A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors Living and Deceased: From the Earliest Accounts to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century, Volume 3 |
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Page 2405 - An OUTLINE of the NECESSARY LAWS of THOUGHT : a Treatise on Pure and Applied Logic.
Page 2492 - THE GLACIERS OF THE ALPS : being a Narrative of Excursions and Ascents. An Account of the Origin and Phenomena of Glaciers, and an Exposition of the Physical Principles to which they are related.
Page 2515 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me; because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Page 2410 - THE LANDING AT CAPE ANNE; or, THE CHARTER OF THE FIRST PERMANENT COLONY ON THE TERRITORY OF THE MASSACHUSETTS COMPANY. Now discovered, and first published from the ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT, with an inquiry into its authority, and a HISTORY OF THE COLONY, 1624-1628, Roger Conant, Governor. By J. WINGATE THORNTON. 8vo, cloth 2.50. Of " A rare contribution to the early history of New England.
Page 2575 - mend his native country, lamentably tattered, both in the upper-leather and sole, with all the honest stitches he can take.
Page 2450 - ON THE STUDY OF WORDS. Lectures Addressed (originally) to the Pupils at the Diocesan Training School, Winchester.
Page 2446 - Method of Calculating the Cubic Contents of Excavations and Embankments by the Aid of Diagrams...
Page 2600 - THE ANATOMY OF THE HUMAN LUNG. The Prize Essay to which the Fothergillian Gold Medal was awarded by the Medical Society of London. Post 8vo. cloth, 6s. Sd. m RESEARCHES ON THE NATURE, PATHOLOGY, AND " TREATMENT OF EMPHYSEMA OF THE LUNGS, AND ITS RELATIONS WITH OTHER DISEASES OF THE CHEST.
Page 2346 - Every-day Scripture Difficulties explained and illustrated. By JE PRESCOTT, MA VOL. I. Matthew and Mark ; VOL. II. Luke and John. 2 vols. 8vo. 9s. each. The Pentateuch and Book of Joshua Critically Examined.
Page 2508 - Vanbrugh , and is a good example of his heavy though imposing style (*Lie heavy on him, Earth, for he Laid many a heavy load on thee"), with a Corinthian portico in the centre and two projecting wings.