Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen, 5. sējumsH. Colburn, 1829 |
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1.–5. rezultāts no 51.
7. lappuse
... earth , and are ignorant not only what minerals lie beneath , but what herbs and foliage they are treading . Some time afterwards , and probably some distant time , a specimen of ore is extracted and exhibited ; then another ; lastly ...
... earth , and are ignorant not only what minerals lie beneath , but what herbs and foliage they are treading . Some time afterwards , and probably some distant time , a specimen of ore is extracted and exhibited ; then another ; lastly ...
24. lappuse
... earth , to have a man's mind move in charity , rest in providence , and turn upon the poles of truth . ” BARROW . Magnificent as Shakespeare . NEWTON . He who wrote tragedies ? BARROW . The same I have lately been reading them . NEWTON ...
... earth , to have a man's mind move in charity , rest in providence , and turn upon the poles of truth . ” BARROW . Magnificent as Shakespeare . NEWTON . He who wrote tragedies ? BARROW . The same I have lately been reading them . NEWTON ...
26. lappuse
... earth is heretical and schismatical , if the word of Christ is the foundation of the true ; and that the fellow who was hanged last week for corruption of manners had , according to the deci- sion of Bacon , more christianity in him ...
... earth is heretical and schismatical , if the word of Christ is the foundation of the true ; and that the fellow who was hanged last week for corruption of manners had , according to the deci- sion of Bacon , more christianity in him ...
28. lappuse
... earth is to be destroyed by fire , the bottom of a rush - chair will serve to con- sume all who are guilty of it ; and what falls from heaven may fall upon other offenders . NEWTON . Do you believe , said my friend , that God punished ...
... earth is to be destroyed by fire , the bottom of a rush - chair will serve to con- sume all who are guilty of it ; and what falls from heaven may fall upon other offenders . NEWTON . Do you believe , said my friend , that God punished ...
29. lappuse
... earth the monument of human pride , he said , The observa- tory of Babylon was constructed of unbaked bricks , and upon an alluvial soil . Look at the tower of Pisa : look at every tower and steeple in that city you will find that they ...
... earth the monument of human pride , he said , The observa- tory of Babylon was constructed of unbaked bricks , and upon an alluvial soil . Look at the tower of Pisa : look at every tower and steeple in that city you will find that they ...
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admire altho arcons atheism Bacon BARROW beauty believe better blessing Caius Marius called CATHARINE christianity church Cicero COTTON creature DASHKOF dear divine doth doubt earth enemy England English EPICURUS equal eyes faith fancy father genius give glory GODIVA greater hand hath hear heard heart honour hope idle imagine Izaac juggler KAIDO king labour leave LEOFRIC LEONTION less live look Lord Majesty MARIUS master ment METELLUS MICHEL MIGUEL mind Mordaunt MOTHER never NEWTON NICOLAS Numantia OLDWAYS opinion Orithyia peace PELEUS PENN perhaps permitt PETERBOROUGH philosophers Plato pleasure poets priests prince privy counsellor rajah Rao-Gong-Fao reason reflexion religion Russia shew speak stil tell TERNISSA thee Theophrastus THETIS thing thou art thou hast thought thro truth virtue WALTON whole wilt wisdom wise wiser wish wonder words worse write ZAVELLAS
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