The Quarterly Review, Volume 50William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1834 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 91
Page 6
... becomes in his own esteem ! Wrecked on the Scilly isles in the midst of a tempest , he beholds . the billows of the Atlantic lifting their heads to the sky , and threatening to break down the bulwarks which nature and art have conspired ...
... becomes in his own esteem ! Wrecked on the Scilly isles in the midst of a tempest , he beholds . the billows of the Atlantic lifting their heads to the sky , and threatening to break down the bulwarks which nature and art have conspired ...
Page 7
... become the signs , and , we may add , the demon- strations of the existence of an Omnipotent Intelligence by whom all things were made . From the earliest ages shepherds tending their flocks on the plains of Asia have been familiar with ...
... become the signs , and , we may add , the demon- strations of the existence of an Omnipotent Intelligence by whom all things were made . From the earliest ages shepherds tending their flocks on the plains of Asia have been familiar with ...
Page 8
... become well- defined objects . Sir W. Herschel says , that the striking difference in the colour of the two stars suggests the idea of a sun and its planet , to which the contrast of their unequal size contributes not a little . ' With ...
... become well- defined objects . Sir W. Herschel says , that the striking difference in the colour of the two stars suggests the idea of a sun and its planet , to which the contrast of their unequal size contributes not a little . ' With ...
Page 9
... become sensible of their existence by rays of light , which must have taken , in some instances , probably , a ... becomes visible , and continues increasing during the three remaining months of its period . Another star , that called ...
... become sensible of their existence by rays of light , which must have taken , in some instances , probably , a ... becomes visible , and continues increasing during the three remaining months of its period . Another star , that called ...
Page 11
... becoming completely invisible , re- appeared , and after undergoing one or two singular fluctuations of light ... become acquainted with the sublime truths of astro- nomy , without having his mind harassed by the technical details ...
... becoming completely invisible , re- appeared , and after undergoing one or two singular fluctuations of light ... become acquainted with the sublime truths of astro- nomy , without having his mind harassed by the technical details ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
admiration admit animal appears appointed Athanasian Creed Bergami bill brunnen Canton Caroline character Chinese Chouans Christian Church Church of England court Coxe Crabbe d'Haussez doubt Duchess Duchess of Berri duchy of Nassau Duke dyspepsia earth England English existence expression eyes favour feeling France French genius gentleman German Gibbon give hand head honour hour House of Commons hundred hypochondria instance labour ladies Langenschwalbach language letters literary Liturgy live look Lord Brougham Lord Chancellor Madden manner matter means ment mind ministers moral nature negroes never object observed old High German once opinion pamphlet parish parliament party passed patronage paupers perhaps person political poor poor-law present pronoun racter readers Reform Roman seems slaves spirit suppose Theresa tion Trevelyan Whig whole words writer