...divinity, humanity, and policy of the principle advocated, are unanswerable. To the honour of its author, he was one of the first, if not the very first to propose the extension of the system of poor-laws to Ireland : his proposition may be awhile longer...

...volunteered his services, 492 493 helped by his pen to establish the constitution under which we live, aa he was one of the first, if not the very first to make a proposition for its formation, which he did in 1785, in his " Sketches of American Policy ;"...

...he was actively engaged in his profession, first in Basnett Street, and afterwards in Bold Street. He was one of the first, if not the very first, to practise excision in cases of carious joints. His published work on this subject passed through several...

...the kingdom, on pain of imprisonment or death. But he was right well employed at the court of Spain. He was one of the first, if not the very first, to start the project of an " Irish College " on the Continent. Thus originating a class of institutions...

...Nantucket. "With a small spy-glass he caught an early sight of Halley's comet, at its last return in 1835. He was one of the first, if not the very first, to see it in this country. Mr. Mitchell was familiar also with meteorological phenomena, of which he kept...

...tublime. Ali repaid this kindness with the most ardent gratitude. When Mohammed announced his mission, he was one of the first, if not the very first, to proclaim himself his disciple, and thenceforward he adhered to the perilous fortunes of Islamism with...

...WUliam, (1707—1789,) a prebend of Gloucester, master of Pembroke, Oxford, and archdeacon of Llandaff ; wrote some sermons, and replied to Hume's Essay on...ardent zeal for the independence of the colonies, was rewarded by a seat in congress for the state of Massachusetts. But he was a furious zealot, an...

...archdeacon of Llandaff ; wrote some sermons, and replied to Hume's Essay on Miracles. This divine waa a friend of Dr. Johnson's. 8. Samuel, a native of...battle of Lexington, ' It is a fine day, — I mean, tins is a glorious day.' His ardent zeal for the independence of the colonies, wa» rewarded by a seat...

...the kingdom, on pain of imprisonment or death. But he was right well employed at the court of Spain. He was one of the first, if not the very first, to start the project of an " Irish College " on the Continent. Thus originating a class of institutions...

...him converse ; he goes to the root of the matter in primitive simplicity, and on ancient ground ! " He was one of the first, if not the very first, to detect and expose the errors and departures which now have reached such an enormous growth, in their...