The Quarterly Review, Volume 1William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1809 |
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Page 39
... period the history of the arts is a narrative of the most bitter contention . The men of least ability and employment oc- cupied their leisure in devising schemes of annoyance against their more successful rivals ; and , as they were ...
... period the history of the arts is a narrative of the most bitter contention . The men of least ability and employment oc- cupied their leisure in devising schemes of annoyance against their more successful rivals ; and , as they were ...
Page 262
... period of about twelve years , during which three great causes contributed to promote the growing pros- perity of Barbadoes . 1st . The Dutch , on whose trade the island relied for the supply of various necessary articles , attained ...
... period of about twelve years , during which three great causes contributed to promote the growing pros- perity of Barbadoes . 1st . The Dutch , on whose trade the island relied for the supply of various necessary articles , attained ...
Page 421
... period of the compact in 1698 , the linen manufacture advanced with great rapidity , and soon became of such importance as to occupy a very principal share of the at- tention of government , being deemed by many the main support of the ...
... period of the compact in 1698 , the linen manufacture advanced with great rapidity , and soon became of such importance as to occupy a very principal share of the at- tention of government , being deemed by many the main support of the ...
Contents
Affaires dEspagne Nos 1 to 5 Confédération | 1 |
Reliques of Robert Burns consisting chiefly of original | 19 |
Anecdotes of Painters who have resided or been born | 36 |
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