Lives of eminent and illustrious Englishmen, ed. by G. G. Cunningham, المجلد 41835 |
من داخل الكتاب
النتائج 6-10 من 33
الصفحة 332
... was left for Sir Isaac Newton to determine the true law of gravitation , which would produce the description of an ellipse round the assigned focus . Thomas Betterton . BORN A. D. 1635. - DIED A. 332 [ SIXTH LITERARY SERIES .
... was left for Sir Isaac Newton to determine the true law of gravitation , which would produce the description of an ellipse round the assigned focus . Thomas Betterton . BORN A. D. 1635. - DIED A. 332 [ SIXTH LITERARY SERIES .
الصفحة 354
... Newton's Principles of Nat- ural Philosophy , to which he attached an admirable preface . This , with a description of the great meteor that was seen in some parts of England on the 6th of March , 1715 , and which was inserted in the ...
... Newton's Principles of Nat- ural Philosophy , to which he attached an admirable preface . This , with a description of the great meteor that was seen in some parts of England on the 6th of March , 1715 , and which was inserted in the ...
الصفحة 367
... Newton ; and at the same time entered him- self a student of Jesus - college . Sir Jonas Moore contributed to his expenses . In the spring of the year 1672 , he extracted some observations from Gascoigne's and Crabtree's Letters on ...
... Newton ; and at the same time entered him- self a student of Jesus - college . Sir Jonas Moore contributed to his expenses . In the spring of the year 1672 , he extracted some observations from Gascoigne's and Crabtree's Letters on ...
الصفحة 368
... Newton . Amongst his foreign correspondents was the celebrated Cassini . His Historia Coelestis Britannica ' was published at London , in 1725 , in three volumes folio , and dedicated to the king by his widow . Great part of this work ...
... Newton . Amongst his foreign correspondents was the celebrated Cassini . His Historia Coelestis Britannica ' was published at London , in 1725 , in three volumes folio , and dedicated to the king by his widow . Great part of this work ...
الصفحة 376
... Newton , speak of him in the very highest terms of com- mendation . In 1665 Wren went to Paris for the purpose of studying specimens of its finer architecture . He had already , indeed , exercised his skill in that art which was ...
... Newton , speak of him in the very highest terms of com- mendation . In 1665 Wren went to Paris for the purpose of studying specimens of its finer architecture . He had already , indeed , exercised his skill in that art which was ...
طبعات أخرى - عرض جميع المقتطفات
عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
Addison admiral afterwards appeared appointed Archbishop Sancroft Atterbury became Bentley bishop Bishop Burnet Bolingbroke BORN A. D. Burnet Cambridge captain celebrated chaplain character Charles Charles II church church of England command conduct considerable court death declared died dissenters divine Dryden duke duke of York dutchess earl edition elected eminent enemy engaged English entitled father favour France gave George Godolphin Harley honour house of peers Jacobites James James II King William king's learned letter lived London Lord lordship majesty Marlborough ment minister ministry never occasion Oxford parliament party person political Pope preached prince prince of Orange princess principles published Queen Anne received reign religion Richard Cromwell royal says Scotland sent sermon ships Sir John Sir William Somers soon spirit success Sunderland talents thing thought tion took tory Walpole whigs writings
مقاطع مشهورة
الصفحة 75 - An Act for the Amendment of the Law, and the better Advancement of Justice...
الصفحة 265 - The cause of Congreve was not tenable: whatever glosses he might use for the defence or palliation of single passages, the general tenour and tendency of his plays must always be condemned. It is acknowledged, with universal conviction, that the perusal of his works will make no man better ; and that their ultimate effect is to represent pleasure in alliance with vice, and to relax those obligations by which life ought to be regulated.
الصفحة 397 - I now design to suppress. Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady, that a man had as good be engaged in lawsuits, as have to do with her.
الصفحة 210 - But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given her for a covering. 16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God...
الصفحة 56 - Trevor, and who was made a Knight of the Bath at the coronation of Charles II.
الصفحة 275 - The difficulties and discouragements which attend the Study of the Scriptures, in the way of private judgment...
الصفحة 398 - I keep the subject constantly before me, and wait till the first dawnings open slowly by little and little into a full and clear light.
الصفحة 53 - If the plaintiff has a right, he must of necessity have a means to vindicate and maintain it, and a remedy if he is injured in the exercise or enjoyment of it; and indeed it is a vain thing to imagine a right without a remedy; for want of right and want of remedy are reciprocal.
الصفحة 254 - The university approved the contents of this letter, and accordingly created Mr. AtterburyD.D. Our author's work was entitled, "The Rights, Powers, and Privileges of an English Convocation, stated and vindicated, in answer to a late book of Dr.
الصفحة 423 - We were all, at the first night of it, in great uncertainty of the event ; till we were very much encouraged by overhearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, ' It will do — it must do ! I see it in the eyes of them.