The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, Volumen84Archibald Constable and Company, 1819 |
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... passed current in that city . Many of them , however , were so worn and defaced as to reduce their general average value to about 9 per cent . less than their mint value , and , in consequence , the new coins were immediately melted ...
... passed current in that city . Many of them , however , were so worn and defaced as to reduce their general average value to about 9 per cent . less than their mint value , and , in consequence , the new coins were immediately melted ...
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... passed , the amount of the advances made by the Bank to Government , and of the notes out- standing on the 25th of each year , was : - 1790 Bank Notes . Advances . 10,217,360 7,908,968 1791 11,699,140 9,603,978 1792 11,349,810 9,839,338 ...
... passed , the amount of the advances made by the Bank to Government , and of the notes out- standing on the 25th of each year , was : - 1790 Bank Notes . Advances . 10,217,360 7,908,968 1791 11,699,140 9,603,978 1792 11,349,810 9,839,338 ...
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... passing the Octennial bill , and , of course , disbanding what Mr Curran calls a " banditti of per- petual dictators ; " for till then the House of Commons had no limit to its duration . Further relief was cer- tainly in the ...
... passing the Octennial bill , and , of course , disbanding what Mr Curran calls a " banditti of per- petual dictators ; " for till then the House of Commons had no limit to its duration . Further relief was cer- tainly in the ...
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... passed in Ireland during this short administration . A habeas cor- pus act , the repeal of the perpetual mutiny bill , the act for the independence of the judges , an act in favour of dissenting Pro- testants . A slight relaxation of ...
... passed in Ireland during this short administration . A habeas cor- pus act , the repeal of the perpetual mutiny bill , the act for the independence of the judges , an act in favour of dissenting Pro- testants . A slight relaxation of ...
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... passed , a third respite is trans - 1 mitted ; that the unhappy captive himself feels the cheering hope of being restored to a family that he had adored , to a charac- ter that he had never stained , and to a country that he had ever ...
... passed , a third respite is trans - 1 mitted ; that the unhappy captive himself feels the cheering hope of being restored to a family that he had adored , to a charac- ter that he had never stained , and to a country that he had ever ...
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Página 134 - Biron they call him; but a merrier man, Within the limit of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour's talk withal : His eye begets occasion for his wit; For every object that the one doth catch, The other turns to a mirth-moving jest...
Página 326 - 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 325 - On waking, he found himself on the green knoll whence he had first seen the old man of the glen. He rubbed his eyes — it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the pure mountain breeze. "Surely," thought Rip, "I have not slept here all night.
Página 252 - And, ever and anon, he beat The doubling drum, with furious heat ; And though sometimes, each dreary pause between, Dejected Pity, at his side, Her soul-subduing voice applied, Yet still he kept his wild unaltered mien, While each strained ball of sight seemed bursting from his head.
Página 326 - ... at the poor man's perplexities. What was to be done? the morning was passing away, and Rip felt famished for want of his breakfast. He grieved to give up his dog and gun; he dreaded to meet his wife; but it would not do to starve among the mountains.
Página 328 - Half-moon ; being permitted in this way to revisit the scenes of his enterprise, and keep a guardian eye upon the river and the great city called by his name.
Página 317 - Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant Nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks; methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam...
Página 326 - The rocks presented a high impenetrable wall, over which the torrent came tumbling in a sheet of feathery foam, and fell into a broad deep basin, black from the shadows of the surrounding forest. Here, then, poor Rip was brought to a stand. He again called and whistled after his dog ; he was only answered by the cawing of a flock of idle crows...
Página 326 - ... gun ; he dreaded to meet his wife ; but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head, shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had thought himself acquainted with every one in the country round.
Página 326 - He found the house gone to decay, the roof fallen in, the windows shattered, and the doors off the hinges. A half-starved dog that looked like Wolf was skulking about it. Rip called him by name ; but the cur snarled, showed his teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut indeed.