The Quarterly review, เล่มที่ 13Murray, 1815 |
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หน้า 140
... Bruce's measurements by the barometer , are , at least , 5000 feet above the level of the sea , a height which , there is every reason to believe , exceeds that of the source of the Niger , and much more so the elevation of the country ...
... Bruce's measurements by the barometer , are , at least , 5000 feet above the level of the sea , a height which , there is every reason to believe , exceeds that of the source of the Niger , and much more so the elevation of the country ...
หน้า 147
... Bruce com- puted to be full two miles above the level of the sea ; the western branch , the Bahr el Abiad , or white river , joins the former , as we have already observed , at an elevation of one mile . Mr. Park un- fortunately affords ...
... Bruce com- puted to be full two miles above the level of the sea ; the western branch , the Bahr el Abiad , or white river , joins the former , as we have already observed , at an elevation of one mile . Mr. Park un- fortunately affords ...
หน้า 290
... Bruce , who , with his sister Isabel and Edward his foster - brother , was now upon his way from Ireland to join some of his adherents who , it seems , had taken up arms against the ty- ranny of the English , and were only waiting for ...
... Bruce , who , with his sister Isabel and Edward his foster - brother , was now upon his way from Ireland to join some of his adherents who , it seems , had taken up arms against the ty- ranny of the English , and were only waiting for ...
หน้า 291
... Bruce would voluntarily have ventured his person ; nevertheless , as the state of his bark left him no alternative , he resolved upon running the desperate chance , trusting to the laws of honour and hospitality for his safety ...
... Bruce would voluntarily have ventured his person ; nevertheless , as the state of his bark left him no alternative , he resolved upon running the desperate chance , trusting to the laws of honour and hospitality for his safety ...
หน้า 292
... Bruce made so • brief and stern an excuse , ' as completely overawed the whole as- sembly . ' Proud was his tone , but calm ; his eye Had that compelling dignity , His mien that bearing haught and high Which common spirits fear ; Needed ...
... Bruce made so • brief and stern an excuse , ' as completely overawed the whole as- sembly . ' Proud was his tone , but calm ; his eye Had that compelling dignity , His mien that bearing haught and high Which common spirits fear ; Needed ...
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หน้า 297 - But here, — above, around, below, On mountain or in glen, Nor tree, nor shrub, nor plant, nor flower, Nor aught of vegetative power, The weary eye may ken. For all is rocks at random thrown, Black waves, bare crags, and banks of stone...
หน้า 1 - I answer, that whosoever, in writing a modern history, shall follow truth too near the heels, it may haply strike out his teeth.
หน้า 484 - Courage was cast about her like a dress Of solemn comeliness, A gathered mind and an untroubled face Did give her dangers grace.
หน้า 522 - Systematic Education, or Elementary Instruction in the various departments of Literature and Science; with practical rules for studying each branch of useful knowledge.
หน้า 304 - O ! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant ! And many a word, at random spoken, May soothe or wound a heart that's broken...
หน้า 153 - Poetry is of so subtile a spirit, that, in pouring out of one language into another, it will all evaporate; and, if a new spirit be not added in the transfusion, there will remain nothing but a caput mortuum" I confess this argument holds good against a literal translation; but who defends it?
หน้า 340 - Part the First. Containing an inquiry into the origin and language of the Pelasgi, or ancient inhabitants of Greece; with a description of the Pelasgic or Aeolic digamma as represented in the various inscriptions in which it is still preserved ; and an attempt to determine its genuine Pelasgic pronunciation, Cambridge, Printed by J.
หน้า 133 - The rain had not commenced three minutes before many of the soldiers were affected with vomiting; others fell asleep, and seemed as if half intoxicated. I felt a strong inclination to sleep during the storm; and as soon as it was over I fell asleep on the wet ground, although I used every exertion to keep myself awake. The soldiers likewise fell asleep on the wet bundles.
หน้า 130 - ... Scott, have both bid adieu to the things of this world; and the greater part of the soldiers have died on the march during the rainy season; but you may believe me, I am in good health. The rains are completely over, and the healthy season has commenced, so that there is no danger of sickness; and I have still a sufficient force to protect me from any insult in sailing down the river, to the sea. "We have already embarked all our things, and shall sail the moment I have finished this letter.
หน้า 278 - A Geological Essay on the Imperfect Evidence in Support of a Theory of the Earth, deducible either from its General Structure, or from the Changes produced on its Surface by the Operation of existing Causes.