The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature, Volumen30Tobias Smollett R[ichard]. Baldwin, at the Rose in Pater-noster-Row, 1800 |
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... never fhould have been erected is left ftanding , and where in the courfe of time all becomes one heap of ruins , under which timid mortals dwell with a confidence pro- portionate to its fragility ? P. vii . Whatever may have been M ...
... never fhould have been erected is left ftanding , and where in the courfe of time all becomes one heap of ruins , under which timid mortals dwell with a confidence pro- portionate to its fragility ? P. vii . Whatever may have been M ...
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... never was their aim . The mum- mies fhow that the figure of the Egyptians was by no means beau- tiful ; and as the human form appeared to them , fuch would necef- farily be their imitations of it . Wrapped up in their own land , as in ...
... never was their aim . The mum- mies fhow that the figure of the Egyptians was by no means beau- tiful ; and as the human form appeared to them , fuch would necef- farily be their imitations of it . Wrapped up in their own land , as in ...
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Tobias Smollett. who never hesitated to copy from his predeceffors every line and thought which he apprehended would enrich his own workmanship . " With refpect to a new verfion into English of this admi- rable poem , we have long ...
Tobias Smollett. who never hesitated to copy from his predeceffors every line and thought which he apprehended would enrich his own workmanship . " With refpect to a new verfion into English of this admi- rable poem , we have long ...
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... it fhould fall confiderably below the attempts of ante- cedent poets . It is the peculiar characteristic of Virgil , that he is always equally dignified , and never fuffers his 14 Sotheby's Tranfiation of Virgil's Georgics .
... it fhould fall confiderably below the attempts of ante- cedent poets . It is the peculiar characteristic of Virgil , that he is always equally dignified , and never fuffers his 14 Sotheby's Tranfiation of Virgil's Georgics .
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Tobias Smollett. he is always equally dignified , and never fuffers his fubject to fiuk for want of minute and efficient labour . This , which cannot be faid of any antecedent effayift , we are afraid , will not hold true with respect to ...
Tobias Smollett. he is always equally dignified , and never fuffers his fubject to fiuk for want of minute and efficient labour . This , which cannot be faid of any antecedent effayift , we are afraid , will not hold true with respect to ...
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Página 426 - twas a famous victory. "My father lived at Blenheim then, Yon little stream hard by; They burnt his dwelling to the ground, And he was forced to fly: So with his wife and child he fled, Nor had he where to rest his head. "With fire and sword the country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a...
Página 426 - They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won ; For many thousand bodies here Lay rotting in the sun : But things like that, you know, must be After a famous victory. " Great praise the Duke of Marlbro' won, And our good Prince Eugene." " Why, 'twas a very wicked thing," Said little Wilhelmine. " Nay, nay, my little girl," quoth he,
Página 25 - the doing good to mankind, in obedience to the will of God, and for the sake of everlasting happiness.
Página 308 - Guid faith, he mauna fa' that! For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that; The pith o' sense, and pride o' worth, Are higher ranks than a' that. Then let us pray that come it may, As come it will, for a' that, That sense and worth o'er a' the earth, May bear the gree, and a' that. For a
Página 340 - Finally brethren, farewell : be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace ; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
Página 308 - A prince can mak' a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith, he mauna fa' that! For a
Página 426 - With fire and sword the country round Was wasted far and wide, And many a childing mother then, And new-born infant, died. But things like that, you know, must be At every famous victory.
Página 308 - Our toils obscure, and a' that ; The rank is but the guinea's stamp, The man's the gowd for a' that ! What tho' on hamely fare we dine, Wear hoddin gray, and a' that ; Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine, A man's a man, for a
Página 314 - Creed, and that which is commonly called the Apostles' Creed, ought thoroughly to be received and believed: for they may be proved by most certain warrants of holy Scripture.
Página 307 - Wha will be a traitor knave? Wha can fill a coward's grave? Wha sae base as be a slave? Let him turn and flee! Wha for Scotland's king and law Freedom's sword will...