The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Հատոր 34A. Constable, 1820 |
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... whole by their indiscriminate abolition . The continental system had given to French industry a mo- nopoly which some of the great manufactories established under 1 EDINBURGH REVIEW , OR CRITICAL JOURNAL : FOR AUG A 2 1320 . France .
... whole by their indiscriminate abolition . The continental system had given to French industry a mo- nopoly which some of the great manufactories established under 1 EDINBURGH REVIEW , OR CRITICAL JOURNAL : FOR AUG A 2 1320 . France .
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... whole , there appears to be in England a saving of about one half the labour bestowed upon land in France ; and thus , owing to a better system of husbandry , larg- er farms , and more pastures , we can afford a double proportion of our ...
... whole , there appears to be in England a saving of about one half the labour bestowed upon land in France ; and thus , owing to a better system of husbandry , larg- er farms , and more pastures , we can afford a double proportion of our ...
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... whole weight of abuses fell upon the lower class : For instance , the poor of the capital were constantly watched by the agents of the police ; and when their extreme poverty became too apparent , although they might not be absolute ...
... whole weight of abuses fell upon the lower class : For instance , the poor of the capital were constantly watched by the agents of the police ; and when their extreme poverty became too apparent , although they might not be absolute ...
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... whole nation , a great proportion of whom are nobles ( gen- tilshommes ) ; yet the electors will find no difficulty in selecting , among that small number , 430 individuals , who , from principle or calculation , will adopt their ...
... whole nation , a great proportion of whom are nobles ( gen- tilshommes ) ; yet the electors will find no difficulty in selecting , among that small number , 430 individuals , who , from principle or calculation , will adopt their ...
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... whole population , who receive support from public charity ; and it is , if possible , a still more appalling fact , that one - third of the inhabitants of that splendid and luxurious metropolis , dies in its hospitals . * The number of ...
... whole population , who receive support from public charity ; and it is , if possible , a still more appalling fact , that one - third of the inhabitants of that splendid and luxurious metropolis , dies in its hospitals . * The number of ...
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Էջ 200 - O for a beaker full of the warm South, Full of the true, the blushful Hippocrene, With beaded bubbles winking at the brim, And purple-stained mouth; That I might drink, and leave the world unseen, And with thee fade away into the forest dim...
Էջ 152 - He now hurried forth, and hastened to his old resort, the village inn. But it, too, was gone. A large, rickety wooden building stood in its place, with great gaping windows, some of them broken and mended with old hats and petticoats, and over the door was painted, "The Union Hotel, by Jonathan Doolittle.
Էջ 149 - For a long while he used to console himself, when driven from home, by frequenting a kind of perpetual club of the sages, philosophers, and other idle personages of the village which held its sessions on a bench before a small inn, designated by a rubicund portrait of His Majesty George the Third.
Էջ 150 - Rip Van Winkle ! Rip Van Winkle!" At the same time, Wolf bristled up his back, and giving a low growl, skulked to his master's side, looking fearfully down into the glen. Rip now felt a vague apprehension stealing over him. He looked anxiously in the same direction and perceived a strange figure slowly toiling up the rocks, and bending under the weight of something he carried on his back. He was surprised to see any human being in this lonely and unfrequented place ; but supposing it to be some one...
Էջ 154 - ... dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was mentioned, however, he shook his head, shrugged his shoulders, and cast up his eyes ; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate or joy at his deliverance. He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived at Mr. Doolittle's hotel.
Էջ 200 - Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird! No hungry generations tread thee down ; The voice I hear this passing night was heard In ancient days by emperor and clown : Perhaps the self-same song that found a path Through the sad heart of Ruth, when, sick for home, She stood in tears amid the alien corn...
Էջ 154 - Ah, poor man, Rip Van Winkle was his name, but it's twenty years since he went away from home with his gun, and never has been heard of since,— his dog came home without him; but whether he shot himself, or was carried away by the Indians, nobody can tell. I was then but a little girl.
Էջ 148 - Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country.
Էջ 151 - ... round. Their dress, too, was of a different fashion from that to which he was accustomed. They all stared at him with equal marks of surprise, and, whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence...
Էջ 150 - On a level spot in the centre was a company of odd-looking personages playing at nine-pins. They were dressed in a quaint outlandish fashion : some wore short doublets, others jerkins, with long...