The Edinburgh Magazine, Or, Literary Miscellany, Volumen6J. Sibbald, Parliament-Square, 1787 |
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... most ingeni- ous machines , and the most enchant- ing fcenery conspired to fascinate the eye ; while multitudes of inftru- ments and voices aftonished the ear . Such a reprefentation , though ve- ry imperfect , and very abfurd in many ...
... most ingeni- ous machines , and the most enchant- ing fcenery conspired to fascinate the eye ; while multitudes of inftru- ments and voices aftonished the ear . Such a reprefentation , though ve- ry imperfect , and very abfurd in many ...
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... most perfevering ftudent . To the pen , whofe more ferious bufinefs it was to collect the cafes , and note the precedents of an English court of judicature , we are indebted , not only for a fpeech of ; plicated part of the Athenian ...
... most perfevering ftudent . To the pen , whofe more ferious bufinefs it was to collect the cafes , and note the precedents of an English court of judicature , we are indebted , not only for a fpeech of ; plicated part of the Athenian ...
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... most perfect candour and veracity , told me , that he had been fent for , to announce the fatal event to the young man's parents , and had examined the bo- dy ; that he found the fkin of the right thigh much burnt and fhrivel led , and ...
... most perfect candour and veracity , told me , that he had been fent for , to announce the fatal event to the young man's parents , and had examined the bo- dy ; that he found the fkin of the right thigh much burnt and fhrivel led , and ...
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... most charac- terizing features . Thus , when we fee , on the furface of the moon , a great number of elevations , from half a mile to a mile and an hålf in height , we are strictly intitled to call them Mountains ; but when we attend to ...
... most charac- terizing features . Thus , when we fee , on the furface of the moon , a great number of elevations , from half a mile to a mile and an hålf in height , we are strictly intitled to call them Mountains ; but when we attend to ...
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... most amiable and exquifite genius , was born in 1585 , and died in 1649 , aged 64. Like other great poets , he could not write profe ; his Cypress grove , & c . I being pieces of poor tinfel ; and his Hiftory of the Famefes , the moft ...
... most amiable and exquifite genius , was born in 1585 , and died in 1649 , aged 64. Like other great poets , he could not write profe ; his Cypress grove , & c . I being pieces of poor tinfel ; and his Hiftory of the Famefes , the moft ...
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Página 158 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance : for my country I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Página 126 - If a white man in travelling through our country, enters one of our cabins, we all treat him as I treat you; we dry him if he is wet, we warm him if he is cold, and give him meat and drink, that he may allay his...
Página 158 - Logan, not even sparing my women and children. There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have...
Página 286 - To Contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of Man: And they that creep, and they that fly, Shall end where they began.
Página 125 - Facts on which our Religion is founded, such as the Fall of our first Parents by Eating an Apple, the Coming of Christ to repair the Mischief, his Miracles and Suffering, &c. When he had finished, an Indian Orator stood up to thank him. What you have told us, says he, is all very good.
Página 158 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat : if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, 'Logan is the friend of white men.
Página 125 - Having frequent occasions to hold public councils, they have acquired great order and decency in conducting them. The old men sit in the foremost ranks, the warriors in the next, and the women and children in the hindmost.
Página 158 - In the autumn of the same year a decisive battle was fought at the mouth of the Great Kanhaway, between the collected forces of the Shawanese, Mingoes, and Delawares, and a detachment of the Virginia militia. The Indians were defeated, and sued for peace.
Página 56 - Napier was doubtful he would not come. It happened one day as John Marr and the lord Napier were speaking of Mr. Briggs ; ' Ah, John,' said Marchiston, ' Mr. Briggs will not now come.
Página 255 - As those we love decay, we die in part, String after string is sever'd from the heart ; Till loosen'd life at last — but breathing clay, Without one pang, is glad to fall away. Unhappy he who latest feels the blow, Whose eyes have wept o'er every friend laid low, Dragg'd lingering on from partial death to death, Till dying, all he can resign is breath.