The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 |
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Page 154
... remarkable sayings and facts . He concluded his memoranda on Feb. 28 , 1792 , with an imperfect account of the last illness of Rey- nolds . A blank of three years and a half then occurs in his manuscript , and in August , 1795 , he ...
... remarkable sayings and facts . He concluded his memoranda on Feb. 28 , 1792 , with an imperfect account of the last illness of Rey- nolds . A blank of three years and a half then occurs in his manuscript , and in August , 1795 , he ...
Page 157
... remarkable for their fero- city and for the skill with which they construct their poisoned weapons . The most virulent poison is derived from the root of a tree , the milky juice of which yields a resin that is smeared over the arrow ...
... remarkable for their fero- city and for the skill with which they construct their poisoned weapons . The most virulent poison is derived from the root of a tree , the milky juice of which yields a resin that is smeared over the arrow ...
Page 164
... remarkable that in proportion as the equatorial region of Africa is approached there is an evident advance in civilisation , as indicated , at least , by the partial adoption of clothing . In the country of the Unyoro the the people ...
... remarkable that in proportion as the equatorial region of Africa is approached there is an evident advance in civilisation , as indicated , at least , by the partial adoption of clothing . In the country of the Unyoro the the people ...
Page 170
... remarkable situations , sporting adven- tures , and valuable geographical information . The best parts of the English character have rarely been more admirably exem- plified than by Mr. Baker in his manifold trials , perplexities , and ...
... remarkable situations , sporting adven- tures , and valuable geographical information . The best parts of the English character have rarely been more admirably exem- plified than by Mr. Baker in his manifold trials , perplexities , and ...
Page 186
... remarkable , ) is a proof of that ignorance of human nature which so often betrayed itself in the Bishop's acts . The value of excommunication , if any , as a punishment , depended surely on the tone of society and on the way in which ...
... remarkable , ) is a proof of that ignorance of human nature which so often betrayed itself in the Bishop's acts . The value of excommunication , if any , as a punishment , depended surely on the tone of society and on the way in which ...
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