A Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine, Volum 4Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1814 |
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Pàgina vii
... Master of the Temple IV . Some Account of Doctor STUKELEY , communicated by Mr. P. Collinson V. Anecdotes relative to Orway and Les VI . Particulars of the Life of Sir ISAAC NEWTON VII . Anecdotes of Bishop SHERLOCK , Bishop MADOX , SIR ...
... Master of the Temple IV . Some Account of Doctor STUKELEY , communicated by Mr. P. Collinson V. Anecdotes relative to Orway and Les VI . Particulars of the Life of Sir ISAAC NEWTON VII . Anecdotes of Bishop SHERLOCK , Bishop MADOX , SIR ...
Pàgina 3
... master and mistress lived in perpetual discord , and their house was therefore no comfortable habitation . From the inconveniences of these domestic tumults he was soon re- leased , having in only two years attained so much skill in his ...
... master and mistress lived in perpetual discord , and their house was therefore no comfortable habitation . From the inconveniences of these domestic tumults he was soon re- leased , having in only two years attained so much skill in his ...
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... master of logic and metaphysics in a short time , and then , as nothing else was taught there , he left the place . From this time he prosecuted his studies merely by the force of his own genius , and never failed to obviate what- ever ...
... master of logic and metaphysics in a short time , and then , as nothing else was taught there , he left the place . From this time he prosecuted his studies merely by the force of his own genius , and never failed to obviate what- ever ...
Pàgina 9
... master's degree , which her majesty , with her usual condescension and goodness , was pleased to grant . Upon this he was chosen Lucasian professor of the ma- thematics , in November , 1711. His first performance after this preferment ...
... master's degree , which her majesty , with her usual condescension and goodness , was pleased to grant . Upon this he was chosen Lucasian professor of the ma- thematics , in November , 1711. His first performance after this preferment ...
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... Master of the Temple very young , upon the resignation of his father , and was obliged to apply himself closely to business , and take infinite pains to qualify himself for that honourable employment ; which he effectually did in the ...
... Master of the Temple very young , upon the resignation of his father , and was obliged to apply himself closely to business , and take infinite pains to qualify himself for that honourable employment ; which he effectually did in the ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 386 - Here Reynolds is laid, and to tell you my mind, He has not left a wiser or better behind : His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand: His manners were gentle, complying, and bland; Still born to improve us in every part, His pencil our faces, his manners our heart...
Pàgina 383 - Sir Joshua Reynolds was, on very many accounts, one of the most memorable men of his time. He was the first Englishman who added the praise of the elegant arts to the other glories of his country.
Pàgina 592 - His life was gentle, and the elements So mix'd in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, 'This was a man!
Pàgina 165 - If such a correspondence will be agreeable to you, be pleased to inform me in two posts, •what the conditions are on which you shall expect it. Your late ofFer|" gives me no reason to distrust your generosity. If you engage in any literary projects besides this paper, I have other designs to impart, if I could be secure from having others reap the advantage of what I should hint.
Pàgina 387 - Reynolds, who was the intimate and beloved friend of that great man ; the friend whom he declared to be " the most invulnerable man he knew ; whom, if he should quarrel with him, he should find the most difficulty how to abuse.
Pàgina 383 - He possessed the theory as perfectly as the practice of his art. To be such a painter, he was a profound and penetrating philosopher.
Pàgina 376 - Dejecting prospect ! soon the hapless hour May come ; perhaps this moment it impends, Which drives me forth to penury and cold, Naked, and beat by all the storms of heaven, Friendless and guideless to explore my way ; Till on cold earth this poor unshelter'd head Reclining, vainly from the ruthless blast Respite I beg, and in the shock expire.
Pàgina 478 - An Attempt towards an improved Version, a metrical Arrangement, and an Explanation of the Twelve Minor Prophets...
Pàgina 92 - ... half's reading, and perhaps never to be read or looked upon after. One that would go higher must take his fortune at blank walls and corners of streets, or repair to the sign of Bateman, Innys, and one or two more where are best choice and better pennyworths.
Pàgina 59 - The Connexion of the Roman, Saxon, and English Coins; deducing the Antiquities, Customs, and Manners, of each People to modern Times ; particularly the Origin of Feudal Tenures, and of Parliaments; illustrated throughout with Critical and Historical Remarks on various Authors, both Sacred and Profane.