| Daniel Dewar - 1812 - 372 páginas
...reflection perpetually recurs, of the weakness " and insignificance of perishable man, whose " generations pass away into oblivion with all " their toils and...pours out her •" streams and renews her forests with undecay" ing activity, regardless of the fate of her . * The causes which have operated to produce... | |
| William Oxberry - 1824 - 382 páginas
...obscure antiquity that are impressed on the language and the habits of the people, and on the cliffs, and caves, and gulfy torrents of the land ; and the...of the fate of her proud and perishable sovereign. We set all this down at random, from the vague and casual recollection of the impressions we have ourselves... | |
| 1824 - 1008 páginas
...obscure antiquity that are impressed on the language and the habits of the people, and on the cliffs, and caves, and gulfy torrents of the land ; and the...perpetually recurring, of the weakness and insignificance of perish» able man, whose generations thus pass away into oblivion, with all their toils and ambition,... | |
| 1837 - 574 páginas
...obscure antiquity that are impressed on the language and the habits of the people, and on the cliffs and caves and gulfy torrents of the land; and the...of the fate of her proud and perishable sovereign." only derive immense pleasure from the preceding extract, but will know how to increase that emotion... | |
| Thomas Miller - 1837 - 466 páginas
...and obscure antiquity that are impressed on the language and habits of the people, and on the cliffs, and caves, and gulfy torrents of the land, and the...ambition, while Nature holds on her unvarying course, and renews her forests with undecaying activity, regardless of the fate of her proud and perishable sovereign.... | |
| 1842 - 796 páginas
...and obscure antiquity that are impressed on the language and habits of the people, and on the cliffs, and caves, and gulfy torrents of the land — and...regardless of the fate of her proud and perishable soveThis is a glowing illustration of Alison's theory, and is as good as any argument for the purpose... | |
| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 790 páginas
...obscure antiquity that are impressed on the language and the habits of the people, and on the cliffs, and caves, and gulfy torrents of the land; and the...of the fate of her proud and perishable sovereign. temperature of the air, and the profusion of sustenance, —the pairing of birds,—the cheerful resumption... | |
| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 788 páginas
...obscure antiquity that are impressed on the language and the habits of the people, and on the cliffs, and caves, and gulfy torrents of the land ; and the...of the fate of her proud and perishable sovereign. We have said enough, we believe, to let our readers understand what we mean by external objects being... | |
| 1850 - 534 páginas
...obscure antiquity that are impressed on the language and the habits of the people, and on the cliffs and caves, and gulfy torrents of the land — and...of the fate of her proud and perishable sovereign.' . . -.!. ,-n. In 1820 Mr Jeffrey was elected Lord Rector of the university of Glasgow. The principle... | |
| 1850 - 270 páginas
...language and the habits of the people, and on the cliffs and caves, and gulfy torrents of the land—and the solemn and touching reflection perpetually recurring...of the fate of her proud and perishable sovereign.' In 1820 Mr Jeffrey was elected Lord Rector of the university of Glasgow. The principle of election... | |
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