La Belle Assemblée, Volume 1J. Bell, 1810 |
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... nature , if ever it be the lot for man to be happy , it is then . But in order to possess this high prerogative , denied to the lower ranks of mankind , to see nature as she is , through the optics of science , it is necessary that the ...
... nature , if ever it be the lot for man to be happy , it is then . But in order to possess this high prerogative , denied to the lower ranks of mankind , to see nature as she is , through the optics of science , it is necessary that the ...
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... nature , and depends so much upon difference of climate , soil and manage- ment , that were a standard of this kind at- tempted to be established , the greatest con- fusion would ensue ; and the same plant in different countries , and ...
... nature , and depends so much upon difference of climate , soil and manage- ment , that were a standard of this kind at- tempted to be established , the greatest con- fusion would ensue ; and the same plant in different countries , and ...
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... nature of their covering , which is not a bark , but a cuticle , or simple skin . This thought is ingenious ; but the fact on which it depends is not sufficiently ascertained . II . A SHRUB ( frutex ) , resembles a tree , by having a ...
... nature of their covering , which is not a bark , but a cuticle , or simple skin . This thought is ingenious ; but the fact on which it depends is not sufficiently ascertained . II . A SHRUB ( frutex ) , resembles a tree , by having a ...
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... nature prompt me to pity ; yet to consider , that there is also a pity due to the country . 9. That I be not too rigid in matters purely consciencious , where all the harm is diversity of judgment . 10. That I be not biassed with ...
... nature prompt me to pity ; yet to consider , that there is also a pity due to the country . 9. That I be not too rigid in matters purely consciencious , where all the harm is diversity of judgment . 10. That I be not biassed with ...
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... nature such an excellent disposition , that neither precept nor example produced upon her a pernicious effect . She possessed profound sensibility , the most delicate taste , and the most amiable sincerity . Her gentle- ness , good ...
... nature such an excellent disposition , that neither precept nor example produced upon her a pernicious effect . She possessed profound sensibility , the most delicate taste , and the most amiable sincerity . Her gentle- ness , good ...
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Page 4 - They heard, and were abash'd, and up they sprung Upon the wing ; as when men, wont to watch On duty, sleeping found by whom they dread, Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake. Nor did they not perceive the evil plight In which they were, or the fierce pains not feel ; Yet to their general's voice they soon obey'd, Innumerable.
Page 3 - Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: Here we may reign secure: and in my choice. To reign is worth ambition, though in hell ; Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
Page 20 - Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note...
Page 34 - They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale. She all night long her amorous descant sung: Silence was pleased.
Page 34 - With thee conversing, I forget all time; All seasons, and their change, all please alike. Sweet is the breath of Morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds...
Page 9 - HIGH on a throne of royal state, • — which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus, and of Ind ; Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings Barbaric pearl and gold...
Page 65 - Rather admire; or if they list to try Conjecture, he his fabric of the Heavens Hath left to their disputes, perhaps to move His laughter at their quaint opinions wide Hereafter, when they come to model Heaven And calculate the stars, how they will wield The mighty frame; how build, unbuild, contrive To save appearances; how gird the sphere With centric and eccentric scribbled o'er, Cycle and epicycle, orb in orb...
Page 4 - He scarce had ceased, when the superior fiend Was moving toward the shore : his ponderous shield, Ethereal temper, massy, large, and round, Behind him cast ; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views, At evening, from the top of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Rivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe.
Page 90 - Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay To mould me man ? Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me...
Page 66 - What if the sun Be centre to the world ; and other stars, By his attractive virtue and their own Incited, dance about him various rounds...