The English Review, Or, An Abstract of English and Foreign Literature, Volume 15J. Murray, 1790 - Curiosities and wonders |
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... animals : and , in the upper part of the foil , Nuremberg counters , coins of Queen Elizabeth , and other ' relics of modern times : -no remains of Saxon antiquity hav- ing been found , that could be ascertained to be fuch . " < < The ...
... animals : and , in the upper part of the foil , Nuremberg counters , coins of Queen Elizabeth , and other ' relics of modern times : -no remains of Saxon antiquity hav- ing been found , that could be ascertained to be fuch . " < < The ...
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... animal is fpinning . This liquor doubtless originally proceeds from the mucilage of the mulberry - leaf , which , in the body of the worm , by its combi- nation with the volatile alkali , becomes an animal gluten . It afterwards ...
... animal is fpinning . This liquor doubtless originally proceeds from the mucilage of the mulberry - leaf , which , in the body of the worm , by its combi- nation with the volatile alkali , becomes an animal gluten . It afterwards ...
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... animals . It appears that in the ftomach of animals it operates there by a fmall portion of its effluvia ; for when a mafs of any bulk has been thrown in , though it has produced con- derable effects upon the body , neither the bulk nor ...
... animals . It appears that in the ftomach of animals it operates there by a fmall portion of its effluvia ; for when a mafs of any bulk has been thrown in , though it has produced con- derable effects upon the body , neither the bulk nor ...
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... animals have much greater tenuity than thefe of the retina . And befides the fimilar laws , which will be fhewn in this paper to govern alike the actions of the retina and of the mufcles , there are many other analogies which exift ...
... animals have much greater tenuity than thefe of the retina . And befides the fimilar laws , which will be fhewn in this paper to govern alike the actions of the retina and of the mufcles , there are many other analogies which exift ...
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... animals , and not to an amphibious reptile , ufually found in ri- vers . They likewife differed from the crocodile's jaws in fe- veral refpects , particularly in having teeth on the palate . The vertebræ are evidently not those of a ...
... animals , and not to an amphibious reptile , ufually found in ri- vers . They likewife differed from the crocodile's jaws in fe- veral refpects , particularly in having teeth on the palate . The vertebræ are evidently not those of a ...
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acid affiftance againſt alfo alkali almoſt alſo animals appears becauſe cafe camphire caufe cauſe circumftances confequence confiderable confidered confifts conftitution conftruction defcribes defcription defire difcovered diftinct diſeaſe Effay Engliſh eſtabliſhed faid falt fame fays fcience fecond feems fenfe fenfible fentiment feven feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fide filk fince firft firſt fituation fmall fociety fome fometimes foon fpecies fpirit ftate ftill ftones fubftance fubject fuch fufficient fuperior fuppofe fupport furface fyftem give Great-Britain heat hiftory himſelf houſe increaſed inftances inftrument interefting Iramba itſelf laft leaſt Ledwich lefs London meaſures moft moſt muft muſt Nadir Shah nation nature neceffary nitrous acid obfervations occafion paffage paffed perfons philofopher pleaſure poffible prefent purpoſe racter reader reafon refpect reft remarks ſeems ſeveral ſhall ſmall ſtate thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion tranflation uſeful variolous whofe writers
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Page 261 - And the fear of you, and the dread of you, shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea ; into your hand are they delivered.
Page 261 - And surely your blood of your lives will I require ; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man ; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man. Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed : for in the image of God made he man.
Page 262 - And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her.
Page 261 - And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you ; and with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you ; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
Page 261 - And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations; I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
Page 8 - God descended, the guards shrunk back from the terror of his presence, and fell prostrate on the ground : His countenance was like lightning...
Page 351 - The hedge-sparrow commonly takes up four or five days in laying her eggs. During this time, generally after she has laid one or two, the cuckoo contrives to deposit her egg among the rest, leaving the future care of it entirely to the hedge-sparrow.
Page 473 - If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you: But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.
Page 116 - And the Lord God faid, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil ; and now left he put forth his hand and take alfo of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever...
Page 127 - And often have I stood to hear it sung, When the clear moon, -with Cytherean smile Emerging from an eastern cloud, has shot A look of pure benevolence and joy Into the heart of night. Yes, I have stood And mark'd thy varied note, and frequent pause, Thy brisk and melancholy mood, with soul Sincerely pleas'd.