A vindication of natural society, by Edm. Burke. The history and antiquities of the ancient villa of Wheatfield. Fragments of ancient poetry, collected in the Highlands of Scotland. An account of Russia in the year 1710, by Charles Lord Whitworth. A journey into England, in 1598, by Paul Hentzner; tr. by Th. Bentley. A parallel between Magliavechi and Hill, by the Rev. Jos.SpenceR. and J. Dodsley, 1761 |
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... firft the Notion of Society , and taught its Conveniencies . This Society , founded in natural Appetites and Inftincts , and not in any pofi- tive Inftitution , I fhall call Natural Society . Thus , far far Nature went , and fucceeded ...
... firft the Notion of Society , and taught its Conveniencies . This Society , founded in natural Appetites and Inftincts , and not in any pofi- tive Inftitution , I fhall call Natural Society . Thus , far far Nature went , and fucceeded ...
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... firft , that Relation which it bears in point of Friendship or Enmity to other States . The fecond , that Relation its component Parts , the Governing and the Governed , bear to each other . The firft Part of the external View of all ...
... firft , that Relation which it bears in point of Friendship or Enmity to other States . The fecond , that Relation its component Parts , the Governing and the Governed , bear to each other . The firft Part of the external View of all ...
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... firft Accounts we have of Mankind are but fo many Accounts of their Butcheries . All Em- pires have been cemented in Blood ; and in those early Periods when the Race of Mankind began first to form themfelves into Parties and ...
... firft Accounts we have of Mankind are but fo many Accounts of their Butcheries . All Em- pires have been cemented in Blood ; and in those early Periods when the Race of Mankind began first to form themfelves into Parties and ...
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... firft Rage of Conqueft . It will , therefore , be very rea- fonable to allow on their account as much as , added to the Loffes of the Conqueror , may amount to a Million of Deaths , and then we fhall fee this Con- queror , the oldest we ...
... firft Rage of Conqueft . It will , therefore , be very rea- fonable to allow on their account as much as , added to the Loffes of the Conqueror , may amount to a Million of Deaths , and then we fhall fee this Con- queror , the oldest we ...
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... firft rude Effays of Clubs and Stones , to the prefent Perfection of Gunnery , Cannoneering , Bombarding , Mining , and all these Species of artificial , learned , and re- fined Cruelty , in which we are now fo expert , and which make a ...
... firft rude Effays of Clubs and Stones , to the prefent Perfection of Gunnery , Cannoneering , Bombarding , Mining , and all these Species of artificial , learned , and re- fined Cruelty , in which we are now fo expert , and which make a ...
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Page 275 - A gentleman entered the room bearing a rod, and along with him another, who had a table-cloth, which, after they had both kneeled three times with the utmost veneration, he spread upon the table, and after kneeling again they both retired. Then came two others, one with the rod again, the other with a...
Page 276 - ... poison. During the time that this guard, which consists of the tallest and stoutest men that can be found in all England, being carefully selected for this service, were bringing dinner, twelve trumpets and two kettle-drums made the hall ring for half an hour together. At the end of...
Page 150 - Thou hast no mother to mourn thee, no maid with her tears of love. Dead is she that brought thee forth. Fallen is the daughter of Morglan.
Page 151 - Weep, thou father of Morar! weep; but thy son heareth thee not. Deep is the sleep of the dead; low their pillow of dust. No more shall he hear thy voice; no more awake at thy call.
Page 275 - ... kneeled, as the others had done, and placed what was brought upon the table, they too retired with the same ceremonies performed by the first. At last came an unmarried lady (we...
Page 276 - England, being carefully selected for this service, were bringing dinner, twelve trumpets and two kettledrums made the hall ring for half an hour together. At the end of all this ceremonial, a number of unmarried ladies appeared, who, with particular solemnity, lifted the meat off the table, and conveyed it into the Queen's inner and more private chamber, where, after she had chosen for herself, the rest goes to the ladies of the Court.
Page 276 - ... graceful manner approached the table, and rubbed the plates with bread and salt, with as much awe, as if the Queen had been present. When they had waited there a little while, the yeomen of the guard entered, bare-headed...
Page 133 - Son of the noble Fingal, Oscian, prince of men! what tears run down the cheeks of age? what shades thy mighty soul? Memory, son of Alpin, memory wounds the aged. Of former times are my thoughts; my thoughts are of the noble Fingal.
Page 277 - ... led by the gardener into the summer-house ; in the lower part of which, built semicircularly, are the twelve Roman Emperors in white marble, and a table of touchstone ; the upper part of it is set round with cisterns of lead, into which the water is conveyed through pipes, so that fish may be kept in them ; and, in summer time, they are very convenient for bathing. In another room for entertainment, very near this, and joined to it by a little bridge, was a noble table of red marble.
Page 269 - There is still another place, built in the form of a Theatre, which serves for the baiting of Bulls and Bears ; they are fastened behind, and then worried by great English bull-dogs; but not without great...