Studies of Nature, Volume 4J. Mawman, 1809 |
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... once so highly extolled , had procured me no- thing lucrative ; and that they were incapable of doing harm to any one ; in a word , that I no more belonged to their side than to that of their anta gonists ; they neglected me entirely ...
... once so highly extolled , had procured me no- thing lucrative ; and that they were incapable of doing harm to any one ; in a word , that I no more belonged to their side than to that of their anta gonists ; they neglected me entirely ...
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... all my hopes of fortune blasted ....... these combined calamities made dreadful inroads at once upon my health and my reason . I was attacked by a malady to to which I had hitherto been a stranger . Fires 8 SEQUEL TO THE STUDIES OF NATURE .
... all my hopes of fortune blasted ....... these combined calamities made dreadful inroads at once upon my health and my reason . I was attacked by a malady to to which I had hitherto been a stranger . Fires 8 SEQUEL TO THE STUDIES OF NATURE .
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... once by the ex- perience of another , what an illusion I had practised upon myself , in expecting the cure of my com- plaints from men ; I discovered how vain their opi- nions and their doctrines were , and what a silly part I had been ...
... once by the ex- perience of another , what an illusion I had practised upon myself , in expecting the cure of my com- plaints from men ; I discovered how vain their opi- nions and their doctrines were , and what a silly part I had been ...
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... once before we our- selves die ; and if the most fortunate destinies were displayed , with all the calamities which have attend- ed them , they would appear to us like those stately oaks which embellish the earth with their spread- ing ...
... once before we our- selves die ; and if the most fortunate destinies were displayed , with all the calamities which have attend- ed them , they would appear to us like those stately oaks which embellish the earth with their spread- ing ...
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... once to the highest degree of felicity ; and this rare phe- nomenon , so worthy of at least the curiosity of Europe , ceased to produce any illusion , as soon as it was certain that it had no real existence . sides , the scantiness of ...
... once to the highest degree of felicity ; and this rare phe- nomenon , so worthy of at least the curiosity of Europe , ceased to produce any illusion , as soon as it was certain that it had no real existence . sides , the scantiness of ...
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Page 459 - So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.
Page 459 - Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.
Page 454 - Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.
Page 459 - Else, when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
Page 459 - What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also : I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
Page 22 - Amor, nec gramina rivis, nec cytiso saturantur apes, nec fronde capellae.' 30 tristis at ille ' tamen cantabitis, Arcades,' inquit, ' montibus haec vestris : soli cantare periti Arcades, o mihi turn quam molliter ossa quiescant, vestra meos olim si fistula dicat amores ! atque utinam ex vobis unus vestrique fuissem aut custos gregis aut maturae vinitor uvae...
Page 51 - AH black with smoke, a rocky island stood, The dark Vulcanian land, the region of the god. Here the grim Cyclops ply, in vaults profound, The huge /Eolian forge that thunders round.
Page 60 - Hunc tibi praeterea, spes et solatia nostri, Pallanta adjungam . Sub te tolerare magistro Militiam et grave Martis opus, tua cernere facta, Assuescat, primis et te miretur ab annis.
Page 52 - Tres imbris torti radios, tres nubis aquosae Addiderant ; rutili tres ignis et alitis austri : Fulgores nunc terrificos, sonitumque, metumque Miscebant operi, flammisque sequacibus iras.
Page 53 - Capacious of the whole Rutulian war, Some, orb in orb, the blazing buckler frame ; Some with huge bellows rouze the roaring flame : Some in the ftream the hiffing metals drown'd ; 605 ' From vault to vault the thund'ring ftrokes rebound, And the deep caves rebellow to the found.