The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, Volume 1George Bonham, 1787 |
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... inhabitants entirely diffimilar in their inclinations and habits , and afterwards more widely feparated by a difference in religion , fhould be readily B prevailed prevailed on to lay afide their mutual enmity , and [ ix ]
... inhabitants entirely diffimilar in their inclinations and habits , and afterwards more widely feparated by a difference in religion , fhould be readily B prevailed prevailed on to lay afide their mutual enmity , and [ ix ]
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... fhould yet have confi- dered them no otherwife valuable than as articles of export . To attain purposes of so great national utility as this Academy proposes to itself , the patriotism of the inhabitants of this kingdom has made many ...
... fhould yet have confi- dered them no otherwife valuable than as articles of export . To attain purposes of so great national utility as this Academy proposes to itself , the patriotism of the inhabitants of this kingdom has made many ...
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... fhould be elevated , command- ing a clear horizon all around , but particularly to the North and South . THAT an Obfervatory fhould be low , muft appear an odd affertion to such as are acquainted with thofe only of the last century ...
... fhould be elevated , command- ing a clear horizon all around , but particularly to the North and South . THAT an Obfervatory fhould be low , muft appear an odd affertion to such as are acquainted with thofe only of the last century ...
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... fhould be made choice of ; if neither of thefe can be found in the place where other circumftances require the Obfervatory to be built , it will be necessary to give all adventitious ftability in our power , by deep arches or piles ...
... fhould be made choice of ; if neither of thefe can be found in the place where other circumftances require the Obfervatory to be built , it will be necessary to give all adventitious ftability in our power , by deep arches or piles ...
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... fhould be able to difcover what was the ratio of their diameters or fides to as many equals ; and that if this were once proved univerfally , the quadrature of the circle would follow of confequence . For as it was already known , that ...
... fhould be able to difcover what was the ratio of their diameters or fides to as many equals ; and that if this were once proved univerfally , the quadrature of the circle would follow of confequence . For as it was already known , that ...
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Page 12 - This was the most unkindest cut of all; For when the noble Caesar saw him stab, Ingratitude, more strong than traitors...
Page 25 - Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
Page 18 - O my soul's joy ! If after every tempest come such calms, May the winds blow till they have waken'd death ! And let the labouring bark climb hills of seas, Olympus-high ; and duck again as low As hell's from heaven ! If it were now to die, 'Twere now to be most happy ; for, I fear, My soul hath her content so absolute, That not another comfort like to this Succeeds in unknown fate.
Page 34 - I have laboured to refine our language to grammatical purity, and to clear it from colloquial barbarisms, licentious idioms, and irregular combinations. Something, perhaps, I have added to the elegance of its construction, and something to the harmony of its cadence.
Page 13 - And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace ! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
Page 18 - O now, for ever, Farewell the tranquil mind ! Farewell content ! Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars, That make ambition virtue ! O, farewell ! Farewell the neighing steed, and the shrill trump, The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife, The royal banner ; and all quality. Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war...
Page 5 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: it stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, Shall mortal man be more just than God?
Page 13 - O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not...
Page 24 - As I foretold you, were all fpirits, and Are melted into air, into thin air ; And, like the bafelefs fabric of this vifion, The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The folemn temples, the great globe itfelf, Yea, all which it inherit, fhall diffolve ; And, like this infubftantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind ! We are fuch fluff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a Deep.
Page 25 - Art thou also become weak as we? Art thou become like unto us? Thy pomp is brought down to the grave and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!