The Edinburgh Review, Volume 64A. and C. Black, 1837 |
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Page 55
thing so oppressive in Bagdad as this heavy damp heat , which is quite stifling . Thermometer only 95 ° , but it is 91 ° all night , as I have an opportunity of ascertaining ; for sleep is quite out of the question . Perspiration does ...
thing so oppressive in Bagdad as this heavy damp heat , which is quite stifling . Thermometer only 95 ° , but it is 91 ° all night , as I have an opportunity of ascertaining ; for sleep is quite out of the question . Perspiration does ...
Page 168
... thing to an enemy than any thing to a friend . But as this can- not be done without men frequently saying , either in words or by their votes , that their opinion is one way when it is the other , we own that the difficulty of defending ...
... thing to an enemy than any thing to a friend . But as this can- not be done without men frequently saying , either in words or by their votes , that their opinion is one way when it is the other , we own that the difficulty of defending ...
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... thing to admit this -to admit that , without such aid , spiritual perfection cannot be attain- ed ; -quite another thing to apply the terms descriptive of a miracle to cases where the natural powers which God has given us seem adequate ...
... thing to admit this -to admit that , without such aid , spiritual perfection cannot be attain- ed ; -quite another thing to apply the terms descriptive of a miracle to cases where the natural powers which God has given us seem adequate ...
Contents
Sir Thomas Brownes Works including his Life | 1 |
Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan and on the site | 35 |
Poggii Epistolæ Editas collegit et emendavit pleras | 60 |
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