Miscellaneous essaysArchibald Constable and Company Edinburgh; White, Cochrane, and Company and Gale, Curtis, and Fenner, London; and John Cumming, Dublin., 1814 |
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... rest being , in some places , not stubbed out to this day . And the va- lue of the lands was consequently very inconsi- derable , till Scotch colonies came over in swarms upon great encouragement , to make them habit- able ; at least ...
... rest being , in some places , not stubbed out to this day . And the va- lue of the lands was consequently very inconsi- derable , till Scotch colonies came over in swarms upon great encouragement , to make them habit- able ; at least ...
Strana 14
... rest of their visible office consists , in the honour of attending parlia- ments and councils , and bestowing preferments in their own gifts ; in which last employment , and in their spiritual and temporal courts , the labour falls to ...
... rest of their visible office consists , in the honour of attending parlia- ments and councils , and bestowing preferments in their own gifts ; in which last employment , and in their spiritual and temporal courts , the labour falls to ...
Strana 32
... rest of their fellow subjects ? What satisfactory reason can be therefore given , why they alone should bear the whole additional weight , unless it will be alleged that their pro- perty is not upon an equal foot with the proper- ties ...
... rest of their fellow subjects ? What satisfactory reason can be therefore given , why they alone should bear the whole additional weight , unless it will be alleged that their pro- perty is not upon an equal foot with the proper- ties ...
Strana 34
... rest , were in like manner equally divided , they would not add five pounds a year to every clergyman . Therefore , whether the con- dition of the clergy in general among us be justly liable to envy , or able to bear a heavy burden ...
... rest , were in like manner equally divided , they would not add five pounds a year to every clergyman . Therefore , whether the con- dition of the clergy in general among us be justly liable to envy , or able to bear a heavy burden ...
Strana 36
... rest of the kingdom are supposed to be gainers . This bill is directly against Magna Charta ; whereof the first clause is , for confirming the in- violable rights of holy church ; as well as contrary to the oath taken by all our kings ...
... rest of the kingdom are supposed to be gainers . This bill is directly against Magna Charta ; whereof the first clause is , for confirming the in- violable rights of holy church ; as well as contrary to the oath taken by all our kings ...
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Strana 491 - ... graceful, and agreeable young women in London, only a little too fat. Her hair was blacker than a raven, and every feature of her face in perfection. . . . Never was any of her sex born with better gifts of the mind, or who more improved them by reading and conversation.
Strana 439 - ... have only one set of ideas, and one set of words to clothe them in ; and these are always ready at the mouth : so people come faster out of a church when it is almost empty, than when a crowd is at the door.
Strana 329 - THE HONOURABLE ROBERT BOYLE'S MEDITATIONS. '""PHIS single stick, which you now behold ingloriously lying •*- in that neglected corner, I once knew in a flourishing state in a forest ; it was full of sap, full of leaves, and full of boughs ; but now, in vain does the busy art of man pretend to vie with nature, by tying that withered bundle of twigs to its sapless trunk...
Strana 283 - The women look like angels, and would be more beautiful than the sun, were it not for little black spots that are apt to break out in their faces, and sometimes rise in very odd figures. I have observed that those little blemishes wear off very soon; but when they disappear in one part of the face, they are very apt to break out in another, insomuch that I have seen a spot upon the forehead in the afternoon, which was upon the chin in the morning.
Strana 449 - The two maxims, of any great man at court are* always to keep his countenance, and never to keep his word.
Strana 436 - The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet, when we want shoes.
Strana 239 - He had scarce sat down, when the same beautiful virgin that had introduced Homer brought in another, who hung back at the entrance, and would have excused himself, had not his modesty been overcome by the invitation of all who sat at the table. His guide and behaviour made me easily conclude it was Virgil. Cicero next appeared, and took his place. He had inquired at the door for Lucceius to introduce him ; but not finding him there, he contented himself with the attendance of many other writers,...
Strana 243 - THE following letter has laid before me many great and manifest evils in the world of letters, which I had overlooked ; but they open to me a very busy scene, and it will require no small care and application to amend errors which are become so universal. The affectation of politeness is exposed in this epistle with a great deal of wit and discernment; so that whatever discourses I may fall into hereafter upon the subjects the writer treats of, I shall at present lay the matter before the world,...
Strana 489 - This day, being Sunday, January 28th, 1727-8, about eight o'clock at night, a servant brought me a note, with an account of the death of the truest, most virtuous, and valuable friend, that I, or perhaps any other person ever was blessed with.
Strana 107 - O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. ~] Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.