The British Critic: A New Review, Volume 37F. and C. Rivington, 1811 |
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... tion ; and , could prejudice ever be conquered by ar- gument , would finally extinguifh the controverfy . The herefy , however , which may linger for a time , must at length expire , and the juftice of heaven be established . So ...
... tion ; and , could prejudice ever be conquered by ar- gument , would finally extinguifh the controverfy . The herefy , however , which may linger for a time , must at length expire , and the juftice of heaven be established . So ...
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... tion . Another fecond volume alfo received our praifes , as equal at leaft to the firft , if not fuperior ; we fpeak of the Practical Sermons of Mr. Theophilus St. John , difcourfes of much perfuafive eloquence , and of principles truly ...
... tion . Another fecond volume alfo received our praifes , as equal at leaft to the firft , if not fuperior ; we fpeak of the Practical Sermons of Mr. Theophilus St. John , difcourfes of much perfuafive eloquence , and of principles truly ...
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... tion of November 1810 , have called forth many ef forts of chriftian zeal and benevolence to counteract , in fome degree , the magnitude of the evil ; and to contribute fomething further on our parts towards this defirable end , we here ...
... tion of November 1810 , have called forth many ef forts of chriftian zeal and benevolence to counteract , in fome degree , the magnitude of the evil ; and to contribute fomething further on our parts towards this defirable end , we here ...
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... tion of the French government . The author was evidently fupplied with money and other means for carrying on all neceffary enquiries ; and as the object was then to conciliate Spain , it teems not with those misrepresentations , which ...
... tion of the French government . The author was evidently fupplied with money and other means for carrying on all neceffary enquiries ; and as the object was then to conciliate Spain , it teems not with those misrepresentations , which ...
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... tion , and will rank him always among the most accu- rate and useful obfervers of his time ; but his very ad- vanced age keeps us always in fome apprehenfion of an abrupt termination of his labours , which however Providence feems to ...
... tion , and will rank him always among the most accu- rate and useful obfervers of his time ; but his very ad- vanced age keeps us always in fome apprehenfion of an abrupt termination of his labours , which however Providence feems to ...
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Page 257 - THEREFORE with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name ; evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory : Glory be to thee, O Lord most High.
Page 50 - Who builds a church to God, and not to Fame, Will never mark the marble with his name...
Page 260 - HEAR this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers? Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.
Page 349 - Without teaching him the peculiar business of any one office or calling, it enables him to act his part in each of them with better grace and more elevated carriage ; and, if happily planned and conducted, is a main ingredient in that complete and generous education which fits a man ' to perform justly, skilfully, and magnanimously, all the offices, both private and public, of peace and war.
Page 242 - Who seek the prouder Pleasures of the Mind: The Soul, collected in those happy hours, Then makes her efforts, then enjoys her powers; And in those seasons feels herself repaid, For Labours past and Honours long delay'd.
Page 235 - tis pleasant to impart, These turns and movements of the human Heart; The stronger features of the Soul to paint, And make distinct the latent and the faint; Man as he is, to place in all men's view, Yet none with rancour, none with scorn pursue: Nor be it ever of my Portraits told — "Here the strong lines of Malice we behold.
Page 73 - THE Roman Catholics of this kingdom shall enjoy such privileges in the exercise of their religion, as are consistent with the laws of Ireland : or as they did enjoy in the reign of king Charles...
Page 274 - For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghoft : and thefe three are one. And there are three that bear witnefs in earth, the fpirit, and the water, and the blood: and thefe three agree in one.
Page 322 - There is a lad here, who hath five barley loaves, and two fishes: but what are these among so many?
Page 349 - ... unmixed with those narrow prejudices with which all professions are more or less infected. The knowledge too, which is thus acquired, expands and enlarges the mind, excites its faculties, and calls those limbs and muscles into freer exercise, which, by too constant use in one direction, not only acquire an illiberal air, but are apt also to lose somewhat of their native play and energy.