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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... remains of ancient history , we cannot but perceive with regret , how many can swallow the camel with ease who can find no room for the gnat ! It is in this spirit of credulous incredulity , that it has been VOL . I. NO . I. As ...
... remains of ancient history , we cannot but perceive with regret , how many can swallow the camel with ease who can find no room for the gnat ! It is in this spirit of credulous incredulity , that it has been VOL . I. NO . I. As ...
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... remains of this castle stand on a bold rocky promontory , jutting into Loch Etive . This castle was founded by Ewin , a Pic- tish monarch , contemporary with Julius Cćsar . It is said that , when visitors unexpectedly arrive at this ...
... remains of this castle stand on a bold rocky promontory , jutting into Loch Etive . This castle was founded by Ewin , a Pic- tish monarch , contemporary with Julius Cćsar . It is said that , when visitors unexpectedly arrive at this ...
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... remains .'- i . 201 . Contempt , so far from being favourable to the improvement of the mind , is perhaps directly the reverse : it increases so rapidly , that it soon degenerates into a passion for condemnation : the sense of what is ...
... remains .'- i . 201 . Contempt , so far from being favourable to the improvement of the mind , is perhaps directly the reverse : it increases so rapidly , that it soon degenerates into a passion for condemnation : the sense of what is ...
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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