour,' as Poor Richard says ; but then the trade must be worked at, and the calling well followed, or neither the estate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes. If we are industrious, we shall never starve ; for ' at the working man's house hunger looks in, but dares not enter.
Page 6 - By degrees we let fall the remembrance of our original intention, and quit the only adequate object of rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness of old age begins to invade us, and disease and Anxiety obstruct our way.
Page 221 - Who hath woe ? who hath sorrow ? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause ? who hath redness of eyes ? They that tarry long at the wine ; they that go to seek mixed wine.
Page 69 - ... the night threatened to be very uncomfortable, for the wind rose, and there was great appearance of a heavy rain ; and the wild beasts are so very numerous in the neighbourhood, that I should have been under the necessity of climbing up the tree, and resting among the branches.