The Leeds Correspondent: A Literary, Mathematical, and Philosophical Miscellany, Τόμος 3

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J. Nichols, 1821 - 4 σελίδες
 

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Σελίδα 86 - And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.
Σελίδα 34 - Or aught thy goodness lent. Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the fault I see ; That mercy I to others show, That mercy show to me.
Σελίδα 21 - I observed a custom in all those Italian cities and towns through the which I passed, that is not used in any other country that I saw in my travels; neither do I think that any other nation of Christendom doth use it, but only Italy. The Italian, and also most strangers that are commorant in Italy, do always at their meals use a little fork when they cut their meat.
Σελίδα 22 - Italian fashion by this forked cutting of meat, not only while I was in Italy, but also in Germany, and oftentimes in England since I came home ; being once quipped for that frequent using of my fork, by a certain learned gentleman, a familiar friend of mine, one Mr.
Σελίδα 22 - ... which they hold in their other hand upon the same dish, so that whatsoever he be that sitting in the company of any others at...
Σελίδα 22 - For while with their knife which they hold in one hand they cut the meat out of the dish, they fasten their fork which they hold in their other hand upon the same dish...
Σελίδα 22 - This form of feeding I understand, is generally used in all places of Italy, their forkes being for the most part made of yron or steele, and some of silver, but those are used only by Gentlemen. The reason of this their curiosity is, because the Italian cannot by any means indure to have his dish touched with fingers seeing all mens fingers are not alike cleane.
Σελίδα 144 - Dans nos jours passagers de peines, de misères, Enfants du même Dieu, vivons au moins en frères; Aidons-nous l'un et l'autre à porter nos fardeaux*; Nous marchons tous courbés sous le poids de nos maux ; Mille ennemis cruels assiègent notre vie, Toujours par nous maudite, et toujours si chérie ; Notre...
Σελίδα 168 - ... one spot, it would appear a solid mass. This not only revolves within its own circumference, but runs in a circular direction over a great space of ground, sometimes maintaining itself in motion for half an hour, and...
Σελίδα 168 - If the wind agitate any of the plants that arise above the horizon of the mirage, the motion is seen perfectly, at a great distance. If the traveller stand elevated much above the mirage, the apparent water seems less united and less deep ; for, as the eyes look down upon it, there is not thickness enough in the vapour on the surface of the gfmnd to conceal the earth from tins sight.

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