The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 |
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Page 51
... character of Marteilhe -his probity , his truthfulness , his patience , and his superior intelligence - which moved in his behalf the hearts of those who were not utterly steeled to mercy . Nor is it presumptuous to believe that , as in ...
... character of Marteilhe -his probity , his truthfulness , his patience , and his superior intelligence - which moved in his behalf the hearts of those who were not utterly steeled to mercy . Nor is it presumptuous to believe that , as in ...
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... character of our people are great advantages ; but these are the same now as they were centuries ago , and centuries ago England did not lead the commerce of the world . The cause of our present pre - eminence is , no doubt , the ...
... character of our people are great advantages ; but these are the same now as they were centuries ago , and centuries ago England did not lead the commerce of the world . The cause of our present pre - eminence is , no doubt , the ...
Page 86
... character are granted , which prove nothing but hindrances and blocks in the way of invention , and only act as so many shackles upon industry . Thus Dr. Percy mentions cases in which patents have been granted for extracting copper from ...
... character are granted , which prove nothing but hindrances and blocks in the way of invention , and only act as so many shackles upon industry . Thus Dr. Percy mentions cases in which patents have been granted for extracting copper from ...
Page 103
... character of the fracture . When the metal is broken with extreme rapidity , the fracture will be crys- talline ; when broken slowly , it will be of a fibrous appearance . In the case of the breakage of a crank - axle , we apprehend the ...
... character of the fracture . When the metal is broken with extreme rapidity , the fracture will be crys- talline ; when broken slowly , it will be of a fibrous appearance . In the case of the breakage of a crank - axle , we apprehend the ...
Page 106
... character was apparent even in our works of art , which through all their gradations of merit showed that they were the productions of men who thought for them- selves . ' This is a distinction which our leading painters have maintained ...
... character was apparent even in our works of art , which through all their gradations of merit showed that they were the productions of men who thought for them- selves . ' This is a distinction which our leading painters have maintained ...
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