Elements of General Knowledge, Introductory to Useful Books in the Principal Branches of Literature and Science: With Lists of the Most Approved Authors, Including the Best Editions of the Classics ; Designed Chiefly for the Junior Students in the Universities and the Higher Classes in Schools ; in Two Volumes. 1Messrs. Rivington, St. Paul's Church Yard; Hatchard, Piccadilly; and Egerton, Withehall; J. Parker and J. Cooke, Oxford; and Deighton, Cambridge, 1806 - 564 oldal |
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12. oldal
... compofed of the moft folid materials ; the fuperftructure , raised to a proper elevation , difplays ornament , while it is adapted to con- venience . 1.9 Such Such is the sketch of my defign , in which 12 THE INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER .
... compofed of the moft folid materials ; the fuperftructure , raised to a proper elevation , difplays ornament , while it is adapted to con- venience . 1.9 Such Such is the sketch of my defign , in which 12 THE INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER .
25. oldal
... raise the reputation of friends , or depre- ciate the characters of enemies . There is no ef- fort made to reconcile the mind of the reader to what is marvellous in their narrative ; no ftudied attempt to fire his imagination , or roufe ...
... raise the reputation of friends , or depre- ciate the characters of enemies . There is no ef- fort made to reconcile the mind of the reader to what is marvellous in their narrative ; no ftudied attempt to fire his imagination , or roufe ...
26. oldal
... raised to a degree of authority and credibility unattainable by all other writers . " It doth not appear , that ever it came into the mind of these writers , how this or the other action would appear to mankind , or what objec tions ...
... raised to a degree of authority and credibility unattainable by all other writers . " It doth not appear , that ever it came into the mind of these writers , how this or the other action would appear to mankind , or what objec tions ...
33. oldal
... raised the fon of the widow to life ' . Ignorant and illiterate as the Evangelifts were , they have drawn a character fuperior to any that is elsewhere to be met with in the hiftory of mankind . This character they were no less unable ...
... raised the fon of the widow to life ' . Ignorant and illiterate as the Evangelifts were , they have drawn a character fuperior to any that is elsewhere to be met with in the hiftory of mankind . This character they were no less unable ...
40. oldal
... raised any doubt , or brought any arguments to invalidate their authenticity . As the divine miffion of Chrift received fuch fup- port from the Prophecies , of which he was the fub- ject ; fo it is very strongly confirmed by thofe ...
... raised any doubt , or brought any arguments to invalidate their authenticity . As the divine miffion of Chrift received fuch fup- port from the Prophecies , of which he was the fub- ject ; fo it is very strongly confirmed by thofe ...
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Elements of General Knowledge, Introductory to Useful Books in the Principal ... Henry Kett Nincs elérhető előnézet - 1806 |
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