The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volumen34A. Constable, 1820 |
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... supposed , and could depend in some de- gree on the military , -- a consideration of infinite weight in France . Under these circumstances , a compromise took place ; by which 172 deputies are to be added to the present number of 258 ...
... supposed , and could depend in some de- gree on the military , -- a consideration of infinite weight in France . Under these circumstances , a compromise took place ; by which 172 deputies are to be added to the present number of 258 ...
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... supposed interests of his des- potism . The smallest want of the smallest commune was refer- red to the central power . - The repairs of a bridge , for exam- ple , across a brook in a remote village , required the following preliminary ...
... supposed interests of his des- potism . The smallest want of the smallest commune was refer- red to the central power . - The repairs of a bridge , for exam- ple , across a brook in a remote village , required the following preliminary ...
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... supposed to form so many classes of aggregate rocks ; a very latitudinarian use cer- tainly of that term . In some of these subdivisions are to be found , as might be expected , the well known rocks , such as granite , gneiss , & c . in ...
... supposed to form so many classes of aggregate rocks ; a very latitudinarian use cer- tainly of that term . In some of these subdivisions are to be found , as might be expected , the well known rocks , such as granite , gneiss , & c . in ...
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... supposed to have put arms into the hands of those who may differ with us on the expediency of this method of arrangement . But an example of bad execution is no proof that the me- thod is erroneous ; and it must be very evident , that ...
... supposed to have put arms into the hands of those who may differ with us on the expediency of this method of arrangement . But an example of bad execution is no proof that the me- thod is erroneous ; and it must be very evident , that ...
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... supposed would yield 100 quarters , was cultivated , the tithe would be 10 quarters : But after land of the second quality , and which only yields 90 quarters , had been cultivated , the tithe would be levied on 190 quarters : When land ...
... supposed would yield 100 quarters , was cultivated , the tithe would be 10 quarters : But after land of the second quality , and which only yields 90 quarters , had been cultivated , the tithe would be levied on 190 quarters : When land ...
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Página 200 - O for a beaker full of the warm South, Full of the true, the blushful Hippocrene, With beaded bubbles winking at the brim, And purple-stained mouth; That I might drink, and leave the world unseen, And with thee fade away into the forest dim...
Página 152 - He now hurried forth, and hastened to his old resort, the village inn. But it, too, was gone. A large, rickety wooden building stood in its place, with great gaping windows, some of them broken and mended with old hats and petticoats, and over the door was painted, "The Union Hotel, by Jonathan Doolittle.
Página 149 - For a long while he used to console himself, when driven from home, by frequenting a kind of perpetual club of the sages, philosophers, and other idle personages of the village which held its sessions on a bench before a small inn, designated by a rubicund portrait of His Majesty George the Third.
Página 150 - Rip Van Winkle ! Rip Van Winkle!" At the same time, Wolf bristled up his back, and giving a low growl, skulked to his master's side, looking fearfully down into the glen. Rip now felt a vague apprehension stealing over him. He looked anxiously in the same direction and perceived a strange figure slowly toiling up the rocks, and bending under the weight of something he carried on his back. He was surprised to see any human being in this lonely and unfrequented place ; but supposing it to be some one...
Página 154 - ... dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was mentioned, however, he shook his head, shrugged his shoulders, and cast up his eyes ; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate or joy at his deliverance. He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived at Mr. Doolittle's hotel.
Página 200 - Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird! No hungry generations tread thee down ; The voice I hear this passing night was heard In ancient days by emperor and clown : Perhaps the self-same song that found a path Through the sad heart of Ruth, when, sick for home, She stood in tears amid the alien corn...
Página 154 - Ah, poor man, Rip Van Winkle was his name, but it's twenty years since he went away from home with his gun, and never has been heard of since,— his dog came home without him; but whether he shot himself, or was carried away by the Indians, nobody can tell. I was then but a little girl.
Página 148 - Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country.
Página 151 - ... round. Their dress, too, was of a different fashion from that to which he was accustomed. They all stared at him with equal marks of surprise, and, whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence...
Página 150 - On a level spot in the centre was a company of odd-looking personages playing at nine-pins. They were dressed in a quaint outlandish fashion : some wore short doublets, others jerkins, with long...