The European Magazine: And London Review, Volume 47

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Philological Society of London, 1805
 

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Page 192 - Fie, fie upon her! There's language in her eye, her cheek, her lip, Nay, her foot speaks ; her wanton spirits look out At every joint and motive of her body.
Page 292 - I do declare that I do not believe that the Pope of Rome or any other foreign prince, prelate, person, state, or potentate, hath or ought to have any temporal or civil jurisdiction, power, superiority, or pre-eminence, directly or indirectly, within this realm.
Page 352 - Tis thus the busy beat the air, And misers gather wealth and care. Now, ev'n now, my joys run high, As on the mountain-turf I lie; While the wanton Zephyr sings. And in the vale perfumes his wings ; While the waters murmur deep; While the shepherd charms his sheep; While the birds unbounded fly, And with music fill the sky, Now, ev'n now, my joys run high.
Page 350 - Dawn, Lies a long and level Lawn. On which a dark Hill, steep and high, Holds and charms the wand'ring Eye ! Deep are his.
Page 253 - And let him be sure to leave other men their turns to speak. Nay, if there be any that would reign and take up all the time, let him find means to take them off and to bring others on ; as musicians use to do with those that dance too long galliards.
Page 309 - ... opinion. Contemplating the union of sentiment now manifested so generally as auguring harmony and happiness to our future course. I offer to our country sincere congratulations. With those, too, not yet rallied to the same point, the disposition to do so is gaining strength.
Page 350 - A fun beam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and mighty have Between the cradle and the grave. And fee the rivers how they run, Thro...
Page 118 - Despenser; and the church he has just • • built on the top of a hill, for the convenience and devotion of the town at the bottom of it.
Page 68 - France, no satisfactory answer was ever given. As however no Naval preparations appeared to be proceeding at that period in the Ports of Spain, the matter was allowed to remain there for a time.
Page 309 - I fear not that any motives of interest may lead me astray ; I am sensible of no passion which could seduce me knowingly from the path of justice; but the weakness of human nature and the limits of my own understanding will produce errors of judgment sometimes injurious to your interests; I shall need, therefore, all the indulgence I have heretofore experienced — the want of it will certainly not lessen with increasing years.

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