Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Volumen16Archibald Constable, 1823 |
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... reason of the great weight of their armour ; others , dismounting , crept under the enemy's horses , and thrusting their swords into their bellies , made them throw their riders . Thus the brave Gauls fought , though greatly harassed ...
... reason of the great weight of their armour ; others , dismounting , crept under the enemy's horses , and thrusting their swords into their bellies , made them throw their riders . Thus the brave Gauls fought , though greatly harassed ...
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... reason of every thing ; and when good reasons were not given him , he would seek for better ; nor would he ever yield his assent but upon such as appeared to him well ground- ed . There was room to fear , that with such a cast of mind ...
... reason of every thing ; and when good reasons were not given him , he would seek for better ; nor would he ever yield his assent but upon such as appeared to him well ground- ed . There was room to fear , that with such a cast of mind ...
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... reason to believe that the objects of our gratitude know not our existence . This passion cannot be the effect of reasoning , or of associa- tion founded on reasoning ; for , in such cases as those mentioned , there are no principles ...
... reason to believe that the objects of our gratitude know not our existence . This passion cannot be the effect of reasoning , or of associa- tion founded on reasoning ; for , in such cases as those mentioned , there are no principles ...
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... reason and of instincts so numerous and various as to the most attentive inspection of the human visage , all that suit every circumstance in which it can be placed . can be discerned are , figure , colour , and motion , which , singly ...
... reason and of instincts so numerous and various as to the most attentive inspection of the human visage , all that suit every circumstance in which it can be placed . can be discerned are , figure , colour , and motion , which , singly ...
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... reasons ; of which the first is , that many of our readers will probably prefer his theory to ours ; and the second is ... reason or reflection , moves us by a sudden impulse to avoid the impending danger . 5. These external signs are ...
... reasons ; of which the first is , that many of our readers will probably prefer his theory to ours ; and the second is ... reason or reflection , moves us by a sudden impulse to avoid the impending danger . 5. These external signs are ...
Términos y frases comunes
according afterwards ancient apostles appears Arabian Arabic army Attalus bishop body Cæsar called cause Chaldaic Chaldean character church colour consequence death descendants dialect draw Egypt Egyptians empire enemy equal Eumenes father formed Greece Greek Greek language guage Hebrew Herodotus honour horse inhabitants invention island Jesus Jews kind king kingdom language Latin learned length letters lines Lord manner means mind Mizraim mountains nature objects observed occasion opinion original parallel Parthians passion patriarch Pelasgi pendulum Pergamus Persian person perspective Peru petrifaction Philip philosophers Phoenician Pizarro point of distance point of sight prince province Ptolemy racter reign religion river Romans Rome Sanscrit says sent side soon Spaniards spiritus asper square St Paul St Peter Strabo Surenas Syria thing Thracians tion tongue town verbs whole words writing
Pasajes populares
Página 30 - I cannot tell what you and other men Think of this life ; but, for my single self, I had as lief not be as live to be In awe of such a thing as I myself.
Página 32 - That it should come to this! But two months dead: nay, not so much, not two: So excellent a king; that was, to this, Hyperion to a satyr; so loving to my mother That he might not beteem the winds of heaven Visit her face too roughly.
Página 30 - Caesar carelessly but nod on him. He had a fever when he was in Spain, And when the fit was on him, I did mark How he did shake...
Página 31 - Rumble thy bellyful ! Spit, fire ! spout, rain ! Nor rain, wind, thunder, fire, are my daughters: I tax not you, you elements, with unkindness ; I never gave you kingdom, call'd you children, You owe me no subscription: then, let fall Your horrible pleasure; here I stand, your slave, A poor, infirm, weak, and...
Página 259 - That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you : for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.
Página 30 - ... tis true, this god did shake ; His coward lips did from their colour fly, And that same eye whose bend doth awe the world Did lose his lustre : I did hear him groan : Ay, and that tongue of his that bade the Romans Mark him and write his speeches in their books, Alas, it cried, 'Give me some drink, Titinius,
Página 32 - O, that this too, too solid flesh would melt, Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew ! " Or that the Everlasting had not fix'd His canon 'gainst self-slaughter...
Página 30 - Dar'st thou, Cassius, now Leap in with me into this angry flood, And swim to yonder point ? ' Upon the word, Accoutred as I was, I plunged in And bade him follow : so indeed he did. The torrent...
Página 17 - As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
Página 31 - Like Niobe, all tears, why she, even she — O God ! a beast that wants discourse of reason, Would have mourn'd longer — married with mine uncle, My father's brother, but no more like my father Than I to Hercules...