The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, Politics, and Literature, for the Year ..., Količina 9

G. Robinson, Pater-noster-Row, 1789

Vsebina

• CHAPTER I: 3
• Grand Project of Mr de Calonne Temporary Expedients of Finance: 15
• Meeting of the Netables Different Propofls fubmitted to them Untopu: 27
• CHAPTER IV: 48
• CHAPTER V: 62
• CHAPTER VI: 70
• Form of Ratification of the New Federal Conflitution of the United States: 100
• PRINCIPAL OCCURRENCE 3: 3
• PUBLIC PAPER: 63
• Act of Guaranty of the Stadtholderſhip of the United Provinces by their: 69
• Refolution of the Parliament of Paris May 3 1788 on the Apprehenfion: 79
• The Emperors Declaration of War against the Porte Feb 10 1788 88: 88
• The Humble Addrefs of the Agents for the American Loyalifts prefented: 102
• The Fourteenth Report of the Commiffioners appointed to examine take: 109
• Supplies granted by Parliament for the Year 1788 138: 138
• BIOGRAPHICAL ANECDOTES and CHARACTERS: 3
• Character of Frederick III King of Pruſſia 16: 16
• Some Account of the Reign of Charlemagne 24: 24
• Declaration of the Empress of Rufia against the King of Sweden June: 30
• Defcription of Colchos and the Manners of its Inhabitants 52: 52
• Some Account of the Brebes and Country Moors of Morocco 62: 62
• Defcription of the Pele Islands 73: 73
• CLASSICAL AND POLITE CRITICISM: 81
• On the Style of Dr Samuel Johnſon 89: 89
• Manifefto of the King of Sweden against the Court of Ruffia July 21 1788: 95
• Explanation of the Celestial Signs 99: 99
• Obfervations on the chief Objects of Criticifm in Shakespeare 108: 108
• Obfervations on the Manner in which Glass is charged with the Electric Fluid: 116
• The Natural Hiftory of the Cuckoo 122: 122
• Application of Frigorific Mixtures to uſeful Purpoſes 131: 131
• Curious Account of a Bee Eater 138: 138
• Comparison of the Maritime Force of Caftile and Aragon with that: 147
• Hiftory and Antiquity of faying Grace 156: 156
• Obfervations on the Culture of Silk in England 162: 162
• Difquifition Epitaphs 169: 169
• POETRY: 176
• The Naturalifts Summers Evening Walk 182: 182
• Elegy written on the Plain of Fontenoi 1881: 188
• Reflections on Viewing the Prospect from Leweldon Hill 195: 195
• FOREIGN LITERATURE For the Year 1788 265: 265

Priljubljeni odlomki

Stran 125 - ... of the nest till it reached the top, where resting for a moment, it threw off its load with a jerk, and quite disengaged it from the nest.

Stran 101 - ... of the people, they should, at fixed periods, be reduced to a private station, return into that body from which they were originally taken, and the vacancies be supplied by frequent, certain, and regular elections, in which all, or any part of the former members to be again eligible or ineligible, as the laws shall direct.

Stran 125 - ... manner. In climbing up the nest it sometimes drops its burden, and thus is foiled in its endeavours ; but after a little respite the work is resumed, and goes on almost incessantly till it is effected.

Stran 26 - Nineveh, for the destruction of the rebels whom he had condemned. The injustice of Mecca and the choice of Medina transformed the citizen into a prince, the humble preacher into the leader of armies; but his...

Stran 26 - I been intimately conversant with the son of Abdallah, the task would still be difficult, and the success uncertain : at the distance of twelve centuries, I darkly contemplate his shade through a cloud of religious incense ; and could I truly delineate the portrait of an hour, the fleeting resemblance would not equally apply to the solitary of Mount Hera, to the preacher of Mecca, and to the conqueror of Arabia.

Stran 125 - ... the nest with it that is too weighty for it to lift out. In this state it seems ever restless and uneasy. But this disposition for turning out its companions begins to decline from the time it is two or three, till it is about twelve days old, when, as far as I have hitherto seen, it ceases.

Stran 127 - ... the next afternoon; when one of them, which was somewhat superior in size, turned out the other, together with the young hedge-sparrow and the unhatched egg.

Stran 178 - Genius came, Here held his pomp, and trail'd the pall Of triumph through the trophied hall : And War was clad awhile in gorgeous weeds; Amid the martial pageantries, While Beauty's glance adjudged the prize, And beam'd sweet influence on heroic deeds. Nor long...

Stran 175 - I filled my mouth, already flayed and blistered; totally unused to every kind of ardent spirits, with my tongue, throat, and palate, as raw as beef, what could I do?

Stran 5 - Napier lord of Markinston, hath set my head and hands at work with his new and admirable logarithms. I hope to see him this summer, if it please God ; for I never saw a book which pleased me better, and made me more wonder.

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• Naslov: The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, Politics, and Literature, for the Year ..., Količina 9
• Avtorji prispevkov: Andrew Kippis, William Godwin
• Založnik: G. Robinson, Pater-noster-Row, 1789
• Vir izvirnika: Newyorška javna knjižnica
• Pretvorjeno v digitalni zapis: 10 sep 2007