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 76
Page 5
... look with undistracted attention above and around him , and put forth all the energies of his intellect , with a view to explore the vast scheme of existence of which he forms a part . As long as he confines his curiosity to the history ...
... look with undistracted attention above and around him , and put forth all the energies of his intellect , with a view to explore the vast scheme of existence of which he forms a part . As long as he confines his curiosity to the history ...
Page 10
... look forward without danger of mistake - thus opening a vista of futurity . When we reflect upon these facts - and upon the circumstance that the rays , by which we may to - night behold the Pleiads , must have left their sources in the ...
... look forward without danger of mistake - thus opening a vista of futurity . When we reflect upon these facts - and upon the circumstance that the rays , by which we may to - night behold the Pleiads , must have left their sources in the ...
Page 12
... looks . into the Almanac , that eclipses of the sun and moon are calcu- lated beforehand to the moment . We have now , for instance , before us a list of eclipses for the whole of the present century ; and until some one of these ...
... looks . into the Almanac , that eclipses of the sun and moon are calcu- lated beforehand to the moment . We have now , for instance , before us a list of eclipses for the whole of the present century ; and until some one of these ...
Page 17
... looks like a speck of mere vapour . The stars shine through it without any diminution of their brightness . Nevertheless , slight as this wreath of vapour may seem to us to be , it extends over an immense tract in space , and ...
... looks like a speck of mere vapour . The stars shine through it without any diminution of their brightness . Nevertheless , slight as this wreath of vapour may seem to us to be , it extends over an immense tract in space , and ...
Page 20
... look upon us as mere ephemera or rather the beings of a moment . Can we count the objects which the microscope discloses to our view ? Have we yet , after the observations of nearly four thousand years , been able to number the stars ...
... look upon us as mere ephemera or rather the beings of a moment . Can we count the objects which the microscope discloses to our view ? Have we yet , after the observations of nearly four thousand years , been able to number the stars ...
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