The Edinburgh Review, المجلد 57A. and C. Black, 1833 |
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... board was ever ready to re- ceive the intelligent stranger ; —and his fortune and his influence were devoted to the advancement of every species of scientific knowledge . As President of the Royal Society , he had been often reproved ...
... board was ever ready to re- ceive the intelligent stranger ; —and his fortune and his influence were devoted to the advancement of every species of scientific knowledge . As President of the Royal Society , he had been often reproved ...
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... board , that no engine should be loaded above 8 waggons . The man who screwed down the valve , not only escaped , as we are informed , all expression of reprobation on the part of the Di- rectors , but returned to the service of his ...
... board , that no engine should be loaded above 8 waggons . The man who screwed down the valve , not only escaped , as we are informed , all expression of reprobation on the part of the Di- rectors , but returned to the service of his ...
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... Board of Directors to con- trol . That faction ' must be suppressed , or it may ultimately be the means of destroying the concern in which it has been engendered . 6 In as far as we are concerned , this discussion must here close : we ...
... Board of Directors to con- trol . That faction ' must be suppressed , or it may ultimately be the means of destroying the concern in which it has been engendered . 6 In as far as we are concerned , this discussion must here close : we ...
الصفحة 89
... board , and paddled joy- fully back with the good tidings . After a time the voyagers ventured to land : — Nearly the whole population were standing on the beach to re- ceive us , which they did with affectionate joy , as though we had ...
... board , and paddled joy- fully back with the good tidings . After a time the voyagers ventured to land : — Nearly the whole population were standing on the beach to re- ceive us , which they did with affectionate joy , as though we had ...
الصفحة 92
... board in such numbers , that on some accidental provocation , they seized , and were preparing to mur- der and devour the crew ; and it was only by the seasonable arrival of a chief named George , that they were rescued from the ...
... board in such numbers , that on some accidental provocation , they seized , and were preparing to mur- der and devour the crew ; and it was only by the seasonable arrival of a chief named George , that they were rescued from the ...
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الصفحة 504 - They are more disposed to examine, and more capable of seeing through, the interested complaints of faction and sedition, and they are, upon that account, less apt to be misled into any wanton or unnecessary opposition to the measures of government.
الصفحة 116 - It may be safely affirmed that there neither is, nor can be, any essential difference between the language of prose and metrical composition.
الصفحة 145 - The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection 1 of the state.
الصفحة 523 - ... both through example and precept, by our townsman, Mr Wood ; — a gentleman whose generous and enlightened devotion to the improvement of education entitles him to the warmest gratitude of his country. We have the high authority of Professor...
الصفحة 523 - ... be neglected. Parents and guardians have a right to scrutinize the system of education by which their children are taught, and to address their complaints to the higher authorities, who are bound to have them carefully investigated. On the other hand, they are bound to co-operate with their private influence in aid of the public discipline: nor is it permitted them to withdraw a scholar from any branch of education taught in the school as necessary.
الصفحة 208 - the mention of language, previously to the definition of logic, I have departed from established practice, in order that it may be clearly understood, that logic is entirely conversant about language ; a truth which most writers on the subject, if indeed they were fully aware of it themselves, have certainly not taken due care to impress on their readers' (p. 56). And again: 'Logic is wholly concerned in the use of language
الصفحة 504 - A man without the proper use of the intellectual faculties of a man, is, if possible, more contemptible than even a coward, and seems to be mutilated and deformed in a still more essential part of the character ot human nature. Though the state was to derive no advantage from the instruction of the inferior ranks of people, it would still deserve its attention that they should not he altogether uninstructed.
الصفحة 282 - To say he did, Were to affirm what oft his eyes avouch'd, What many an action testified — and yet — What wanted confirmation of his tongue. But if he loved — it brought him not content ! 'Twas now abstraction — now a start — anon A pacing to and fro— anon, a stillness, As nought remain'd of life, save life itself, And feeling, thought, and motion, were extinct!
الصفحة 456 - If we can delay but for a few years the necessity of vindicating the laws of nature on the ocean, we shall be the more sure of doing it with effect. The day is within my time as well as yours, when we may say by what laws other nations shall treat us on the sea ; and we will say it.
الصفحة 505 - In free countries, where the safety of government depends very much upon the favourable judgment which the people may form of its conduct, it must surely be of the highest importance that they should not be disposed to judge rashly or capriciously concerning it.