The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis]., 10. kötetThomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) 1839 |
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50. oldal - We few, we happy few, we band of brothers ; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother ; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition...
359. oldal - I am. Thou art. He is. We are. You are. They are. I was. Thou wast He was. We were. You were. They were.
394. oldal - I would advise you, as you tender your life, to devise some excuse to shift off your attendance at this parliament: for God and man have concurred to punish the wickedness of this time. And think not slightly of this advertisement, but retire yourself into your country, where you may expect the event in safety. For though there be no appearance of any stir, yet, I say, they shall receive a terrible blow this parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurts them.
275. oldal - O Nature, how in every charm supreme! Whose votaries feast on raptures ever new! O for the voice and fire of seraphim, To sing thy glories with devotion due ! Blest be the day I 'scaped the wrangling crew, From Pyrrho's maze, and Epicurus...
344. oldal - A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer ; as, I am — I rule — I am ruled.
239. oldal - Pure as the expanse of heaven I thither went With unexperienced thought and laid me down On the green bank to look into the clear Smooth lake that to me seemed another sky. As I bent down to look just opposite A shape within the watery gleam appeared Bending to look on me. I started back It started back but pleased I soon returned Pleased it returned as soon with answering looks Of sympathy and love.
338. oldal - An Adjective is a word added to a Substantive, to express its quality ; As an industrious man, a virtuous woman.
35. oldal - Which to our general sire gave prospect large Into his nether empire neighbouring round. And higher than that wall a circling row...
260. oldal - O'erpicturing that Venus where we see The fancy outwork nature; on each side her Stood pretty dimpled boys, like smiling cupids, With divers-colour'd fans, whose wind did seem To glow the delicate cheeks which they did cool, And what they undid did. Her gentlewomen, like the Nereides, So many mermaids, tended her i...
269. oldal - Ancient of days ! august Athena ! where. Where are thy men of might ? thy grand in soul ? Gone — glimmering through the dream of things that were...