The Quarterly Review, Volume 4William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) John Murray, 1810 |
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Page 323
... probably a dozen years , with this rank , before he can be advanced to that of post - captain . It is not likely , therefore , while the best part of a man's life is employed in the acquirement of professional skill , that he can , at ...
... probably a dozen years , with this rank , before he can be advanced to that of post - captain . It is not likely , therefore , while the best part of a man's life is employed in the acquirement of professional skill , that he can , at ...
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... probably say , the sanctuary of reason , & c . Other allusions are employed of more obscure signification ; thus the peaceful solitude of the sage is re- presented by a single character composed of a spring of water and a peach tree ...
... probably say , the sanctuary of reason , & c . Other allusions are employed of more obscure signification ; thus the peaceful solitude of the sage is re- presented by a single character composed of a spring of water and a peach tree ...
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... probably be considered by this conceited people as suited to the taste and capacity of the audience . Any de- gree of impertinence may be expected from a people who have the arrogance to proclaim the most civilized nations of the earth ...
... probably be considered by this conceited people as suited to the taste and capacity of the audience . Any de- gree of impertinence may be expected from a people who have the arrogance to proclaim the most civilized nations of the earth ...
Contents
Alicia Tindal Palmer | 61 |
Reasons for declining to become a Subscriber to | 68 |
Travels in various Countries of Europe Asia | 111 |
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